Keeping it Real

After Thanksgiving, my Birthday, and My annual Elf Extravaganza, this week was not a good week as far as diets go.  Needless to say, my scale proved that fact to me today, but I am really OK with it.  I figure, there is only one way to go from here, and that is down (on the scale).  I just have to resume my good eating habits, resume my exercise routine (which has actually been quite good), and the numbers will hopefully reflect that. 

That being said, this past week was totally worth any gained pounds!  I had a great Birthday with great food and ice cream.  I ate more than usual, but didn't go over board in an all out binge so that, in and of itself, is a success. 

And, today, instead of saying to myself that "everything is ruined" or "I'm a complete failure", I am reframing my thinking and looking at it as a new challenge, a new goal, a new motivation.

I wasn't even going to weigh myself today because I knew I wouldn't be happy, but then thought I had better weigh myself.  Doing so would help keep it real.  I can't avoid what is, and by not weighing myself would not make the extra pounds disappear.  So I am keeping it real, and, more than that, I am keeping it positive.  This is just another trek on the journey.