So, when I got on the scale on Monday, all progress I had made in the first week had been washed away. And I wasn't surprised.
As I was binging, I thought about 2006 when I went on Weight Watchers and lost 45-50 pounds during that year. What is different now than what was going on then? How was I able to stick to a diet plan than allowed me to eat whatever I wanted, so long as I stayed within certain guidelines?
Several things came to mind. First of all, I was working. There was food available to me at work but not as readily available with things I personally picked out / up from the store. It's very easy to go into the kitchen and grab something to eat, whether I need it or nor and whether or not I'm actually hungry.
I thought about accountability because I was being weighed every week but had assumed blogging about it provided that here.
But the big one, I think, was the fact that I was shelling out a lot of money to go to Weight Watcher meetings at work. It was easier for me to stay focused on losing weight because otherwise the money I was spending was being wasted. Once I reached my goal weight I didn't have to pay anymore - I just had to weigh in once a month. When I started gaining weight, I stopped going to meetings, planning to lose the weight and go again. That never happened.
One other thing occurred to me though, I allowed for snacks and had them ready and available to me. I almost always had bananas, yogurt and hard boiled eggs on hand for snacks. I also had the Weight Watchers ice cream almost every single evening, which helped me feel like I was able to indulge while on the diet.
To that end, I have stocked my house with low calorie snacks in the hopes that it will help eliminate binges like I had last week.
So, it's back to square one on the goal to lose weight but I think (hope) identifying the obstacles will help going forward.
Pounds desired to lose: 50
Pounds to go: 50
Net loss: 0 :(
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