WIAW Week 5 (the week where there’s no food to post)

Posted on February 6, 2013 | 14 Comments

I’ll be honest with you, I’m not in the mood to post what I ate this past week. I haven’t even tracked since Friday, so I am not even 100% sure of what I ate. I know that a lot of it wasn’t on the Simply Filling plan and my body is hating me greatly for it.

I could write a million and one excuses as to why my eating wasn’t stellar, but excuses are lame. It boils down to the fact that I got it in my head that since I’m not going to my meeting tonight (Mr. B was supposed to be home), I gave myself permission to ‘let go.’ Pair that with the fact that I’m missing Mr. B like crazy and makes me sad, which leads to emotional eating. And well all that crap combined together just doesn’t end up well.

My week was filled with cupcakes, birthday cake, ribs, drinks, sushi, cookies, late night snacking, and not enough water. Oh and an empty tracker for the week. I should make myself go to my meeting tonight and face the scale, but part of me really wants to say screw it. Skipping meetings usually isn’t my style though, well not because of a crappy eating week. And since Mr. B isn’t going to be home until much later, I could go to my meeting.

I should just suck it up, right? Face the scale, write it off as a crappy week, and get my ass back to the grind. I guess we’ll see what happens. I’m sure I will be battling myself all day today about it.

I was just going to skip this post all together and act like I ‘forgot.’ But, I write this blog because I want to be honest and I want to show people I’m not perfect. That I am a real person who still battles food issues, like emotional eating. I’m also the person who won’t let a few days turn into a month, and then a year of bad days. If there’s one thing I’ve learned on this journey is, although eating well and losing weight is hard, being 327lbs is MUCH more hard!

I shall now brush myself off, put on my big girl panties, and write in my tracker!

How was your week? How do you deal with crappy food days?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/amanda.kurschinske Mandy Kurschinske

    I say, get a good workout in, drink your water and go to that meeting! You’ve come a long way and we all have bad days/weeks.

  • http://www.notsosuddenlysusan.com Susan

    Things happen, life happens and that’s why I like weight watchers. It realizes that as well.. Admitting it was a crappy few days or week is huge, suck it up and move on. We all have that, not letting it carry into anything further. You’ve got this week, just take it one day at a time :)

  • http://sbengschayearoftransformation.blogspot.com/ Sara Bengsch

    This is exactly what I needed to read this morning! I’ve been having a pity party for myself the past few days because I’m sick and missing my fiance. So thank you for giving me the kick in my butt that I needed!

  • http://www.livinglaughinglosing.com Kim @ Living, Laughing & Losing

    Crappy days and weeks happen. The important thing is you were honest and you know what you need to do to feel better. Here’s to a much better week ahead! :)

  • Carolyn

    Thank you for keeping it real!

  • http://runninpaola.wordpress.com runningpaolarbear

    I understand and I appreciate your honesty. You know what to do and how to do it. Meetings are always a safe haven for me even when I’ve had bad weeks/days. I love seeing journeys like this because we will never be perfect and it takes courage to show that to the world.

  • http://twitter.com/FitandFreeEmily Emily (@FitandFreeEmily)

    I think this post is just what you needed to do. It’s helping you face the facts and look deeper into *why* you’re feeling out of control, or maybe why you’re so sad when Mr B leaves. (Not that missing him is weird or anything, but being away from someone we love shouldn’t be a debilitating sadness and leave you feeling out-of-control, you know what I mean?) SO much of this journey is mental/emotional – you’re doing a GREAT job of showing that it’s not all easy and breezy.

    I say, go to the meeting, face your fears, and move on. No need for guilt, shame, or sadness!

  • http://www.google.com Michael P.

    Sometimes I have bad days… weeks, months (literally)… You just have to remember every time you fall off the horse, you just get back up and get back on it. Sometimes you just keep falling and you’re frustrated, and I promise you that persistence is key in this fight. You of all people know it.

  • susancsvintageboutique

    I hope you got a workout in today and started back to eating healthy again. Time to nip this is the bud! Oh, and I hope you go to your meeting tonight the support will do you a world of good. You can do it!

  • http://twitter.com/thiiirdly Chris (@thiiirdly)

    Had a shitty Sunday and Monday—we’ll see how the rest is.

    What’s a few bad days in the big picture? You’ll bounce back.

    Appreciate you being honest and not hiding behind a 5 Ways to Eat Carrots post—good for you

  • http://brandyrelaxing.blogspot.com/ Brandy

    You rock Brooke! I love that you’re so honest. I’ve had a few of those days, and my biggest challenge is getting back on the wagon and eating healthy… but I am just at the beginning of my journey.
    Regardless of struggles, you’re an inspiration!

  • Heather

    I have had a lot of days like this lately. Usually I work out 3 times a week with my friends, but they all went to Vegas this week and it has been a real slog trying to get my workouts in all by myself. You’re right, sometimes you just have to suck it up! Tonight I forced myself to get my cardio in but then skipped the weights, which I regretted as soon as I left the gym, then consoled myself with a big bowl of ice cream, ug. Better days ahead!

  • http://biz319.wordpress.com biz319

    You summed it up perfectly – you are not perfect, no one is, and once you pull up your big girl panties, you’ll get back on track!

    Thanks for the virtual hugs about our dog – I appreciate it!

  • http://twitter.com/geekyrachael The Domestic Geek (@geekyrachael)

    Just remember! If you had a a crappy dinner, crappy day, or even a crappy week the fact that you KNOW you did is better than people who have a crappy entire life. (That sounded bad, but you know what I mean!) You have already proved to yourself and everyone else that you are allowed to have crappy days because you know how to hop right back into awesome ones!