Friday, August 24, 2012

The ups and downs of my journey

If you know me well enough, you know I'm a roller coaster fanatic. However, I don't like it when any aspect of my life is a roller coaster. Sometimes my journey has been like a roller coaster.

For the month of July and some of August I was in a bad slump. I'm an emotional eater and I really believe that part of the slump was the starting my new job. I'm doing much better now, but I wanted to share with my readers what life was like during those weeks:

  • I made excuses to eat and go over points, such as: "I'll only be here once", "This might be my only chance to eat this", "It's a special occasion".
  • I thought I was ready to give up. I was ready to quit because I missed the freedom of how much I wanted, whenever I wanted and whatever I wanted.
  • I was in tears over whether or not I should quit.
  • I was also in tears over being bored with tracking and Weight Watchers. The expression "bored to tears" comes to mind.
  • I missed meetings for an entire month because I was afraid that I gained weight.
I finally went to a meeting about a week and a half ago and seeing my leader and my WW friends really helped. At one point it was kinda hard to stay in my seat and I almost walked out, but I stayed. One of my WW friends, let's call her Evie, gave me a pep talk that really resonated with me. It gave me a kick in the butt too. I am very thankful for the wonderful people I have met at my meetings and my leader.

So, I survived. I am fully back on the "wagon". Just wanted to show that it's not always easy. I may be very positive on this blog, but I have my bad days. This was the worst slump I've ever had on Weight Watchers, but I'm gonna be ok.

As always, thank you for reading.

6 comments:

  1. I am so glad you went back to WW's and that the people there inspired you to get back on track! It can be so hard when your in a slump to find your way back. Congrats on doing what you needed to do.

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  2. Dearest Wendy, you are one of the reasons why I can continue on my journey. I have lost so much, and felt so good, when I did not think I could go on another day. I get so much inspiration from you and I am so eternally thankful I kept you close through the years.

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    1. I'm so glad we stayed in touch too. When I left LJ there were a few people I had to have with me when I left, you were one of them. I'm so glad I can inspire you! Thank you so much.

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  3. So happy to hear you are doing better! I am excited to have you back on the show! Keep up with all your awesome work you are worth it!

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    1. Thank you so much. I would love to do it again! I am willing to do as many times as you want me to do it.

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