Week #66 - 117.2 - up very late last night (this morning!) so didn't get to run before weigh-in... didn't mind this weight even though it was out of the 116's...actually was pleased with it knowing I didn't run my normal 3-4 miles...encouraging to me
Week #67 - 116.0 - I DID get to run this morning and sweated a TON so I got to drink most of my shake on the way to Weight Watchers and still had a good weight = )
So I haven't tracked in well over a month but I'm maintaining just fine. Before when I didn't track, there was this little voice in my head that said, "go ahead and eat that since you're not going to write it down anyhow" or "enjoy yourself! it's not like it's going down in the permanent record!".
And...my weight would creep up...of course!
This time has been different. It's a different mind-set. Here's what I've been telling myself:
- you'd better be EXTRA careful about the size of your portions since you're not tracking
- you'd better go especially light for the rest of the day since you had ____ and _____ already today
- if your weight starts to creep up, it's back to tracking so you'd better eat a little less than you think you should at times to counteract eating more than you should at other times
- this is a test...enjoy not tracking for as long as your weight remains steady...but you WILL start tracking if your weight creeps up!
- just be ready to track cause this maintaining without tracking may not last...just so ya know!
I'm highly motivated to keep doing this...well, whatever "this" is...I guess all those things I just listed to keep me "on track" without officially tracking. I like not having to track!
I've been tempted to track here and there, not necessarily to keep me on track but just because it's nice to see what I've eaten from day to day...more like a diary or a journal to go with the rest of the events of the day for the memory of it.
And I already know how I'm gonna track if and when I want or need to start tracking again. This is what I'm always telling the girls at Weight Watchers...find an enjoyable way to track... one that fits your personality, likes and dislikes. If you make it fun, somehow, you're more likely to do it.
I've tracked lots of different ways through the years. I've never found just the ONE right, best way to track. I like changing it up and doing different things...that's what's fun for me = ))
