But I digress. Anyway, since I started hauling myself back on the weight loss wagon, Weight Watchers chose this week to launch some new tweaks to their program. Since I am back to my starting weight, and I noticed an actual reset button in WW's eTools, I was faced with a decision: do I clear out the past 5 (?!?) years of ups and downs, including my reaching goal in 2005, and start clean, or do I keep the past around to alternately goad me or taunt me, depending on my mood?? Ultimately, today I decided to make a clean sweep. The last time I started losing weight after gaining it all again, I felt a sense of falseness about celebrating my loss. Outwardly I wasn't punishing myself for gaining the weight back, but my actions of not allowing anyone to "recelebrate" spoke louder than words. So this time I want to treat every pound like it really is: a success, a victory against my old adversary "Fat". Go, Me!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Do-overs, family style
I forget where I got it, but my latest strategy for talking Ethan off of metaphorically dangerous mood ledges is the idea of pushing a reset button and starting fresh. I say I like the idea because it isn't exactly working well with Mr "I'm determined to be naughty and in a bad mood and I will talk myself into some serious consequences whether I realize it or not, SO THERE!" It works at Defcon 4, but anything higher and he just doesn't get that it is his behavior that is escalating the bad vibes. When, oh when, is logic going to start showing it's little tiny head to my boy?? Just not at being able to reason with him. And it usually starts by me just correcting him, then quickly explodes into me making him sad or mad with my comments. Somehow, it's always my fault (and this is definitely nurture....)
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A) with child 5 I found a book called tat for tots and it worked wonders. I would have loved to have that book with the first child.
B) weight loss is not the answer, it is a battle. LIFE STYLE CHANGE is the way to go. If you can just stick it out for 30 days. it becomes away of life.
C) with my new knees, I am getting back into my former lifestyle and have lost about 30 lb with out a real diet.Just more activity that I enjoy.
Wow! Way to go!
I wish that I could get a "new attitude" about exercise because I just can't find any activity that I enjoy doing that burns significant calories. I've stuck with Weight Watchers, which is a lifestyle change rather than a diet, for more than a month at a time, and I still slip. My old habits have been practiced longer than the new healthier ones.
With me it's all about what's going on in my head. I managed to get down to goal even during my mom's 6 month death process. It was after she died that my attitude changed (go figure...) and I fell off the wagon. That actually was the last time I had the drive to stick with a lifestyle change.
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