Weightly, I’m Feeling A Little Weak
May 22nd, 2007 by FiddledeedeeYou need to read my post yesterday, and then you will understand my frame of mind. And if you need a good chuckle, check out the “comments”, as everyone was in rare form yesterday. I hesitated “weighing” in again this week. Both on my blog, and on the
scales. When you declare something publicly, like losing weight, and then you trip all over yourself, well, you just wish you had a turtle shell you could tuck yourself into. If I only could fit.
Think of me as the poster child for what NOT to do.
On Sunday, our Pastor gave a sermon from the Book of Mark in the 9th chapter where Jesus is talking about causing sin. And how to keep ourselves away from situations that cause us to stumble. Okay, before I go any farther, let me just state that I’m NOT saying that eating an entire bag of Chocolate Cream Cookies is a sin. While it is an issue when you’re trying to lose weight, I know for a fact that it’s not sin.
Praise God.
There are just places that we know we shouldn’t go. If you are an alcoholic, you might want to avoid a bar. If you have a gambling addiction, you might want to steer clear of Las Vegas. If you have a sweet tooth and you need to lose weight, don’t even open the bag. Thinking you can just eat one. I’m just sayin’. For other people, those things aren’t a stumbling block.
Right now, I can’t even be around a chocolate cream filled cookie. I know that when my will power has taken leave of me, my system is in sugar overload. I need to “clean house”. That means only one thing.
Southbeach Diet. Phase 1. For two weeks.
I’ve been threatening to do it, but thought I didn’t need to. Foolish foolish Fiddledeedee. When I’ve been on the Southbeach eating plan, after Phase 1, I really did have that thing called will power. I need it back now. I’m going to go back on it Sunday.
I hear you laughing. SUNDAY? What a procrastinator. What a weakling! No, I say Sunday, because I’m going to our homeschool convention this weekend, and won’t be able to do all the cooking that I need to do to effectively stay on Phase 1.
Now, in my own defense, with the exception of the Chocolate Cream Filled Cookies, I’ve been eating healthy. I know, it’s kind of like saying, “Well, Mrs. Lincoln, other than that, how was the play?”
When I started the Weight Loss Challenge, I had 12 pounds to lose (at first I thought it was 10, but I was delusional). In the last two weeks, I’ve lost 1/2 a pound. It coulda been worse. I could have gone the other way. So, I’m leaving it on that positive note.
Yeah, I lost 1/2 a pound. In two weeks.
I know, a good healthy trip to the bathroom could net anyone those results.
But I’m grasping at straws, y’all. Good luck everyone on the Weight Loss Challenge! I’m really not disheartened. Just trying to keep it light, as it were! 
Posted in Tales From The Scales | 28 Comments »
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:29 am
Don’t knock that 1/2 pound–it is something at least.
Here’s to will-power. It does get easier to say “no” the more often we do it, doesn’t it? (Just ask our husbands
)
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:10 am
I wouldn’t have much strength against those, either.
I only lost 1 this week, but I was surprised at that — I was really afraid I was going to have gained, between “that time of month” and the indiscretions as a result.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:11 am
1/2 lb is awesome and nothing to sneeze at!! Congratulations.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:12 am
AWESOME…every step you take whether LARGE or SMALL…is a step in the RIGHT direction!!! Don’t lose heart…we’re all right there with ya! Keep going, sista!
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:26 am
Alright – intervention time! You take those cookies by the horns, … er, by their cream-filled goodness, and tell them what’s what.
Thanks for swinging by last week. Made my day.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:55 am
Congratualtions on the half-pound! That is more than I have lost. I have been on the South Beach and it is so effective. I too have been saying I am going to go back on phase 1 and then, well, ya know….*sigh* I have to! I just have to. I need to lose a pound already. So please, know you have company!! I will go to phase 1 too. We can do this. AND….I will quit eyeing our hershey’s chocolate kisses and oreo’s….(seriously, I will!)
((Big Hugs)) You are a hoot!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:16 am
For me, evil comes in the form of Fudge Tracks Ice Cream!! At least you are not going up the scale!! I hear you on the South Beach Phase 1…I have been thinking of going there myself. I will prayed for renewed commitment and victory over the creme-filled devils!! Have a great week!
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 am
You Go Girl! You went down and not up a 1/2 pound. Nothing to sneeze at! Hey, maybe if you do sneeze really hard another 1/4 pound might come off!
Honestly, I feel like if I tell myself that I can no longer have Oreos or a candy bar then I only want it more. My mind set, even though I blew it this week, is eat healthy and IF I do crave something sweet or whatever than allow myself a small portion and I never look back!
Love the comments from yesterday! The gals were quite funny!
