The Truth Of Tuesday Night

I am an intelligent person

I will control my emotions, not let my emotions control me

Every time I am tempted to use food to 

satisfy my frustrated desires, built up my ego or dull my senses,

I will remember,

Even though I over eat in private, 

My excess poundage is there for all the world to see.

I WILL TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY

- TOPS pledge

Look at that!!!

A Tuesday blog ACTUALLY posted on a Tuesday!  Sign of good things to come for the week perhaps.

I am letting my TOPS meeting this week serve it's purpose....motivation!

The TOPS program has it's own version of a healthy eating guide, known as the exchange system.  I will be the first to admit...I have not read anything about it, tried to follow or understand it.  As a whole, our group is very lost in regards to it.

Our Area Captain came for her yearly visit tonight and she asked if any of us had questions and I pointed out that we feel very challenged in understanding the exchange program.  She encouraged us to just food journal for a week and then as a group, figure out the exchanges.  As leader, I volunteered to journal everything this week and bring it in as the example we can all work off.  My reason for this was purely selfish.  I need to get right back on track with journaling and the best way to ensure I do it this week is having next week program rely on it!

As for the numbers....I gotta say, I am disappointed...once again, things caught up with me.

2 weeks ago:  250.50 lbs
This week: 251.75 lbs

It's not a huge gain, only .75 lbs and I shouldn't have a problem recovering from it if I set my mind to it.  It's going to be a tough one, with Halloween and all, but I CAN DO IT!!

You take my hand,

and I'll take yours,

and we'll start out today,

for a helping hand is what we need to help us on our way.
The way to goal is a lonely road, we need someone to care,

reach out my friend and take my hand

and then we're almost there!

- TOPS closing