Sitting at mom’s last night, she quietly asks me, “Have you gained weight?”. Her tone was one of concern because she knows how hard I’ve worked to lose 81 pounds and she’s one of my biggest cheerleaders in my weight loss journey.
The answer is, sadly, yes. I’ve gained back about 15 of that 81 pounds over the last year or so. Not a ton – all things considered – but it’s visible (at least to me) around the waistline and thighs. And I feel it.
What happened? Lots of reasons:
- Stopped tracking my food.
- Stopped paying strict attention to food portions and choices.
- Stopped exercising regularly.
- Increased stress, worry, and depression.
- Stopped putting myself first.
- Weight Watchers changed their plan and gave me more points, which I thought meant I could eat much more each day. Calories in. Calories out. It all adds up.
- Lost my walking buddies and didn’t replace them with new ones.
- Lost my bicycling partners and didn’t replace them with new ones.
- Hit menopause.
- Stopped going regularly to my meetings for support.
The good news:
- I know what to do.
- I can do it all again.
- I can start now, today.
- I can put myself first and my family will thank me for it.
- I can make better food choices and not go hungry – even when dining at mom’s place with her or dining out.
- I haven’t changed clothing sizes.
- I am determined and willful in a positive way.
- I have support of family, friends, and my Weight Watchers group.
- I can bicycle or walk or run by myself and don’t have to wait for others.
Can = will do.
Now.
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