Weekly WI: A Nasty Gain

I woke up feeling good and light so I decided to weigh in. Welp, I gained 3.5 pounds on vacation. Dang it!! That sucks and was unexpected even though it was to be expected. 

I’m now 5 pounds from reclaiming my 100 pounds. This really sucks but I’m determined to make sure this gain is just temporary and I do that by earning my blue dots this week.

We had a great workshop topic about Non-Scale Victories. 

I have a lot of NSV’s to celebrate this week, despite a vacation gain:

• The scale didn’t show me how good I felt fitting into the seats at the amusement parks
• The scale didn’t show how the seatbelt on the airplane still buckles
• The scale didn’t show that I had to pull out my summer capris since we were going to warmer weather and I didn’t have to worry if they would fit
• The scale didn’t show the many times I was mindful with my eating
• The scale didn’t show the miles and miles we walked on our vacation

I always like to look at the positive. I hate being in a negative mind space. Yes I had a large game this week after an unexpected game two weeks ago. When I look back at my weight record I see that I’m down 5.6 pounds from last year. 

There is always positives out there even if you have to dig deep to look for them. I’ve got so many NSV’s and while I do need the scale to help keep me accountable, it’s never the end all be all of this journey.

I CAN. I WILL. WATCH ME.

I should start my vacation recap at the beginning, but instead, I’ll start it at the end.

Oprah was amazing!! I am so thankful I made the decision to spend the time and money to travel to Dallas to see her. Oprah was open, honest, abs very raw. It was emotional, inspiring, and motivating. Oh, and there is was 17,000 people in the audience.

Oprah talked about her weight struggles, the day WW reached out to her to ask her to join them, her sign as she called it. She also shared so much of her personal life that you couldn’t help but shed a few tears.

The day started with a music/dance segment from a group called DayBreaker. Lunch was provided by Panera.

After our lunch, Julianne Hough led a workout session with her group Kinrgy. 

Oprah’s special celebrity guest was Tracee Ellis Ross, who was fantastic. I wasn’t 100% sold on her as the guest but boy was she amazing. She too was open, raw, and emotional as well as inspiring. 

I met a WW Coach from New Jersey, Daniel, who helped find out which bathrooms were available for men. With about 90% of the audience being female, the men’s rooms were temporary signed as woman’s rooms. 

Oprah joked the men who attended get 8-weeks of a “free pass” for whatever they want from their wives. We will see about that!

We got some swag and there was opportunities for photos.

The lines for photos were long but after taking a bathroom break while Oprah was on stage, I realized it was my best shot!

The rest of Dallas was not very eventful. We were exhausted and Kenyon didn’t love navigating the bizarre street layout of Downtown Dallas. So we didn’t do much. We went to an air museum.

And twice, to dinner at Chuy’s. Oh boy I’ll miss that. It was amazing.

We are back home and I’m ready to get back on track. Oprah said over and over again, “I Can. I Will. Watch Me.” 

You better watch...because I’m coming for you goals.

When In Doubt Travel

“You're off to Great Places!

Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting,

So... get on your way!”

― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Even if I didn’t know it at the time, both my weight loss and maintenance journeys have opened up so many new opportunities.

We are off on another adventure.  Travel is my favorite things.  I can’t wait to share it all with you.  I am not sure when I’ll check-in or if I’ll check-in until we arrive home.  In the meantime, I’ll be taking all the photos so I can share with you.