Weight Watching Wednesday {Volume 3}

What is up with me? Ryan was home on Monday because Aubrin had her appointment. I miss one day of working out and bam! It totally throws me off. I guess I am an all or nothin kinda a girl in the dieting world. It is so much harder for me to stick to it when Ryan is home. It is not like he is force feeding me food, it is just harder to keep it under control when there is yummy food around. I have been to scared to step on the scale these past couple of weeks. That is why my sidebar still sports my weight from 2 weeks ago. I have had some womanly "things" going on and then haven't been the best with my splurges. I will own up, just not yet. That is really bad advice, I know, but I don't feel like facing it right now.

So, I am sitting there shoving a piece of chocolate down my throat and I get this email. What a kick in the pants. It was what I needed though.


Slip up Survival Guide
by By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D., Best Life lead nutritionist

Slip-ups are inevitable when you're dieting. That may sound so obvious—yet when it happens, we're not prepared for it. In fact, we often use it as an excuse: "I've already blown my diet so I might as well continue devouring doughnuts at a breakfast meeting instead of filling up on fruit," we may find ourselves thinking. It's time to stop feeling guilty about all your past dietary lapses and start preparing for any future ones. The next time you find yourself with a fistful of cookies or a giant spoon of Rocky Road ice cream, try to:

• Pause. As you're plowing through a bag of cookies, a pint of ice cream or whatever tempting goodie you should be avoiding, stop for a moment and evaluate your feelings. Are you eating all this food because you're in a rebellious mood? If you had only a spoonful or two of ice cream, would that feel OK? If you put away the bag of cookies, could you handle it—might you feel even better in few minutes? What if you put on your workout clothes and headed to the gym instead? These answers may give you the strength to stop mid-stream.
• Use the hunger scale. Using the handy 10-point scale hunger on a regular basis can stop a slip-up from spiraling out of control because it helps you get in touch with hunger. You learn to eat before you get overly hungry, to gauge fullness and to push away from the table at the perfect point.
• Plan your splurges. Knowing that you have treats to look forward to can also help stop or even prevent a slip-up. Make sure you save treat calories for times when you need them most—when the family goes out for ice cream and you really want a small cone, or when you're having dinner at your friend's who makes the best cheddar mashed potatoes. Remember, a moderate splurge will help you stay on track.