Feb 12
I was sitting at a WW meeting last friday. I weighed in at 138 even which put me down .6 from last time I weighed at 138.6. The scale lady (Glinda) gave me that look. Some of you fellow maintainers know the look…the you-are-12-pounds-below-your-goal-weight look. So I give her my standard response, “I am still at a healthy BMI and am thinking about changing my goal weight to 140″. They give me the “Change your Goal Weight” form, a smirk and send me on my way.
If WW is really into this “Stop Dieting, Start Living” mentality…if they are truly into this being a lifestyle change…why do I feel guilty every time I weigh in? If you are a maintainer, you know what I mean. It is so much easier to continue eating the “healthy lifestyle” food, than it is to splurge, then diet, splurge, then diet.Â
I’ve started attending the meetings again…a friend of mine just had a baby and wants to lose the weight again. I really enjoy the meetings but wish I could get more out of how to maintain my weight. I do okay but I continue to lose because I am afraid if I eat what I want, I will gain the weight again. How do you explain that at the scales? How do you sit in a room full of people who are trying their hearts out to lose weight and say “geez, I just can’t seem to get out of the diet mode?”
I did find a nice 100 calorie snack…
I love Little Debbie Nutty Bars so when I saw these couldn’t resist. They are 100 calories and 6 grams of fat. They aren’t as thick as a regular Nutty Bar but that was okay. It gave me that Nutty Bar happiness!