Yes's & No's

I was cleaning off my desk today and came across my paper from the activity we did at my meeting last Saturday, so I thought I'd share.  We took a 3x5 card and made two columns.  In one column, we wrote 'YES' and in the other we wrote 'NO'.  We were suppose to put it on the fridge (or somewhere else we look often) to be a constant reminder to stay on track.  

I will say YES to:

• following the good health guidelines
• exercise
• writing everything I eat down
• water, water, water, water, water
• sleep
• time to myself
• ww meetings
• smaller servings

I will say NO to:

• food pushers (people who tell you it's okay to cheat "just this once")
• eating in front of the tv or computer
• eating after 7:30 pm (night time noshing)
• doing things that stress me out

After reviewing this little list of yes's and no's, I realize that I haven't followed a single goal this week.  All week long I've been eating in front of the tv & computer and I'm always snacking right up until bed time (10:00 ish).  I haven't been following the good health guidelines, in fact, I haven't been drinking any milk or eating any veggies.  I've been saving up my points to eat sweets at night.  And water just hasn't tasted good lately (even with the crystal light packets), so I've been a Coke Zero junkie.  I have been writing everything down, but I haven't exercised AT ALL.  I did pilates one night about three weeks ago, (the night I made my Winning Outcomes goal of exercising at least 5 times a week), but I haven't done them again since.  I do get plenty of sleep, but I really don't have any time to myself.  Well actually, I dropped the two older kids (5 & 2) off at the Fred Meyer play place yesterday for an hour and sat at the in-store Starbucks and just had some nice quiet time.  That was nice.  I need to find more places that have daycares.  

So, now I know what I need to work on.  And, as of today, I weigh the same as I did at last Saturday's meeting (because of all my night time snacking and lack of water I think), so I will be shocked if I'm down anything at this weeks meeting.  Oh well, I'm sure everyone has a bad week every once in a while and it's never too late to get back on track.  

Tonight I WILL:

• Eat my 1 point snack before 7:30 pm
• Do my 20 minute pilates routine
• Drink at least 2 bottles of water
• Go to sleep at a decent time

Tonight I WILL NOT:

• Eat in front of the TV (I still have a one point snack coming after I put the kids to bed at 7 o'clock)
• Eat after 7:30 pm