I had my Mom 2 Mom group again this morning. I really love that group of ladies. We had a speaker come talk to us today about organizing and it really got me thinking. The decision that I made to lose weight was about much more than weight loss. It was about taking control of my life! I wanted to feel like an organized person again, I wanted some order. I really feel like I had to get myself organized to be able to maintain weight loss for life. I started with my grocery shopping list. I sit down every other Friday and look at my calendar and plan what meals I expect to make for the next two weeks. I look ahead at the weather forecast so I will know if I am setting up a soup in the crockpot on a day expected to be 80º or 30º. Then I make my grocery list and plan my shopping trip. I buy things in bulk at Sam's when I can and use coupons and ads to get the best deals on the meals I plan to prepare and I assure the meals will work well for my plan to lose weight. I have done this for the last year and I feel like it has really changed the chaos in my world and restored order. I feel like I am in control, and I make it so I am planning for success in my eating for 2 weeks ahead of the time. I know in the morning what I plan to make for supper and enter that to my LoseIt! app before I start my breakfast so I can be assured that I will have the calories left at the end of the day for a healthy, filling meal. I learned a lot this morning listening to the speaker, but my little victory today was completely unexpected....
I had someone approach me at the Mom 2 Mom meeting and tell me I had spoken to her "weigh n pray" group in January. With my inspiration she has lost 10 lbs! I just LOVE getting feedback from people I have spoken to. When I did that presentation, my first and only, I felt like I wasn't saying anything right. I stumbled and forgot key points and I came home and started this blog! SO yay for passing it on!
What is your little victory today?
Guitarplayingmommy,
Heather
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