WEEK 5 - NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW!
Ok, so we all know that saying that ‘what goes up, must come down', yeah? Well let me introduce you to its long-distance cousin, ‘what comes down, must go up'. Yeah, he's the unpopular cousin that's only ever invited out of obligation even though he only dampens the party like a dirty dish cloth! Eugh!
Week 5 was a rollercoaster of good days and bad days, good choices and bad choices and a whole lot of wishful thinking!! Rather than putting the effort into cooking healthy meals, making health decisions and finally starting an exercise regime, I spent a lot of time trying to disprove basic maths theorems so that I'd be able to justify what I knew was going to be a bad week. And the end result? I failed on both counts! Maths – 1 , Me – 0 😔
My days see-sawed between grilled chicken and jacket potato and chips, cake and coke – oh wait, is that a Ferrero Rocher???? 😒
I convinced myself, in a very small, deluded part of my brain, that it was all ok, that I was fine with having treats and seeing as though I was still drinking my lemon water, everything was going to be just fine. WRONG!
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with having treats, enjoying your food, indulging your sweet tooth. But when you're eating a whole pack of Cherry Bakewells and you're not even hungry – or enjoying them – then it's probably a good idea to stop!
I think I've got to that point when – and I don't know if it's only me that feels like this – but I start to get a bit lazy and a bit cocky. I think ‘well I don't need to put so much effort in because I'm doing it just fine, I've been doing it for 4 weeks already, I've still maintained some important changes, I can just relax a bit, chill, take it easy, I've done it once – I can do it again, no worries, I'll just sneak in a few treats, where's the harm?’
Well the harm is the disappointment in myself, the fact that I've let myself down, that I've sabotaged my progress for no other reason than I was greedy and I felt like it. Sometimes I have to wonder if there's a reason to why I do this every time. Is there some psychological reason that I don't want to lose weight, why I always hinder my own progress. Am I scared by the end results? Or is it purely that I don't have the discipline to stick to my plan?!
The end results........+2.5lbs 😣
On the plus side, my NSVs for the week are my one Fitbit green screen, 😊 an overall 6 inch loss, 👍 a grilled lamb steak on a bed of kale and a big kick up the a@#e!
Am I disappointed? Yes! Do I know what I did wrong? Of course! Am I going to let it hinder my progress anymore or cause me to give up? NO CHANCE! Because ‘What goes up, must come down' and I'm going to show gravity a thing or two!
A bad week is just that. One week. New week, new start, new mind-set and new page and definitely NO CAKE! 😂
Have a great week everyone, thanks again for all your support and feedback as always, it's much appreciated. Let me know any comments, ideas and advice that you have (or any verbal kicks in the backside). Here's to a better week 🍻.
“An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming.” UNKNOWN
Week 5 was a rollercoaster of good days and bad days, good choices and bad choices and a whole lot of wishful thinking!! Rather than putting the effort into cooking healthy meals, making health decisions and finally starting an exercise regime, I spent a lot of time trying to disprove basic maths theorems so that I'd be able to justify what I knew was going to be a bad week. And the end result? I failed on both counts! Maths – 1 , Me – 0 😔
My days see-sawed between grilled chicken and jacket potato and chips, cake and coke – oh wait, is that a Ferrero Rocher???? 😒
I convinced myself, in a very small, deluded part of my brain, that it was all ok, that I was fine with having treats and seeing as though I was still drinking my lemon water, everything was going to be just fine. WRONG!
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with having treats, enjoying your food, indulging your sweet tooth. But when you're eating a whole pack of Cherry Bakewells and you're not even hungry – or enjoying them – then it's probably a good idea to stop!
I think I've got to that point when – and I don't know if it's only me that feels like this – but I start to get a bit lazy and a bit cocky. I think ‘well I don't need to put so much effort in because I'm doing it just fine, I've been doing it for 4 weeks already, I've still maintained some important changes, I can just relax a bit, chill, take it easy, I've done it once – I can do it again, no worries, I'll just sneak in a few treats, where's the harm?’
Well the harm is the disappointment in myself, the fact that I've let myself down, that I've sabotaged my progress for no other reason than I was greedy and I felt like it. Sometimes I have to wonder if there's a reason to why I do this every time. Is there some psychological reason that I don't want to lose weight, why I always hinder my own progress. Am I scared by the end results? Or is it purely that I don't have the discipline to stick to my plan?!
The end results........+2.5lbs 😣
On the plus side, my NSVs for the week are my one Fitbit green screen, 😊 an overall 6 inch loss, 👍 a grilled lamb steak on a bed of kale and a big kick up the a@#e!
Am I disappointed? Yes! Do I know what I did wrong? Of course! Am I going to let it hinder my progress anymore or cause me to give up? NO CHANCE! Because ‘What goes up, must come down' and I'm going to show gravity a thing or two!
A bad week is just that. One week. New week, new start, new mind-set and new page and definitely NO CAKE! 😂
Have a great week everyone, thanks again for all your support and feedback as always, it's much appreciated. Let me know any comments, ideas and advice that you have (or any verbal kicks in the backside). Here's to a better week 🍻.
“An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming.” UNKNOWN
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