I saw a billboard for a giant fitness club cartel this week:“Don’t just survive the holidays… THRIVE!”Yeah.They’ve obviously not done Christmas with my family.
My folks and sister have been staying with us for a week, and it’s been a great visit, especially considering the old adage that “fish and houseguests stink after three days”.You may recall from prior posts that in my family culture, FOOD = LOVE.Mom, bless her, has been plying us with love all week.She brought (I kid you not) 20 DOZEN CHRISTMAS COOKIES.Mom, I ask you, how in the world are 6 people supposed to even put a dent in that mound of carbolicious temptation?!SHEESH!Take a confessed food-a-holic, combine with a roving platter of Christmas cookies (that follows you around the house), stir in near constant admonitions to “EAT—EAT!!”, mix with 4 holiday get-togethers in 5 days (one of which was quite stressful – I won’t elaborate because I’d just rather forget it – rest assured it was accompanied by the obligatory stress-eating), add a pinch of motherly guilt for not EAT—EATing, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Even that only feels like the tip of the culinary iceberg.
Do you have any idea how many calories are in Egg Nog?! I didn't find this out until it was too late: 340 calories in 1 stinkin' little CUP! (Not as in one glass, we're talkin' one measuring cup, people!)
Today I weighed in at 260.I could just cry.
A quick glance at my weight log showed I haven’t been in the 260s since April.Now I want to scream.I know I took the summer off and I’m “in recovery mode”, but for heavens’ sake, this is ridiculous.
One small consolation:I’ve stuck to every other aspect of my contract.I suppose that without the 4 workouts of the last week, I could have seen that number jump to somewhere closer to 265, which is probably what I deserve. A fat, little lump of coal in my stocking this year.
Happy Holidays.This sucks.
I hope y’all are doing better than I did.I hope to be checking in with you soon.Blessings, and thank you so much for all the support.
Posted By: Murse Pete
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12/26/2007 18:52
Take it and use it
Take that crushed feeling and use it to motivate you. You CAN do this. You have proven that.
I love when people bring cookies or treats by me. I offer them to everyone that I encounter. I think of it as carrying the weight externally rather than internally.
I want you to have a speedy recovery and get back on track soon. The cruise is coming up. I also hope that the little ones got all they wanted.
Man. To think I feel bad when Derek and I polish off a pack of 9 between us. (Yes, in this country, cookies do come in packs of 9 or 12.)
I don't know what to say about your mom's contribution to the fight, but Christmas will soon be over. Thank God! I have eaten a lot of junk this month myself--way too many chocolates, biscuits, mince pies, and all that holiday type stuff. This morning I weighed 135.4 lbs. So I've put on the two pounds it took me nearly an entire year to lose. That's with hubby and I working out every single day of Christmas break. Yes--we worked out on Christmas day.
Still, with a little discipline it's going to come right back off again, for both of us.
Hubby has joined me on my strength training days, so I've upped strength training to three times a week. He also joins in on yoga days. This is wonderful motivation for both of us, to work out together.
I just ordered Cathe's Slow & Heavy 3-day split. (Scroll down until you see the Slow & Heavy series if you want to watch clips). We are going to do this weeks 2 and 4 of January.
Family is up visiting us as well, and it's made it particularly hard to stick to the Mini McDougall plan that was working so well for me. So obviously I'm not trying to. I'm still eating vegan of course, that would never change. But it's not been completely fat free, and definitely not McDougall friendly. Being vegan does make it easier for people not to push certain things on me because I have what they see as a 'legitimate' excuse not to partake. But yeah, I've put some weight back this week as well.
As to your slump, we've all hit plateaus as well. They suck! You can overcome them, or so I'm told, but I can't speak much from experience there yet. While I've lost some weight lately (before Christmas) it was weight I'd put back on after a slump of my own. The story of my life has been a big yo-yo up and down when it comes to weight. I've been as high as 296 a few years back, so my current 233 is definitely an improvement. I am slowly heading down, but not without frequent trips backwards. But I think 2 steps forward and one step back will still get you where you want to go eventually! It's when you're taking only one step forward and two back that you gotta worry.
And thanks for the suggestion ... I did give all my EP buddies a link to my new journal, and I'll post it again here ... but there was a reason I didn't put it in the old journal. You can always find me here.
Hey MrMursePete! Looking for a little humor as your posts are always filled with tons of it. I hope you're doing well over half a year since your last post. Would like to hear an update when you feel up to it =)
