Weekly Weigh-In: June 8, 2012

I know today isn’t Saturday, but I’ll be flying home tomorrow and probably won’t want to blog. So I decided I should write about my week now.  I won’t be weighing this week since I’m not at home, so I’m just writing about the goals I set for myself last Saturday. I’ll weigh next week.

Last Saturday, I predicted that this week would be a challenge for me. Boy was I right! The week started out pretty well; I didn’t buy peanut butter M&M’s at the airport, which I was very proud of myself for. I did go grocery shopping and bought healthy snacks and meal stuff. I didn’t go walking like I had planned on… I could blame the cruddy weather, but instead, I’ll take full responsibility and admit that I was being lazy!

It’s amazing to me how easy it is to slip back into old habits just by changing my environment. Going to my Grandad & Granna’s house has always meant that I’d get to eat lots of sweets. Even as a young kid I knew that any time spend with G&G meant I’d get to enjoy cake, brownies, ice cream, cookies, and lots of other goodies. I’m going to have to start rewiring my brain to not expect sweets just because I’m visiting with my grandparents. Otherwise, any time I go to visit them (or any time they come to visit me), I’ll binge on junk food and start gaining again. And since I know family gatherings mean there will be lots of desserts, I should start making healthy dessert options, that way I won’t be tempted by my Aunt Desiree’s delicious cheesecake!

I must say, though, that eating junk food the past few days has made me feel like…well, junk! No wonder they call it “junk” food. Not only do I feel bad physically,  I also feel bad mentally. I felt guilty eating those peanut butter cookies, and I could feel myself slipping back into the cycle of guilt and shame that I was stuck in before. I’m looking forward to eating right and working out with a friend of mine once I get home. I know jumping back on the Weight Watchers plan will be easy because my house is filled only with healthy food, and my mom (who is my own personal cheerleader) will be there to kick my butt into high gear. I don’t want to feel like junk anymore! Like a friend of mine said, I’ve learned that the food that tastes oh so good makes me feel oh so bad! I just need to keep that in mind the next time I come face-to-face with a brownie.

So here are my goals for this next week: I want to lose some serious weight over the summer, so I need to jump on that and make some serious changes. For this week, I will set a goal of eating a minimum of five servings of fruits and veggies each day. Also, I will work out for a minimum of 30 minutes every day. Let’s do this!