29th April 2017
Everything you need, your courage, strength, compassion and
love: everything you need is already within you.
There's nothing more disappointing than stepping on the
scales and not seeing the loss you expected, I really don't like to see my
members upset, it's awful, because there's absolutely nothing I can do or say
to make that pain go away. I can explain
why, tell them the results will show, but I know no matter what I say, that
person is going away with a heavy feeling in the pit of their stomach and a
miserable face (even if it's hidden with a smile in the moment and a 'I'm okay'
comment). I can't control what happens
next, how they choose to behave, this is the bit that's most important because
this is what will affect the results on those damn scales the following
week.
Some walk away determined to get that result, others walk
away totally wounded thinking to themselves "Right, tried really hard and
didn't lose weight did I, well you watch me show you how not to lose weight,
what shall I eat first!" We all
know the latter makes absolutely no sense at all, but it won't stop them, I've
done it myself in the past. The
subconscious mind is crazy sometimes and if you've ever been in this position
we both know our inner gremlin shushes our inner yoda and tells the logic, the
calm and the clever inner yoda to shut his damn mouth because his way hasn't
got you a loss over the last week so you might as well eat all the pies and
earn the gain! Oh yeah that inner
gremin makes a good point in that moment, she's a good talker, she's the same
bitch who can convince you it's a blooming good idea to stick another £100 on
your credit card to cheer yourself up when you get your credit card bill and
you realise it's higher than you thought and it's going to take you months to
pay it off. She has a mad, stupid logic
all of her own and no one messes with that barmy cow! Especially if she's hormonal at the time, then
you just back away like you would if you were stood in a field wearing red and
there was a bull standing in front of you!
Next time you have an unpleasant experience at the scales
like this one, remember this blog, I know you'll probably be telling me to shut
the ..... up in that moment, in your head if not actually out loud and again, I
get it, I've been that girl. I actually
feel sorry for all the leaders (coaches) that have had to put up with the face
of doom that I have laid forth on many a weigh day. I'm grateful for it also though because it is
how I got the job in the first place, I'd had that weigh in, it hadn't
happened, a stayed the same after an incredible week, there I was sitting in
the meeting with a face like a slapped backside, raring for a row, when some
women I've never met before in my life asks me how I've done! Never ask a women with that face, that
question in a Weight Watcher meeting I say!
Anyway I tell her I've gained, she starts to 'coach' me and I remember
saying something along the lines of 'don't tell me how to be a Weight Watcher,
I've been following this plan since I left school!' I just wanted her to go away and leave me to
have my pity party, I was wallowing and I was doing it well. She didn't she was persistent and told me she
was the Area Manager and had I ever thought about becoming a leader, the rest
as they say is history.
Anyway, I only lost 1/2lb this week, but I wasn't disappointed,
I didn't actually think to myself 'It's ONLY half', I was chuffed because I've
stopped obsessing about it, I've started focusing on being as healthy and happy
as I can with the weight loss becoming the side effect of that. My life's
changed, I've got older, heck I got excited because my washing dried yesterday
- that's how my life is now and you know what - I love it.
My bedroom wardrobes and units got finished last night, my
bedroom is now ready to accessorize, my beds not coming till the end of May
which I'm a little disappointed about as I thought it was a 4 week delivery,
but nevermind, I can get my bedding all ready and just put the cushions and
stuff on this one till then.
It's all coming together, need shades for my ceiling lights and
something to disguise the radiator but that's it complete really - looks so
good, just needs the floor hoovering - again!
Then I've got some laminate floor cleaner too. (See I'm talking cleaning
products, my how my world has changed!)
Not today though, no, today is all about fun. I'm off to work this morning to have a giggle
with my Saturday bunch, then a sneaky massage before my bestie comes over and
we disappear to the cinema to watch Guardians of the Galaxy 2, we may go for
food too, we shall see.
Hope you've got something nice planned this weekend, another
Bank Holiday for you to survive - we can do this BeYOUtiful, here's to a fab
day.
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