I made it through week 1!!! Last night a I was thinking about this I was like dude, I am a bad ass bitch for getting through 7 days of this program. Now I totally realize there is probably like a million other things that are actually harder, but SERIOUSLY. Eating 800 calories a day only of things that come from powders or bars is really an accomplishment on any scale, especially if you can keep it up over any stretch of time.
This week I lost 6 pounds. When I say this in my head as I type it sounds like wah wah wah 6 pounds. And really that is because my inner anorexic had her heart set on 10 pounds. But also if I step back and look at this objectively, 6 pounds is more weight then I have ever lost in an entire week. Now, I did low key wear the lightest clothing I could find for the weigh in, but I really can honestly say I doubt the 6 pounds is contributed by my lack of heavy clothing.... This is just yet again another diet culture mind game developed probably somewhere around the time I did weight watchers in the early 2000s.
To sum up, part of me is bummed, logical me knows this is a significant weight loss for one week, then the emotionally stable part of me is like "numbers on a scale don't matter friend you made it through the week that is all that matters."
Hopefully they all get on the same page at some point, we shall see.
Today in class we talked about SMART goals and smarty pants me was like OMG duh everyone knows what these are if they work in the business world.... why such basic info Optifast?
But then i found myself quickly declaring I was not even going to THINK about making long term goals until the end of week three, because 800 calories a day be hard bitch. Can i get an amen?
I say that as I just left a class where when first asked how my week went I replied with "It went Fine I had a few struggles but I am ok" to then really identifying with another person 2 minutes later that was more honest about the struggle then me so.... I think the person answering the how was your week was optimistic me.
In any event I decided my SMART goal for this week is just to get through each day with no cheats.
(I can go to sleep and dream about all the food I want as long as I do not eat any in the day)
My rewards for my stellar behavior will be the following:
*Hot Tub Tea Time with the Hubs
*Pedicure with my kiddo
So that is where I am at. I believe I can do it because, hey I made it through this week. Wish me luck.
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