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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 18, 2020 23:38:57 GMT
Monday, 10/19
On your weight management journey do you try to do everything 100% or do allow some relaxation?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 18, 2020 23:39:28 GMT
This may be rationalization, but I like that I am not perfect and still dive face first into food sometimes. I just wrote that but also, I do think about having the peace of not struggling and enjoy the times everything goes right. A big part of me getting things right a lot is working on the mental part. This really is what I want, and I do not hide from the actuality of the laws of the physical world and aging. Guess Beck might say I still struggle because I do not whole heartedly do all the work with Beck. So, there you have it, in a way I want to be perfect to eliminate the struggle, but I just do not do all the work and push myself.
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 19, 2020 6:54:31 GMT
I do my best to stay within the lines but do allow using points to meet a craving need bypassing nutritional food choices to do so...sometimes. I feel better when I don't use half the day's points on less nutritious foods but go there anyway from time to time. I figure I am in this forever so won't be "going off" and "getting back on" the program but instead make the program work for me.
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Post by mac on Oct 19, 2020 13:52:30 GMT
I am a perfectionist and when I was younger I followed the program to a T but with age have found I don't always stay on program especially when my kids are here. I need to work the foods I eat with them into my WW journal which I don't always do. This is one of the reasons I'm so close to goal but can't lose the last few pounds! I read where most people on this thread allow for treats ahead when journaling which is something I need to be more aware of.
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Post by luvvinlife on Oct 19, 2020 15:38:38 GMT
There used to be a saying about the program in the WW meeting rooms “It works if you work it.” When I stuck to it exactly, it worked. When I reached goal and relaxed , it stopped working. So this time around I do all that I can to work it within the guidelines but also watching to see how my body responds. No tweaking allowed. I forgive myself when I overdo it and correct the overage on the next meal. For now, that’s working well. I am vigilant about my tracking and weighing but relaxed about enjoying my treats.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 19, 2020 17:00:21 GMT
I am in this forever so won't be "going off" and "getting back on" the program but instead make the program work for me. I agree. |
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Post by lani on Oct 19, 2020 17:08:58 GMT
Well, you can "try" to do everything 100%, but with the foreknowledge that it is an impossible standard to keep up. At least for me. I can get by with, I would say, being 80% on plan, with fluctuations up and down in effort/compliance depending on the state of my weight.
When I first started WW, and also Beck, I was totally focused on doing everything perfectly. It was OK for me to start that way, especially with Beck, so I could see how well it worked when my participation in the program was firing on all cylinders. Then eventually reality stepped in and compromises had to be made.
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lizlor
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Post by lizlor on Oct 21, 2020 17:54:11 GMT
Totally inspired by these comments. I need to work it so it works.
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