Yesterday after trying to catch up on my blogs I finally did my Tuesday weigh in, which I was nervous about after having even a Tiny Party. Well, to my very pleasant surprise I was shown a lovely change! I’m so close to reaching my goal weight for this month! It was a wonderful feeling and I felt like I was bouncing around all happy all day long.
In recent years I’ve been trying to not let that number on the scale make or break my day. There was a time in my life where if the scale showed even a slight gain I was in a moody, distressed funk for most of the day. I now know that there are daily ups and downs, so generally speaking small changes don’t get to me anymore. Being so close to my goal means that I’ve had a significant change over the last 3 weeks though. That is really what got me feeling so bright and happy! Because I was feeling good about myself, I had an extra healthy day too. Funny how there is that positive feedback effect. If I feel good and healthy, I treat myself well. If I feel fat and frumpy I’m about a million times more likely to eat junk food. I often wonder if THAT is precisely why I keep reading about how fat shaming is bad and not helpful. We, as emotional and social creatures, have a very hard time being nice to our selves (taking care of our health) if we feel like we don’t even deserve it.
I of course don’t fat shame others, but I’m going to really remember not ever do it to myself either! I’m going to reach my goal this month and that means I CAN do this to reach my ultimate goal weight!