Week In Review Jan 1-7 This post is an Explanation about Possible Thread?

imastar2

I had some extra time on my hands this week and was thinking about my week in review and thought this might have possibilities for a new thread. I thought I'd throw it there once a week perhaps on Monday and we could see if anyone might have an interest. I know we all have different weigh in days but a week is a week I guess. Often times we rush around and maybe never think about what happened the week before where we might reflect upon and maybe just post your thoughts about your previous week as it may relate to your weight journey. It may be too similar to the LTL post.You can review what ever you would like to post that has to do with WW (Weight Watchers), MFP (MY Fitness Pal) WL ( Weight Loss) WG (Weight Gain) or Maintenance. It may be you want to share like an article or rant about your weaknesses or successes during the week. It may or may not help you to review but it's worth a shot. I hope but we'll see what y'all have to say.

Feel free to comment positive or negative. Whatever's posted in Goad stays in Goad. I'm starting it right behind this post without all the extra comments.

imastar2

Just thought I would give my thoughts about posting in a week in review. I do my best every week to think back about what I did positive or negatively but I'm not really great about writing it down or even taking time to ponder about it. Not that I want to overthink my past nor can I change it but maybe mentally reviewing and taking a few minutes to look at the week to see what I might could do to improve the week coming up. It also hopefully wold give pause to make a correction or pause to think about why I want to change something I did the previous week. Taking the time to post it may be another thing but I'm willing to have just one more level of accountability.

minimyzeme

Well, I'll give it a try @imastar2 . I like the idea and will do my best to participate weekly.

This past week (well, actually the past three weeks) have included all my eating triggers and that's not even talking about the holidays. Each day seems to have brought a new challenge and / or anxiety that back-in-the-day would have led me to stress-eating. It's been such a blur that right now I can't remember exactly how I responded. In general, I think I did stress-eat, but not the foods that make me fat.

Last week at the WW meeting (hadn't gone for a couple weeks before that due to weather), I was a pound over my allowable freebie maintenance weight. For some reason I thought it was still December but when it was explained it was a new month, yada, yada and the news settled in, I saw it as a wake-up call. And a good one at that. While I've been on my plan all along, there was probably enough slop in it to explain the bit of weight gain. So I appreciated the alarm to reign things in early rather than continue with blinders on. I feel like I've been more intentional about my plan this week, which as it turns out is fast on its way to being another stressful week.

Over the last few weeks, as an aide to help me stay grounded and not eat mindlessly, I've become a participant on Connect. It's certainly a different platform than GOAD, but for me, it's got its place. I've found a lot of supportive people and while it's certainly not as conducive to in-depth discussion as here, the reality is there's more participation there than here. I've found some people I 'click with' and been able to provide encouragement to others. There is enough opportunity and ability to interact that I'm finding it another good source of positive reinforcement. That's been really helpful in this period of ongoing stress.

The last few weeks have been testing my stress levels and stress-eating behavior (apparently the next week or two won't be much if any relief) . I am holding steady weight-wise, which would really be bothering the hell out of me if you guys hadn't prepped me for that possibility. The good news is I'm not gaining, my clothes are still fitting fine and I can still appreciate life in a smaller body. I'm living by the mantra 'one day at a time' and trying to keep a positive outlook no matter how hard it is.

I believe I'll get through this period but it will take daily vigilance. Hopefully by this time next week, things will be a little better. That said, I can appreciate I've come a long way by not reverting to my old behavior (at least not with the foods that made me fat).

88olds

Even when losing, I didn’t plan a weekly menu. I did sort of a storyboard. For a while I did write out a plan, but it was an outline. A lot of times there were multiple chive meal picks or place to fill in the blanks.

It didn’t occur to me to review the week. It’s probably a good idea. Going forward I knew what hadn’t worked last time. Experience really is the best teacher.

Rachel0778

I love the idea of a week in review! This past week has been the first week of the new year and the first week of actually getting into a routine after the insanity that was my Fall/December. I have really enjoyed not having social obligations every day of the week, and actually having a day or two that I could spend at home. It was also the first weekend in almost two months that I didn't blow my weekly calorie goal out of the water. Social stuff stresses me out so it's been hard for me to stick with a plan. My introverted self is REALLY enjoying spending time solo on the couch with a book and the dog.

I did go out one night last weekend to a cabaret event since it was a fundraiser for a local animal rescue. I ended up eating out 3 times over the weekend and I still stayed within my calorie goals! Getting back to normal feels amazing, and my pants are fitting a little better already!

imastar2

@minimyzeme and @88olds and @Rachel0778 I appreciate your response. It's always good to know that an idea can be accepted with the understanding that it's doesn't become a laborious act and everyone posting eventually getting sick and tired of posting.

My opinion about the thread is one that could bring a lot to the table in that I doubt anyone's week is the same as the week before. Routines are good and perhaps sometimes we might break out and also life happens. So I believe that I personally can learn from other folks weeks in review. Again it does not need to be or feel like a laborious act that posters feel they have to post their life history every week. Just review the last week and it's relevancy to your situation and I believe we can learn from each others post. So hopefully we'll get others to join in and hopefully we'll have a great thread.

SW 400.8
CW 323.8
Next GW 300.0
Final GW 185.0

77.0 lbs Total lost