My Easter weekend isnt quite how I had hoped, (Diet wise that is). I know bank holidays are hard to keep on track but i have tried my best to have all the right foods at hand to be good. Wanting my 3rd silver 7 so much, not wanting to lose track of what my goals are but not being restricted by the whole "Diet" thing.
My hubby even bought me the mini bars are Green & Black's Chocolate, one of my favourites and at 2pp each, where could i go wrong.
Well i'll tell you where. You cant plan the unplanned, bank holidays for me and my family are not about sitting around the house so why I thought I could plan being good by buying things to have in the house. What was i thinking ? I have been out everyday, whether it be vistiing people or running errands I have been out, grabbing lunch on the go or eating late. It goes back to a previous post about being out of routine. I need to learn to choose the right things when I am out, and when I do not right off the rest of the day telling myself it hasnt gone to plan.
Now to not feel guilty, a terrible feeling I, and i am assuming many other Weight Watchers feel when the plan doesnt go to plan, when the healthy evening meal turns into takeaway, when the 2pp bar of chocolate turns into crisps, chocolate and much more while watching the new Sky Disney channel, ah the inner child lives on LOL.
I wrote on my facebook page earlier,
"Bank holidays are great except when on a diet- no plan, no control = not happy bunny"
Now thanks to some very supportive comments, reminding me its one weekend, the guilt will not win, I have not failed, it is a minor hiccup that i can move on from and start tomorrow as it is, a new day.
I have a new plan, Dont make plans for holidays, just try your best, choose wisely, track the best you can and enjoy it !! I like my new plan.
I like your new plan too Lisa. It sounds achievable and realistic, and most of all, normal. I don't think it's possible to stick to the WW plan 24/7 52 weeks a year, even with the safety net of the 49 weekly points. So far I have gone off plan for Xmas, New Year, my birthday, a week on holiday earlier this month and now Easter. However, I've stuck to the plan the rest of the time and have lost 24lbs which I could not have done without WW. I may not be a perfect Weight Watcher, but I'm good enough for me. I honestly believe that if I'd tried to stick to the plan at these other times I'd have grown to resent it and probably would have given up all together by now. I'm happy to take the scenic route to get to my goal! X
ReplyDeleteEeee Adrienne, i have just seen this post, so sorry for not replying before. I am sorry to say this bank holiday is no better, i too am taking the scenic route with you haha. I think if i just try hard as i can then thats all i can do and if sometimes life events mean i go a little off track then thats fine becuase i can get back on just as easily. Hope you are doing ok, i havnt seen you on my facebook page much lately, dont be a stranger xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa. Absolutely no probs about late reply. I'm still reading your blog (and now your WW mag column - go you!!) as well as your Facebook page and enjoying them all. Your experiences are real and more typical of mine than others I read about, particularly on the WW Facebook page. I tried to leave a comment on your post on Sunday when I got home from my brother-in-law's 50th birthday party, but I got thrown out as it was too long-winded!! I meant to redo it on Monday but I forgot, sorry. The gist of it was that we never get to hear if the people who lose weight quickly manage to keep it off or do they regain it just as quickly. My own weight loss has been a bit erratic lately but I've reached 29.5lbs off now which took me 7 months. I've got just over 2 stone to go, which will probably take at least another 7 months. Oh well, never mind! Best wishes. Adrienne XX
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