I will admit it. This week has been a struggle. I hurt my back on Saturday picking up a stinking pumpkin (for the 2nd year in a row I might add) on Saturday and it's been all down hill since then. So... I wasn't paying as close attention to what I was eating like last week. Part of the Slim-Fast 3-2-1 plan is eating frequently to encourage your metabolism to speed up. This week I haven't been eating the snacks like I should because I wasn't hungry. And exercise? Did I mention I hurt my back? UGH!
Needless to say I didn't "get" a healthier weight when I weighed in this week. But, I didn't have a worse one either. The scale stayed the same. Bonus???
In the midst of a week where I already feel like a failure I was exposed to the Marie Claire article that has so many people outraged. I really didn't want to give this article any more coverage then it has already received, but I had to. Because someone saying things like "So anyway, yes, I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other ... because I'd be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything. To be brutally honest, even in real life, I find it aesthetically displeasing to watch a very, very fat person simply walk across a room..." is not right. And because in the midst of the shame, anger, and sadness that the article induced I also felt grateful. So very grateful.
Grateful that I married a man who doesn't love me for a number on the scale.
Grateful that I raising children to love everyone. Because we are all human beings... not labels.
Grateful that I have friends who would gladly walk across a room with me.
Grateful that I have already chosen a path to be more healthy.
Grateful that I don't hold any hate in my heart for Maura Kelly.
And...
Grateful that I am worth it!
For the next week I have goals. Make sure I eat my snacks (BTW you can get a $1.50 off coupon just by liking Slim-Fast on Facebook) in addition to my 2 meal replacements and sensible dinner. My back is getting better so I need to exercise as much as possible. I just had a bad few days and we all have those. No reason to let it derail all the progress I had previously made.
Slim Fast is helping sponsor my journey to become more healthy. All opinions, struggles, and triumphs are my own.