Just when you think everything is easy peasy and you can't lose (or can...as the case may be)...you go up.聽 Gravity sucks.
Weigh-in Wednesday #53 was on January 22nd, 2014 and I went up - first weigh-in of year 2 on the programme too!
Went up 5 pounds.聽 Exactly.聽 Not good.聽 But, not the end of the world either.
It sucked.聽 And, I don't know why it happened.聽 But, I do know this:聽 I worked out hard, I ate properly, and I gained weight.聽 It happens.
So what next?聽 Well, business as usual of course...and by that I mean hitting the Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre hard and eating healthily.聽 No emergency juice cleanse for me, I don't believe in that.聽 Only thing fancy cleanses do is clear out your wallet.聽 Perhaps I should amp up the cardio a bit...morning and night workouts, do something that I haven't been doing lately...enter indoor and outdoor cycling...and public speaking.聽 That'll make me sweat.
I was invited by a certain amazing friend to attend one of his Weight Watchers meetings last Saturday.聽 Hadn't been to a group session since I lived in Montreal.聽 I remember my first weigh-in in that creepy old building on Ste-Catherine's, I cleverly wore a thick leather studded belt with my jeans and checked in at 226 pounds.聽 The following week, I wore leggings...see what I did there?聽 Haha...9 pounds gone and all I had to do was change my clothes.
Even though I was up 5 pounds as of last Wednesday, I didn't feel like a failure at the meeting.聽 I went in feeling confident in the knowledge that I had lost 142 pounds...and no one could take that success away from me.聽 Sure, I wasn't at 147 pounds lost like the previous week, no...but I was still a loser!聽 I will not let one single weigh-in define me.聽 And, I still had tonnes of insight and experience to share with people on a similar journey to my own.聽 That's one thing I love about Weight Watchers meetings...there is an almost overwhelming sense of community.聽 There we were all fighting the same fight, and ever story that was shared was relatable.聽 Very inspiring!
Okay, piping up at a WW meeting last Saturday isn't exactly public speaking...but I have been invited to talk about my health, fitness, and weight loss experience again today.聽 It seems that there are groups of people all over the place trying to shed a few pounds and adopt a healthy lifestyle...and one of those groups gets to hear my musings at 3PM today - I even got "Special Guest Speaker" status in the email that was sent out.聽 Now that just got my heart rate up...I didn't even have to step on a treadmill!
Wish me luck.
