Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

Hello readers of Kristen’s blog! *waves enthusiastically*  I’m Molly and if you’ve been here a while, you might remember me making a few random posts back in April.  Kristen has asked me to enlighten you with my thoughts once more (and by “enlighten” I mean “jot down my ramblings so as to make the rest of you feel better about yourselves”)
 
When I last wrote, I was reinvigorated with the desire to start my journey over, once again.  I’m disappointed to say that although I never got away from my Weight Watchers journey, I took a little hiatus…..a sabbatical, if you will.  The Weight Watchers points values still danced in my head before eating anything but I often found myself saying “you know what, I’ve been counting points for so long, I just want to eat and not think.”  And eat I did.  I guess it is a blessing that I had as many “come to Jesus” moments as I did or I would have ballooned up quite a bit.  As it were, I put about 8 pounds back on and re-joined Weight Watchers back in September.  (for those of you playing along at home, this makes try number 6)  I didn’t really get the new member “buzz” this time like I did in times past, but decided that was a good thing.  Maybe that meant it was ingrained into my head this time.  Like a lifestyle!
 
Or a sickness. 
 
One or the other.
 
Anyway, I am happy to say that I have lost something every week that I’ve been back except for one when my husband and I took a trip to Las Vegas.  But, I mean, seriously, how can anyone lose weight in VEGAS?! 
 
Except maybe for the showgirls….they do a lot of dancing and that’s good cardio.
 
My Vegas gain was only 0.4, so I did consider that a small victory.  I tell you all of that to tell you that my point (yes, I do have one!) is that my weight loss journey is still moving along….just not quite as quickly as I had hoped.  A lot of people say their weight loss journey is like a long, overseas flight to the destination of their goal weight.  I’ve decided that my weight loss journey is really more like a cruise that makes various stops on its way to the destination of my goal weight.  I get on the boat and think “I’m staying on the boat, I don’t care how long it takes” and I cruise right along.  Until we stop at the first port! As soon as I see the fabulous surroundings at that port, I’m off that boat and indulging faster than you can say “daily points allotment.”  After I’ve been at the port for a while, I get tired of being that person again and climb back onto the boat, head hung in shame, vowing to do my best once again.  And I do!  For a while.  Until I don’t want to anymore. 
 
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
 
I’ve heard it said many times that the journey is more important than the destination.   I agree with that when speaking about life.  However, when it comes to my weight loss journey, I’m just saying “let me be the judge!”  Tell you what, I’ll just go ahead and get to my goal weight in a week or two and then let you know which I enjoyed more… the journey or the destination. I’m betting I’ll enjoy the destination a little more than I enjoyed the journey.  I also bet no one who has been through it successfully would bet against me.
 
See? That’s why I did so well in Vegas!

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