I had my weigh-in tonight, and I had my first gain. Yep, I gained 100g.
Those 4 slices of cake really DID catch up with me!
Although I’m bummed about it, I am not depressed enough to reach for the chocolate. This shows that I am actually learning something! Okay, so I may not be all the way there yet, but I know I am already much better at controlling my emotional eating.
Yes I had a gain, but goshdarnit, I’m determined to find the positive in that!
Besides, I know that if I tighten the reins a little this week, keep an eye on my portion size, and do a bit more exercise, I will have a better result on the scales next week.
The past week has been a bit of a blur, actually. I can barely remember getting through each day, let alone what I ate! I was crazy-busy, and a few crappy things happened. Some stuff I couldn’t control. I also had PMS. Joy!! I didn’t blog much, but I really didn’t have anything decent (or positive) to say. To be honest, I’ve felt pretty “blah”. But considering we have our much-anticipated trip to the snow this coming weekend, I think the smile just might be coming back to my face.
And it feels good. 
Okay, four slices of cake my friend is NOT the end of the world, gaining 100gms is so NOT the end of the world either. Moving forward, that will disappear in no time at all and PMS has a whole lot to answer for!!!!
Enjoy your snow trip this weekend. Don’t forget to charge the batteries. Have fun!!!
By: Mrs Frizz on August 11, 2008
at 10:59 pm
It makes me smile to think of you guys looking forward to the snow! LOL. Better days are on their way to you. Playing in the snow DOES burn calories and so does laughing and smiling so I think I see a cure for 100g in your near future!
By: teeni on August 12, 2008
at 3:11 am
part of the reason I love reading your blog is because you are so sincere and real – that takes courage. I look at life like a road that goes through the mountains – there are high points and dips and valleys and when I find myself in one of those valleys I try to remember that a hill (wonderful high) is coming – hopefully the snow will just that for you!
PS – your weight loss is very inspiring – my mom lost over 100 lbs that past year or so and I know she also had several ups and downs on her way to that – our bodies are interesting that way.
By: kayla on August 12, 2008
at 4:59 am
Oh Hannah, your attitude is great, I know you were down a bit about it and it sounds like you had a crappy week. You are allowed! And your journey is just that, a journey complete with peaks and valleys. I am sure next week will be a lovely peak and you have a wonderful trip to look forward to as well!
YAY!
(I have out my pom poms and am cheering you on girl!)
By: Kami on August 12, 2008
at 5:27 am
Great that you’ve got your trip away to look forward too, just think of all the amazing photos you’ll be able to catch LOL!!
By: Trace on August 12, 2008
at 7:18 am
Enjoy the coming weekend Hannah. I think Mrs Frizz summed it up well. The cool thing is you know its not the end of the world and you went straight back on the bandwagon, rathern than spiralling downwards. PMS is crappy fullstop but look what you achieved this month, compared to others.
By: Janine on August 12, 2008
at 8:03 am
Have a great weekend, snow, yikes, er……should be fun;)
One thing I am not looking forward to up here…and the leave are changing already.
By: Anna on August 12, 2008
at 8:12 am
you’ll be fine with lossing this weeks gain because you’re aware of what your mistake was – cake! lol
Enjoy the snow!
By: ruthnz on August 12, 2008
at 8:54 am
Way to see the silver lining Hannah! I am proud of you for working so hard
By: Angella on August 12, 2008
at 9:10 am
You lucky thing heading off for the snow!! And don’t worry about a small gain, sheeze, I’ve not made it to the gym for over a month and am feeling very guilty about it!! I’m hoping to make it there next week and get back into it but you’re doing sooooo well!
By: Louise Williams on August 12, 2008
at 10:54 am
Like what Miss Frizz said.
Plus that snow play will be a great exercise! Tramping up mountains and sliding down them has to be good for burning off those cakey grams. Have a lovely time!
By: Penny on August 12, 2008
at 11:21 am
You are still going great guns, Hannah!
LOL, 100gm schmams! That’s not even the difference between going to the loo before your meeting or not, hee hee.
Don’t know about you, but I retain fluid the week before my period is due and have noticed it can mean a difference of up to 2kg on the scales. As soon as my period kicks in, the bloating goes and I am 2kg lighter.
Something to think about maybe?
By: tw on August 12, 2008
at 1:25 pm
PS. Hope you have a much, much better week this time around. The trip to the snow will be awesome!
By: tw on August 12, 2008
at 1:27 pm
100 g at the same time as having PMS…. nasty! LOL I’d say that you enjoyed the cake slices as you should have, and now you will lose those grams during some snow fighting. I’m hoping to see some of those fun pics now, K?! LOL
By: kelly on August 12, 2008
at 4:33 pm
Congrats hannah and I am so proud of you for not going for the chocolate – Over the past 5 years every time i do WW once I get to the 7 week mark i start to totally slide. Again very proud of you!
By: Debbie aka Scrappygirl on August 13, 2008
at 10:22 am
I think everyone is blah at the moment. Sometimes you need cake (and I know you will keep on losing – you sound so determined)
By: Sharon on August 14, 2008
at 9:29 am
Well done, Hannah! I’m so proud of you that you’re sticking with it and doing soooo very well! Do you have any WW recipes that you can share? Is the points system very different from 5 or so years ago, do you know? I have a lot of old WW tools, and was seriously considering doing it again…
By: rachel on August 17, 2008
at 7:41 pm
That is a very small gain considering all the cake you got to enjoy. I say it is completely worth it to enjoy special occasion foods from time to time. Remember, this is supposed to be setting patterns for your whole life, not just a diet. So you eat a bit extra then exercise more and eat less for a while. Which is just what you did and you lost more weight. Way to stick with it!
By: bekaboo on August 20, 2008
at 10:36 am