Eating Intuitively

Finally Getting On the Scale

I knew it was time, and I finally did it.  I knew I had lost some ground with my weight loss, and I was not keeping track of my weight.

I didn’t want to do it.  I had gotten to that place where I didn’t even want to know.  It’s not a very good place, but that’s where I was.

When I did get on the scale this morning, boy was it a wake-up call.  It’s almost as if I blinked and someone added thirty pounds.  The only problem is that I did it…to myself!

Denying the Weight Gain

After I got on the scale the first time, I stepped off and weighed myself again.  There was a half-pound difference, so I got off the scale and got back on it.  The half-pound reappeared.

I just stood there in the bathroom, still trying to wake up and trying to get my mind around what the scale was telling me.  It couldn’t be right.  That’s thirty pounds.  That’s way too much.  The battery must be low.  Something must be wrong.

So Angry I Gained Weight

How could this be?  The goal was to lose weight.  I didn’t just go in the wrong direction just a little.  I gained back weight in a big way.  You don’t just have a bad weekend, or even a week, and gain thirty pounds.  It takes consistent effort.

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I then thought of how far I had gotten and where I would had I lost the thirty pounds instead of gaining them back.  I could be around 230 pounds instead of 290 pounds.

Can I Just Exercise More?

When I think of how I gained this thirty pounds, my mind immediately tries to figure out how to get this weight off fast.  At the same time, I don’t know if I’m ready to be really strict with my eating.  I want a little freedom to eat some other foods, and sometimes those foods are not great for me.

I’ve thought about exercising more.  Maybe I can exercise an hour each day, and that will offset my minor indescretions with food.  Then I realize I haven’t been exercising consistently.  I was exercising at least four and half hours per week, and now I am barely getting in two hours.  I just need to exercise like I was.

No Time to Dwell On It

It’s depressing when I think of the good work I’ve undone.  I worked hard to lose those thirty pounds, and it was almost effortless to gain them back.

Now that I know the number, I can look at myself in the mirror and almost see where all thirty pounds went.  I am also made aware by my clothes.  They don’t feel as loose as they did.

I’m sure there is other evidence of my weight gain, but it does me no good to spend time thinking about the extra weight.  I just need to get back to my really good habits.

Accepting and Moving On

I think I’ve done it.

First, I actually figured out what I did.  I gained thirty pounds.

Secondly, I accept I gained thirty pounds, and I’m ready to move on.

Lastly, I know how to lose weight, and I know I haven’t been doing it.  The good news I can re-focus my attention on my healthy eating and exercising plan, and I can lose weight again.  I can reach my goal of 200 pounds or less.

When a Gain is a Loss

What is the most important thing you do when you get off track and gain back weight you’ve already lost?  Everybody’s been there, and there are many different ways to handle it.  What has worked for you?  Please share your thoughts in the Comments.