Ok i'm trying a new tactic today, whilst keeping in mind the "Stop Dicking Around" motto (thanks Kathryn).
Unfortunately it means i'm going to register a gain at WW this morning, but i'm okay with that, if all goes to plan it will be the last gain I register before my birthday.
STOP DICKING AROUND - ACTION NUMBER ONE
This is a stupid one, but it's all about how I feel. I always wish I could wear my joggers to weigh in. I know they're heavier than all of my other shoes, but they're so comfortable and I love them (although I do need a new pair and i'm thinking about shouting myself some soon). It also looks better than wearing my other shoes with shorts (long shorts). So i'm just going to wear them, cos although my weight will go up this week it means I can wear my joggers every week then and i'll be so much happier and more likely to walk around the shops more - meaning more incidental exercise.
STOP DICKING AROUND - ACTION NUMBER TWO
I never eat breakfast or even drink water before weigh in. This is a problem because I wake up at 6am and have to wait til 9am for weigh in, so I go three hours without eating and then when I get home i'm starving and looking for any quick fix. So, from today i'm having breakfast, a cup of coffee and if I want to drink water I will. I have to stop being so obsessive about whether I weigh a couple of hundred grams heavier because I had a glass of water. In the long run the weight will come off anyway if i'm doing the right thing, right?????
STOP DICKING AROUND - ACTION NUMBER THREE
(also spins off onto other members of my family)
Next, I have been trying for ages to get DH to lose some weight and I know that you all say he has to want to do it for himself but he needs a push (he's male after all). So ..... i've devised a plan.
Normally DH does the dishes in the morning before he goes to work, it's his job. I've told him for the next few weeks that I will do the dishes but he must get on the exercise bike. I've also told him that whatever menu plan I get from WW this morning is what we will be following all week. He has a lunch on Tuesday and i've told him he has to make a healthy choice (ie nothing fried - he always goes for fried). There are plenty of healthier options than fried so i'm leaving this one with him.
STOP DICKING AROUND - ACTION NUMBER FOUR
Next - and the biggest one of all for DH - he's not allowed to drink beer if he doesn't exercise. I've said that I won't drink either - but that's not too hard for me. Plus I have been exercising and there's more of that to come.
I'm not sure whether he agreed as he just made a grunting noise, but hopefully this will help him to lose a bit of weight before my birthday and a bit more before the wedding he's groomsman for in November.
Wish me luck and remember not to scold me when I report a gain in a couple of hours ok?
Bri
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6 comments:
There is no way I'd be able to wait three hours for breakfast! I'd be eating everything in sight.
You're right, better a gain (which isn't really a gain) this week to set yourself for the future.
LOL at DH 'grunting' - you get that don't you?
Love yr new policy - I think we all need to 'stop dicking around'.
It's funny the little rituals we stick to without any real (sensible) reason, isn't it? Congrats on calling yr own bluff and going for it. A short term gain is okay when you know that it's not a true gain, and it will set you up for future success.
Who knows? Karma may be kind and you'll get a loss... wouldn't that be grand?
Love reading yr blog, Hayley
I do the breakfast thing too - on thursday's I don't eat till after 10.30, and it's something brought (since I am a long way from home) and eating for the rest of the day goes downhill... instead I think I might take breakfast to weigh in with me:) Thanks for the idea!
Hopefully today's gain will be minimal - and you won't be upset because you know it's the shoes:)
Good plan Bri! Hope it was a good weigh-in despite the breaky (good girl!) and the shoes.
Sounds to me like it was a grunt of consent from DH, and I'm sure he is appreciative of how you're helping him... or at least he will be when the results become evident :-)
I love all your stop dicking around actions. It's a great idea to make your weigh-in more realistic.
Yep, stop dicking around, love it! LOL at getting your man to exercise. I'm in the same boat and Dan keeps complaining about how fat he is now which is driving me up the wall. I think with men, you've got to trick them into it like your beer idea. No exercise, no beer.
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