Friday Weigh-In

Before I get into what happened during the week, I will share my number:

169.4 lb - down 0.6 

I'm in the 160's!!!!!

I probably could have done better. I was great all week long until Wednesday. I helped a friend move all the while thinking, "this will be great - I'll earn a ton of activity points and do a good deed." Not quite how it turned out. I ended up watching the kids most of the time (hard work, but didn't really make me break a sweat) which would have been fine except my dear friends did what all good friends do when they move and bought everyone pizza, KFC, and beer. 

If I had thought about this possibility beforehand, I could have prepared myself for it, but as it was, I began with "just one slice of this delicious pizza so I don't feel deprived" and ended four slices, two pieces of KCF, and a beer later!  

Looking back, I should have just written in down and moved on with my life, but I felt so bad that I decided to pretend like it never happened...which led to Thursday. Since I had already messed up Wednesday, why not go crazy Thursday as well? I actually didn't do too bad Thursday, but I didn't track and I know I went over my points. 

So, really, Friday was a gift. I'm so lucky that I actually lost, but now I'm worried that it was a fluke and it will all catch up with me this week no matter how good I am. 

Let's see, what did I learn this week:

1) Messing up is part of this plan

2) When I mess up, write it down and move on!

My leader said something this week that I think will really help me: Before eating something ask yourself "can I eat this and still lose weight?" 

This really hit home because I think I'm thinking of this like a game. "how much can I get away with and still lose weight?" I forget my goals, and, really, that is all I need in order to make better choices.