Alright ya'll it is time for a new feature on this blog called:
Motivational Monday!
Today's Motivational Tip comes from here
Be fair to yourself
Imagine someone walks up a hundred steps but feels a bit tired, so they stop and step back down one step. They tell you bitterly: “Now I may as well forget this whole idea of reaching the top! I’ve totally blown it!” What?! You’d think that was crazy, right? Acting as if all that progress, the 99 steps they did climb, never happened – because they had one slip! But people do this all the time when it comes to weight loss.You lose weight, maybe four or five pounds, maybe much more. But you slip, have a bad day or a ‘weak moment’, and eat something you shouldn’t have. And what do you tell yourself? “I’ve completely blown it! Now I might as well really binge!”
Beware the perfectionism trap. Aim to eat sensibly and healthily most of the time, not all the time. We all consume more than we should of the wrong kind of food or drink now and then.
Everyone’s weight fluctuates a bit and you should prepare for this (once you’ve reached a healthy weight). Have a ‘sliding scale’ in your mind of a couple of pounds on either side of your target weight. No one can live for long under a self-imposed, too harsh dictatorship.
I had a GREAT weekend!!! Unexpected fun with the girls Friday night. I headed to Lynn's house (in the neighborhood) around 8pm with the intention of only staying until about 9. You know you're having a good time when you look at your watch and realize it is 11:20 and you need to get your butt home! We talked and talked and talked and laughed and laughed and laughed :)
Saturday my boys went to stay with Nana and Pop for a week in Delaware. I miss them already and it rained. Sweet cleansing rain. We stayed in and I read then I made dinner (turkey brauts, potatoes and home made red braised cabbage, Mmmmmmmmmm) I should have taken a picture because it was a beautiful plate.
Sunday, we went to church (Livie actually did pretty well)...then we waited for the clouds to burn off and went to the pool...where we chilled with our friends again!
As you all know...I love a glass of wine (and a half) a few nights a week and had been drinking quite a few beers at the pool each weekend until a few weeks ago. I realized that perhaps this was one of the reasons I'd gained so much weight recently...so this weekend (after a glass (and a half) of wine Friday night), I decided no beer and no wine and guess what?!?! It paid off. I'm back to a decent number on the dreaded scale. I promise to begin posting my progress again when I get back down to where I was...
perhaps this is why alcohol is a problem...
Alcohol Can Cause Weight Gain (article here)
Because your body can't store alcohol and must metabolize it right away, other metabolic processes suffer. Your body won't metabolize sugars and fats as efficiently during the metabolism of alcohol, and drinking heavily can cause your metabolism to slow. This can contribute to weight gain, as can the empty calories found in alcohol.
Alright...time for me to move it into the shower...
This is the face of one stinky girl :)
TTFN
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