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Thursday, July 15, 2010

What did I do right?

I've been on the Weight Watchers program for a week now... an incredibly, loooong week.  I have my "I can do this" days and my "What the hell am I thinking?" days.  I find that hunger impacts my emotions extremely negatively.  I get more irritated and frustrated when I'm hungry and then when I get that way, I binge by eating bad-for-me foods ("Oh, container of Cam's leftover Macaroni and Cheese, where are you?").  What I've learned from the "bad" days is what hunger feels like compared to the "oooh, I want a caramel frappuccino" feeling. 

Last night, I went to the weekly meeting and the leader concentrated on asking ourselves, "What did I do right?"  I think that I waste so much energy in negativity, whether it is through eating, parenting or training, that I if I only concentrated on the good things, I would find that my overall mood would improve.  So here's what I did right, without even thinking about the wrong:

Eating
  • I ate so many different types of fruits and vegetables during this past week.  Before, my produce intake was a side salad a day.
  • I cooked a lot at home.  Healthy, simple meals.
  • I drank Americanos at all my coffee stops.
  • I do not currently have a candy stash in my glove compartment.

Parenting
  • I take Camdyn to an activity with other children at least once a day.  Whether it's storytime, Toy Town or a friend's house.
  • She has eaten more fruits and veggies during the week, since she's been stealing off my plate.
  • I read to her once a day.
  • I involve her in cooking by showing her how to stir and explaining everything I'm doing in the kitchen.

Training
  • In the past week, I have worked out 4 times.  2 bike, 1 run and 1 swim.
  • I got on the bike trainer to ride 50 minutes even though I did not want to (but happy I did!).
In addition to all the good things this week,  I also lost 2.8 pounds.  Can I get a "woot woot?"

4 comments:

  1. this is SUCH a good idea. It's so easy to focus on every way I messed up this week!
    What a marvelous plan! And congrats on the weight loss (although I think you look fabulous no matter what!)

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  2. Those NSV's are super important too! Well done on both accounts.

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  3. yay Joann! Good job! So proud of you. but why did you join Weight Watchers?

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  4. woot woot! that is awesome. And so true...why is it we constantly focus on the negative rather than focus on the positive? What a great idea to focus on and write down all the positives for the week. Good for you!

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