WEEK 9 - 'TIS THE SEASON...
... TO INDULGE, TO ENJOY, TO OVEREAT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT TO GIVE YOURSELF A HARD TIME ABOUT IT!
So, 1 week until Christmas, woohoo! 🎉 Christmas parties, Christmas treats, Christmas drinks, Christmas markets. Does anyone else feel like by putting the word Christmas in front of anything, kind of gives them an excuse for being a little bit naughty??? Or is that just me??? 😮 Christmas dinner anyone? 😉
So that's where I am currently, lol. Week 9 and loving the festive season and all that it entails. Am I going to beat myself up over it? No! Of course not. Christmas comes but once a year and if indulging in a little Christmas pudding, Christmas cake or Christmas trifle with friends and family is what I want to do, then I refuse to guilt trip myself about it. I'm full of the Christmas spirit (and by that I'm talking about the season of good will AS WELL AS the alcoholic type 😆).
So yes, I have been surrounded by treats galore; chocolates, biscuits, gingerbread, cake, truffles, mince pies, alcohol, obscene amounts of cranberry sauce and who can refuse a mulled wine or 2? So, yes, I have treated myself, yes my weight loss journey has taken a step back and yes I'm enjoying every minute of it.
That doesn't mean that I'm eating everything I'm offered or everything in sight, it just means that I don't believe it's productive to deny yourself everything all of the time. If I spend a month a year (my birthday is within a month of Xmas) celebrating, indulging and enjoying high-sugar, high-calorie food, then that's still 11 months of being healthier and more sensible with my diet choices. And for me, that's a win! 🏆
I'm sure eventually, as a new lifestyle emerges, then I will find these types of indulgences are less appealing, and I'm happy with that (I'm actually already starting to notice that I'm finding sweet things quite sickly) but for now, I'm happy with how it is!
The season has actually been really difficult for me with my suspected S.A.D. and today I found myself dreading stepping on my Fitbit Aria scales, not because I was worried about the numbers – after all, no-one force fed me that second Yorkshire pudding – but because the scales are so incredibly cold, I actually turn into an ice sculpture when I do. Now I'm not talking Sanka cold, in Cool Running’s, when he's in the ice cream truck, I'm talking Anna frozen after Elsa loses control! Brrr. Thank goodness I only weigh once a week! Fitbit, sort it out!
I actually took a moment today to look at my pictures so far. I take pictures every 4 weeks, which I'm not ready to post yet, but today I thought, ‘let me see if there's any difference yet' and I actually could see a small change which made me really happy (and also made me regret the second Yorkshire pudding) lol. NSV for me! 🏆
I know it's early days still, I mean this is only week 9, but I'm actually really proud of how I'm doing, the weight I've lost and the change in my attitude to myself and food and my relationship with food. I'm feeling a lot more positive about this journey than I was, and a lot more confident in my ability to actually see this through. A lot of it is to do with a super- supportive Facebook group (thank you all, you know who you are) and a lot is to do with my mind-set. I've realised that I'm not making myself unhappy by denying myself things that I want, I was unhappy before that, but I'm proud of the choices I'm making and person I'm becoming and how the journey is shaping me as a person.
So this is me, guilt free and Christmassy and embracing change. The scales tipped in my favour today -2lbs 😁, the measuring tape is going in my favour (10" down in total) and my belief in myself and my enthusiasm are going up! So with that in mind, I hope you all find victories, successes and reasons to celebrate yourselves and your journeys over the coming week, don't be too hard on yourself and remember that a stumble is just that. Get back up, dust yourself off and let the world watch you win!
Thanks for reading, let me know what you think and if you relate! Until next time... keep winning!
Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out. Jenn Proske
So, 1 week until Christmas, woohoo! 🎉 Christmas parties, Christmas treats, Christmas drinks, Christmas markets. Does anyone else feel like by putting the word Christmas in front of anything, kind of gives them an excuse for being a little bit naughty??? Or is that just me??? 😮 Christmas dinner anyone? 😉
So that's where I am currently, lol. Week 9 and loving the festive season and all that it entails. Am I going to beat myself up over it? No! Of course not. Christmas comes but once a year and if indulging in a little Christmas pudding, Christmas cake or Christmas trifle with friends and family is what I want to do, then I refuse to guilt trip myself about it. I'm full of the Christmas spirit (and by that I'm talking about the season of good will AS WELL AS the alcoholic type 😆).
So yes, I have been surrounded by treats galore; chocolates, biscuits, gingerbread, cake, truffles, mince pies, alcohol, obscene amounts of cranberry sauce and who can refuse a mulled wine or 2? So, yes, I have treated myself, yes my weight loss journey has taken a step back and yes I'm enjoying every minute of it.
That doesn't mean that I'm eating everything I'm offered or everything in sight, it just means that I don't believe it's productive to deny yourself everything all of the time. If I spend a month a year (my birthday is within a month of Xmas) celebrating, indulging and enjoying high-sugar, high-calorie food, then that's still 11 months of being healthier and more sensible with my diet choices. And for me, that's a win! 🏆
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| For anyone looking for a little extra leeway this week 😂 |
I'm sure eventually, as a new lifestyle emerges, then I will find these types of indulgences are less appealing, and I'm happy with that (I'm actually already starting to notice that I'm finding sweet things quite sickly) but for now, I'm happy with how it is!
The season has actually been really difficult for me with my suspected S.A.D. and today I found myself dreading stepping on my Fitbit Aria scales, not because I was worried about the numbers – after all, no-one force fed me that second Yorkshire pudding – but because the scales are so incredibly cold, I actually turn into an ice sculpture when I do. Now I'm not talking Sanka cold, in Cool Running’s, when he's in the ice cream truck, I'm talking Anna frozen after Elsa loses control! Brrr. Thank goodness I only weigh once a week! Fitbit, sort it out!
I actually took a moment today to look at my pictures so far. I take pictures every 4 weeks, which I'm not ready to post yet, but today I thought, ‘let me see if there's any difference yet' and I actually could see a small change which made me really happy (and also made me regret the second Yorkshire pudding) lol. NSV for me! 🏆
I know it's early days still, I mean this is only week 9, but I'm actually really proud of how I'm doing, the weight I've lost and the change in my attitude to myself and food and my relationship with food. I'm feeling a lot more positive about this journey than I was, and a lot more confident in my ability to actually see this through. A lot of it is to do with a super- supportive Facebook group (thank you all, you know who you are) and a lot is to do with my mind-set. I've realised that I'm not making myself unhappy by denying myself things that I want, I was unhappy before that, but I'm proud of the choices I'm making and person I'm becoming and how the journey is shaping me as a person.
So this is me, guilt free and Christmassy and embracing change. The scales tipped in my favour today -2lbs 😁, the measuring tape is going in my favour (10" down in total) and my belief in myself and my enthusiasm are going up! So with that in mind, I hope you all find victories, successes and reasons to celebrate yourselves and your journeys over the coming week, don't be too hard on yourself and remember that a stumble is just that. Get back up, dust yourself off and let the world watch you win!
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| My journey so far, happy faces, sad faces but faces either way! Failing means you tried! 😊 |
Thanks for reading, let me know what you think and if you relate! Until next time... keep winning!
Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out. Jenn Proske
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