Taming the Beast

This journey is about body and spirit. We have decided to make a commitment to our bodies by recommitting to the Weight Watchers program. One main aspect of WW’s is counting Points. This week I worked the program and thus there were results, a 4.4lbs lost. I’m super excited, but I know that consistency matters. Each and every day, a million times a day, I must make the decision to count the Points, exercise, drink water, and track. However, many faithful Weight Watchers have a day off.
This Saturday after weighing-in,  I simply wanted to eat. I wanted to eat everything that was sweet, sultry and salty. The food beast wanted to roam free and eat everything that was “tamed” this week. I must confess that I caved a little. I had a couple slices of pizza, brownie bites, McDonald nuggets and ice cream cone. Agh. This is not the way to go!!

With each and every bite of food today I was reminded that real weight loss is not about restrictions, limits and taming. It is truly about making choices; making the choice with each and every bite to live a better and healthier life. My food choices today left me tired and sluggish. My stomach and my body felt the “junk.” Today, again, I was reminded that the food I choose to eat needs to fuel my body, not feed my emotions.

Tomorrow I will wake up, eat a healthy, balanced breakfast and track every bite. I will pack snacks to help me make it through a long work day. I will carefully vet my lunch options and come home tomorrow night and eat a healthy dinner. That’s the way it must be…I have no other real choice.

T. Time Thought: I don’t wear shoes that hurt my feet, so why do I eat foods that hurt my heart? Uhm…