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A week ago, I received a gold star at my WeightWatchers meeting for losing 10 pounds. It was pretty amazing considering I’ve been eating cheese, chocolate, pasta, bananas…all the foods that might have caused me to gain weight in the past. I have also been eating fat-free dairy, lean meats, lots of fresh fruits and veggies – all the good stuff. I am losing weight at about 2 lbs a month. Not bad considering my only exercise is walking the dog, and she’s getting more slow and pokey every day.

But really, losing weight has been the only highlight of life for a while, and I couldn’t hold onto it. Last week was not good. I was cheating and not tracking. Then I went to my meeting on Friday and chose not to weigh in. I later realized that was a big mistake.

No matter what, face the scale. It’s the only way to see where you really are and move forward.

I went from my WeightWatchers meeting to a casino buffet. Not kidding. I didn’t necessarily overeat, but I did sample about five desserts. I felt like an alcoholic on a bender. The rest of the weekend was not good. (Although I did win $100 at Blackjack, so there’s that.)

My home scale says I’m up 2.5 lbs. I know that’s not the end of the world, but it’s certainly not a move in the right direction.

It’s time to get back on track (oh hello Holiday Weekend!).

Of course, the big question is not HOW – I know how to do this – the question is WHY? The WHY is that I’m angry and anxious. Those are two very strong feelings that drive food into my face. I won’t go into the details, but just know that I know, and I’m on it.

I am recommitting NOW.

And now a funny story from my WW meeting: my buddy and I sit in front of two sisters who are probably in their 60′s. One sister has been doing very well on the program and the other keeps sabotaging herself by eating bread and butter at night. When the struggling sister learned that her sister was .2 lbs away from goal, she said, “POINT TWO??? That’s a fart, for God’s sake!”

We died. Our meetings are the best laugh of the week.

Here’s to a better week!

Tags: Cheating, Losing weight, Overeating, WeightWatchers, WeightWatchers Meetings

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