Get Busy

So far meeting my target of begin at 291.5 lbs by months end is not going well. Between the cruise, weather, special events, and not totally staying on track, I'm not loosing the 1.5 lbs per week that I wanted. Depressing? Yes. Unexpected? No.

But perhaps I need to change my expectations. I know I can loose this but I'm not making the same type of concerted effort I made last year. When I sit an eat 2 pieces of birthday cake and claim its a "special occasion" that's a far cry when I would have eaten 1 or 1/2 a piece last year. How many "special occasions" am I allowed before I'm just totally off this?

I'm really going to try between now and next Tuesday (the end of the period) to stay on track. I'm not going to starve myself but I'm really going to try to return to what I was doing a year ago when I first started this program.

There's a phrase from "The Shawshank Redemption" that captures my mood. Tim Robbins' character says: Get busy living or get busy dying. I'll turn that to be: Get busy loosing or get busy gaining. It's my choice.