MY
STORY… BEYOND THE SCALE & REAL LIFE TOO
If you Give a Moose a
Muffin…..
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| Big Gramma & Big Papa celebrating 65 yrs! |
This weekend was busy, crazy, fun
and nostalgic all at once and now I’m feeling super tired! Saturday after the meetings my family came
over to celebrate the 8 summer birthdays we have. Way too much food, (my mom brought 3
desserts!) and although plenty of what we served was healthy and lower in
points that doesn’t help if you continue to eat it! Then my son gets his front adult tooth
chipped off while screwing around and well, being a boy. Frustrating none the less. Sunday
was my grandparent’s 65th wedding anniversary where there was more
food. Then when I think my weekend
couldn’t get any fuller; on Monday my kids made up a new game – a very unsafe game that resulted in our 5 year old breaking his leg!
All the while I continued to remind myself
that “All the food in the world will not change the reality of my life right
now” I had to remember that although I
was unhappy about the situation. My eating wasn’t going to change the fact that
we would need to have dental work done soon.
My eating did not add to the celebration of all the cousin’s birthdays
& wedding anniversary. And consuming
a giant sundae from Culver's would not heal my son’s leg. And don’t even get me
started with our little league schedule every night this week at 3
different fields, all at the same time.
My point of telling you this? Not to have you all join me in a pity party
but to ask myself how I want these “Life” situations to affect my weight loss
this week. Can my attitude affect my
happiness? YES! I can be grateful that my son didn’t break
his wrists too, which could have easily happened the way he fell. My son with the chipped tooth was told if he
had chipped off any more of the tooth we would have had to have had a root
canal, a crown and future surgeries as he got older! I can be thankful and grateful about
that!
Which got me thinking...Have you ever read the story of the
Moose that asked for a muffin only to get distracted, color some pictures, make
a mess, spill some milk and then realize he never had the muffin? Which of course starts the cycle of silliness all over
again. This week I will not be the
Moose!
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| *If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff |
Although eating can make events seem more fun sometimes I need to fess up and decide if I am just eating out of
emotion. I’ll admit that those moments can
lead to a temporary pay off – but the reality is that it usually costs me
more in the long run. This is how it
works when we are like the silly moose: Something good or bad happens, I eat to
distract myself from that heightened emotion; I feel better for a few moments;
then I feel bad about myself for eating; I decide I am a W.W. failure which
leads to me eating something else to escape that thought, then I feel bad and
eat again and so on and so on. Can you relate?
I often hear members in meetings
argue food or activity to be the controlling factor in weight loss
success. I argue that the most essential
player in my success, is MY MIND.
Sometimes, My mind has to change before My weight can!
JUNE
Theme: GET HAPPY!
We're wrapping up June this
week. How are you more mindful of your
happiness? What changes have you seen in
your overall quality of life? We’re here
to help you not only lose weight but this month but to – GET HAPPY!
Last Week: ”KEEP YOUR WHY
CLOSE BY”
Whatever it is
that we want to achieve, keeping our eyes on the goal can help us get
there. Thinking about our “why” can help us focus on the “how” since our motivations change over time.
Did you make a Vision Board this week or choose an anchor to keep that Why Close By? If so, where did you put it so
that it made a difference for you?
Remember having a visual cue reminds us what we are working towards!
This Week: “GRATITUDE ADJUSTMENT”
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
~ be safe and enjoy your weekend!
Don’t forget we will be closed
this Saturday in observance of the 4th of July holiday! Don’t let this mean you have a “week off,”
Find a meeting to visit earlier in the week & come back to us on the 11th!
ON SALE THIS WEEK:
Smoothies: $4.95
Success Handbook! (My Favorite Product) : $4.95
WALKING CLUB STARTING
SOON:
Erin is organizing a
5K walk this September and looking for members to start walking clubs in their areas
– or after their meetings! If you are
interested in helping with this let me know!
STRUGGLING MEMBER
WORKSHOPS:
Do you feel unmotivated? Struggling with staying on plan?
You're not alone! Find a workshop that fits your schedule!
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July
1, 9-10am ~ Geneva Store
Quote of the Week:
“Every Single Day you make a Choice”
which will you make?
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watchers international, inc. It is meant
to be a motivational tool.
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