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I consider myself very fortunate this week. The scale gods smiled down on me and I managed to lose a smidge over a half a pound. I missed my goal by one pound. You see, I had planned to lose 75 lbs by my birthday. I'm still a pound away. I won't lie. I'm a little disappointed, but frankly, after the week I had, I'm thrilled not to have gained two or three pounds. And I know I'll make that goal next week...I hope. It's too easy when we don't achieve our goals to use them as an excuse to slide backwards. I messed up today. Now that I've "blown" the week, I should just enjoy myself. Next week I'll get back on plan. Tomorrow I'll get back on plan... oops... make that another tomorrow. I know where I went wrong. And it would be easy for me to say "oh that always happens at that point in my cycle" or "my depression got out of control" or "this is the week of the anniversary of my dad's death" or even "it's my birthday." They all sound like nifty excuses don't they? But that's what they are. Excuses. The truth is I lost sight of the goal. I fell off the wagon, then lay there, wallowing in the mud, while it went on down the road without me. Luckily, I was able to pick myself up, run after it, and then hop back on. There's no shame in falling off the wagon. This is the time of year when we start to slide in those New Year's Resolutions. It takes 21 days to make a habit, and we haven't even had 21 days of 2007 yet. The shame lies in not refocusing, chasing that wagon, and hopping back on. Some tips to help you do that (I've found these helpful). 1) Don't beat yourself up! It's water under the bridge. You can't uneat what you ate (okay you can, but you'd still retain 50% of the calories, and can we say ewww!). Live in the moment. You can change RIGHT NOW. And you can change the next minute. 2) Analyze, but not too much. It's good to know why you went off plan (see my excuses above), but don't dwell on them. They happened. Now you know. Now you can work on a way to change it. 3) Refocus your goals. I could focus on the big 75lb number. It sounds cool, doesn't it? I'm focusing on 1 lb. Small bites will help you devour the entire desert. (and face it, losing X amount of lbs is oh so better than a simple desert. Even really expensive Tiramasu) I hope these tips help. It's only week three of a year-long journey. Don't sweat it. Just keep going!  
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