MY
STORY… BEYOND THE SCALE & REAL LIFE TOO
Holidays? Or eating to fill the void?
This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. If you are a mom to children or even to fur babies
then you may have had a day of spoiling; a lunch you didn’t need to prepare or
clean up and possibly a gift or two. Most
of my crew is still on the young side (you can see a photo of them on the
FAMILY page) so I was given a scavenger hunt to search for my home-made cards,
cups of grass, breakfast made by little ones not old enough to turn on the
stove accompanied by a vase of tulips that were cut from the only flowering
plant in my yard. So now I have
stems. I had to pull the two older girls
aside and remind them that a true Mother’s Day gift would mean I didn’t have to
get out of bed at 6:30 to “find” my gifts but for this season of motherhood the
little ones rule & I will revel in their love for me, no matter how early
it is. There is also a young woman in my
life has turned this “holiday” into a day where I am blessed to have the chance
to raise her babies as my own. As I
think of her on this day with longing arms.
Wishing for cups of dandelions and little voices whispering “I love you”
I had another thought… For some of us this day may have felt like a freight train without brakes heading right at you! A day where emotions crash into our hearts with such a heaviness that is hard to even breathe. You may be one of these people. People who dread a holiday that celebrates a woman you have a broken relationship with. Or you may be a woman desiring to carry a child and can’t, or haven’t. Have you lost your mom & can only celebrate her memory? Have you suffered the awful tragedy of having buried a child? Or do we remember the women, like our birth mom that has given up her child(ren) for adoption?
Boy I didn't mean for this to be a downer of a newsletter! I just want to acknowledge that the “days” in our lives can be felt differently by those around us. Gosh, now add into the mix being a Weight Watcher! Yikes! How well do you respond to these days? The days where LIFE just throws a wrench into our plans. Did you take a WW “holiday” and eat till you were sick? Did you eat until you were numb to avoid all the hurts this past weekend? Or are there any of you that were able to fit the holiday into your plan – and although you ate with a little less structure - Monday came along and you are on track today? No matter which way you acted let’s remember that even though Mother’s Day is over there will be more “days” in our future.
Take time this week to evaluate and reflect on how you did. Learn from what worked and what didn't. Are there things that can adapt next time we are faced with those challenges? What can be celebrated? Remember that all the food in the world will not change our realities. But how we respond to our realities can be life changing! So put on your armor and be ready. Life is coming!
May
begins YOUR SUMMER TOOLKIT:
May is the gateway to summer! School will soon be out, the weather is
getting warmer, burgers are on the grill - this is the best time to start
prepping for the challenges & fun of this next season! Our May meetings are designed to help you
stock your WW “tool box” so you can enjoy all that summer has to offer AND stay
on Plan!
Last Week: ”YOUR
MEAL PLAN – ACTION PLAN”
We all know that meal
planning can be a big help towards staying on track. Most of us have a few
go-to meals to get dinner on the table fast, but not having a plan can cause us
to scramble for a good choice. As we discussed in the meeting, life can get in
the way of making meal-planning routine. What did you learn in the
meeting about the “how” of meal planning? How did that make a difference in
your week? Were you able to follow through? If not, what got in the way? I
can’t wait to hear about it in the meeting!
This Week: ”SPRING CLEAN YOUR FRIDGE”
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Celebrate the Scale
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-Quote of the Week-
In memory of our founder, Jean Nidetch, who taught us that
"It's Choice -not Chance that determines your destiny"
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