Hi Everyone,
This week I went back to class after nearly 6 weeks of being off! And everyone knows the longer your off the harder it is to go back!
I dreaded going back, several times on the Wednesday I was thinking "Will I or Won't I?!", I was coming up with ways of prolonging the agony i was all day convincing myself that the weather was too bad to be going anywhere (it wasn't that bad but when you know there's a scales waiting to take your weight the weather suddenly turns into a major red alert storm!)
Class was at 5.30 so I just bit the bullet and went for it, I had not been at this specific class in nearly nine months because I had to change classes to suit my work etc but I love this specific class, it's fun, everyone is so supportive and there's a lovely atmosphere at the meeting, I was nervous but when I went in people were welcoming me back and I felt so comfortable, it was this time last year I joined that particular class and I remember saying "this time next year I will be so different" well it's this time now when I should be so different but I haven't changed a bit in terms of weight but I know in terms of me mentally and emotionally I have come on leaps and bounds so I think that's a positive- I worked so hard over the past year to get to the stage I am at, I know I didn't achieve my goal weight but that's ok 2016 is my year to focus on that!
I was pleasantly surprised as I stayed the same weight over Christmas, I was so happy with that because on Instagram I saw people with various gains ranging from half a pound up to 15 pound and to be honest I thought I would be the one to have 10 or 12 pounds up after Christmas so I was so happy with my maintain and looking back I was eating more but I was certainly more aware of what I was eating and the amount of food I was eating, I also exercised so I think all this worked in my favour!
The maintain gave me a little confidence boost and I felt such a sense of optimism about my weight loss, I am determined and even if I go off track my new mantra is "It's ok, what's done is done, I'm going to start from my next meal", I find this great because usually if I went off track I would say I would start the next day which would never happen and I would go off track for a few days but now I start again at my next meal!
My last blog post was about the things I want to achieve during 2016 and they're never too far from my mind, I have to say this is the first year that I seem to really be determined to achieve these goals so I am happy about that!
My aim this year is to change my whole outlook regarding the way I look at food, I am an emotional eater for sure- I eat when I'm happy, when I'm sad, tired, nervous, excited- my whole world just revolves around food and what I'm going to eat next so that has to change- yes we need food to survive and to be healthy and well but we need the right foods and we certainly don't need to be thinking of food 24/7!! I want to change my whole relationship with food, I am going to change my relationship with food. It will take time but that's ok this is a whole lifestyle change, it's not going to happen over night! even though I must say I am guilty of wanting everything to be done in an instant, with very little effort it would be my dream to wake up tomorrow morning and fit into size 12 jeans but I know it doesn't happen like that (if only!!!!!)
It is important to eat healthy and make wise decisions, we are not on a diet, I repeat this is not a diet, diets are often very strict and this makes them very hard to follow in the long term, they're grand for a few weeks because everything is new and the weight is flying off and its all great, but after a few weeks the novelty wears off, the weight loss slows down and the will-power decreases.
I know this because too many time I have fallen into this trap, you name it I've done it- shakes, meal substitutes, no card, low fat, tablets- everything!, with each of these diets it meant I was restricting myself of something whether it be bread, pasta, sweets, or food altogether, it didn't work, when I'm told I can't have something it's the very time I want it more than anything so this time I am going to eat healthy and have everything in moderation, I've tried everything else so I might as well give this a shot now!
I'm aware that there may be people reading this who are just feeling a little "blah" after the Christmas and the last thing they want to do is go back but please think of what a difference it would make to you, I saw something recently and I think it was lovely:
Never think you can't do anything- you can, it might not be as quick as others but that's ok chip away at it one bit at a time and you will achieve great things. Remember "ships don't sink because of the water around them, ships sink because the water gets in them, don't let whats happening around you get inside you and weigh you down" This is your journey, no one elses, so do what's best for you and only you, you will thank yourself wen you achieve your dreams and goals!!
Remember if you do go off plan "It's ok, what's done is done, I'm going to start from my next meal"
Have a good week everyone!
Take it one step at a time,
Little Miss Sunshine xxx
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