Back to Basics

When you stay on plan, it works.

You lose weight.

You feel good.

Your clothes start to get bigger.

When you don't stay on plan....eating something you shouldn't, having too many snacks, too many nuts, too many scoops of peanut butter....it all adds up.  It makes you gain weight.  It slows down weight loss.  This isn't rocket science.  You do the work, you get results.  You don't do the work, or try shortcuts, you don't get the results you want!

That is why I am going back to basics.

I am not adding peanut butter to my brownie.  I am not going to have "just a few more cashews".  I am not going to have just a small bite.

This plan works, and I need to do the plan.

So, I'm Not Perfect

Here I am....into my 7th week of Medifast, and I have lost 13 pounds.  The first time I did Medifast, I lost 23 pounds in 7 weeks.  It looks like this time I lost about half as much.

But the good news is, is that I lost 13 pounds!

13 pounds that I will never have again!

The first time, I was 100% on plan.  This time, not so much.  But I forgive myself.

What really matters is that I am on plan right now, for today!

I am not going to compare myself to myself from 2009, because I am a different person than I was in 2009.  My kids are not babies anymore, and have a lot going on.  I am teaching a different grade level, and I have different challenges.

To say I didn't do as well as last time is just plain stupid!  I dealt with challenges differently, made some good choices, some not so good, but I am making good changes.

I know I am not perfect.

I know I am going to make mistakes, but I am not making excuses for my mistakes any longer.

I forgive myself for my mistakes, and I congratulate myself on not giving up.