[CyberTOPS] 10/22/09 Weigh in,Dear John Letter

[Katherine Foard]

Well tonight isn't going to be pretty. This week wasn't good for me, at all. I
was in a bit of a funk on Wednesday, not really sure why could be monthly
business. I even had a
good cry yesterday. To be honest I think I needed that release because today I
felt so much better.


This week was pretty much a bust for me. I wasn't on plan with my eating. I
didn't track any of my food . I just ate what I felt like eating this week and
that was my attitude for the week.


The baby step that I worked on this week was my water. I only got the 112
ounces of water down like 3 days this week, so that was another bust for me.


Exercising this week it wasn't good either. I only worked out three days.
Today while at the gym I started week 3 of the couch to 5K, and I couldn't do
the jogging. My shins were killing me the felt like they were burning. I will
talk more in details about this next week during my couch to 5K video.


I just had my birthday last Monday on the 19th and I basically had been
celebrating all week by making bad choices.


Okay so now for my update, brace your self's I had a gain tonight. It was the
hugest gain that I had since I first joined TOPS. I gained 5 pounds and you
know I can't be upset by this gain because I made poor choices this week. I
made the choice not to drink my water. I made the choice not to get all of my
exercising in. I made the choice to eat the way that I did. That's why I'm not
going to be upset by this gain. I refuse to let this gain bring me down. I
know that I will get back on track again. I just have to keep going to TOPS
meetings and doing the that I can do.


So now that all of that is out of the way I wanted to talk about a program
that I did tonight during the meeting. The program that I did tonight I got
the idea from one of our recent issues of TOPS magazine. This one TOPS chapter
they all had to write bDear Johnb letters to some kind of obstacle in
there life that might be hinding that weight loss As many of you know I have
an addiction to ice cream especially mint and chip ice cream. My bdear
Johnb letter I wrote it to Mint and chip ice cream. And here is the letter
that I wote:


Dear Mr Mint and Chip,
I certainly hope that this note finds you doing well and your family is in the
best of health. Okay now that all of the politeness is out of the way listen
up scum sucker for years I have enjoyed your minty cream goodness. I thought
it was satisfying me if I was upset, angry or dealing with the emotional
roller coaster of my monthly visitor. Yes I even faked an extra day of PMS
every now and then just as an excuse to enjoy your soothing sensation. After
much thought and consideration I have realized that there are more sensible
ways of dealing with my emotions. Ways that won't cause weight gain. I'm
kicking you to the curb the trash gets picked up on Wednesday's be out there.
Goodbye Forever, Katherine


Everyone loved my letter and I got a lot of laughs from it. Well that's going
to do it for this week. You all have a great week and I love you all.


Much Love,
Katherine