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am
ROTFL!!!!!!!!! “other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play”…you are so funny and really make life a delight! Sunshine
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:28 am
I threw a few of my weight loss buddies for a loop yesterday. I stated that I am going to eat every hour! Something small, but I am going to eat. Traditional plans really don’t work for me. I don’t eat enough. I can go all day long without thinking of food. Add 25+ years to this and you have a very obese lady because her metabolism has shut down completely. So eating it is for me…pass the sandwich cookies???
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:11 am
I’m just like you – if I start, I can’t stop! Good for you for recognizing your weaknesses and going to the One who can be your strength! Have fun at your convention and I think your plan sounds wise.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:36 am
1/2 a pound is 1/2 a pound! Better than noting! I only lost 1 pound, and I didn’t even eat the cookies! So you must be doing something right! (But I SO would have eaten them if I had had them!)
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Hey, don’t get down on your 1/2 pound…I tried the good trip to the bathroom, it doesn’t work
But hey, if it helps you’re cookie slip at least helped another Challenger feel better…now I know I wasn’t the 1/2 pound pack of M&M’s wasn’t my fault
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:15 pm
ok…ya caught me again….ive been eyeing that SBD book thinking its time to start its time to start….i can start sunday too….that will make three of us…
cause for some reason i dont think its fair to call it baby weight anymore he just turned 3…..
i have to call a spade a spade and now its just plain old FAT
i have lost a little recently and notice because of some of the clothes that fit…but just want more of the old ones to fit
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Great job this week. Think of all the cookies you ate this week as a stretching and toning session. I’m sure the top of the bookcase is not easy to get too and eating ANYTHING is kinda like doing a bicep curl, right? RIGHT?
That Mrs. Lincoln comment had me on the floor. I think I’m going to add that to my Witty Comeback arsenal. thanks!
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:56 pm
You are so right about avoiding situations (and foods) that can get us in trouble. When I started on Weight Watchers at the beginning of last year, I went seven months without eating out or having take-out brought in. I just knew I couldn’t be faced with that kind of temptation and be trusted to make the right choices, even though WW is all about eating whatever you want, as long as you can fit it in your points. I knew myself well enough to know I had to cut it all out, at least until I could feel confident that I wouldn’t lose my head and eat a whole pizza or something.
Hang in there! You can do it!
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
1/2 pound is better than nothing! Or worse- you could have gained! So, be proud of what you did lose. Your post yesterday was too funny. It sounded exactly like me. If it is in my house- I WILL eat it, I have no willpower.
Have a better week!
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:32 pm
“A good healthy trip to the bathroom”??? I was doing so well, reading your post and that comment came out of no where and I lost it. Didn’t see it coming. Took me a solid 2 minutes to lick all the chewed up Chocolate Cream Cookies off my monitor. Thanks.
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Hey 1/2 pound is a 1/2 pound. Grats.
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:49 pm
I just started phase one on Monday… grrrrr. Only 12 days left….then I’m having a chocolate ice cream cone with chocolate sprinkles
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:33 pm
“I know, a good healthy trip to the bathroom could net anyone those results.”
And I was up 1/2 a pound. Now I know what I am doing wrong.
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:05 pm
LOL! I’m not entirely sure about that bag of chocolate creme cookies NOT being a sin! “Gluttony” is one of the 7 BIG ones!!!
Don’t kick yourself though! God has already forgiven you! Now forgive yourself and do better next week!
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
You crack me up…”Well Mrs. Lincoln, other than that, how was the play?” I laughed out loud!! I have been having a slow last couple of weeks which have been getting me down, but we’ll pick up I am sure. Hang in there! A half pound is something and something is always better than nothing.
Mel
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Be proud of your 1/2 a pound! It’s an accomplishment. I’m saying this because that was my weight loss for last week
The “healthy trip to the bathroom” made me laugh out loud.
Hang in there!
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I am discouraged due to weight gain so my comment is not uplifting or supportive. Here’s my warped thinking: 1/2 loss on a bag of cookies, just think you could eat a half bag and maybe lose 1lb and be in blissville! Just trying to be funny so as not to cry! LOL
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 pm
My theme “there’s always tomorrow”. Good luck.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:51 am
Ah well 1/2 pound is still going in the right direction. I count every teeny increment…I bet I can beat ya with that healthy trip to the bathroom…Just think diuretic! LOL
Good Luck!
Trina
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:00 pm
This is so cool. I also just started the phase 1 stage of the Southbeach diet on Sunday. It’s been a nightmare cause I really, REALLY miss my starches and sweets. But I got on the scale this morning and have lost 5 pounds already!! I didn’t realize how quick this stuff works! So stick with it girl, cause we are gonna look fab-u-lous!!! (although, I have quite abit more than 12 pounds to lose..)