I was so encouraged by my 3.6 lb weight loss week #1 — even with my little cheats — that I must have cheated a little more during week #2 and only lost 1.6 lbs! This means, after 2 weeks, I am down only 5.2 lbs all together. And this means … if I am going to lose 10 lbs in 3 weeks, I practically have to lose 5 lbs this week.
In typical Enneagram #7 fashion, I am panicking. My determination this week is to eat only what is in the Turbo Starter Kit — no extra N/S snacks and none of my husband’s left over food. Also he is getting better after his knee replacement and able to take care of himself more, so I am hoping to get back to the gym at least 3 days this week.
(Believe it or not, when I am not being a caregiver, I usually work out at least 4 days a week — I think I developed the habit, as a #7, for 2 reasons: A) it makes me feel better, endorphins and all that; B) if I don’t work out quite a lot, I can put weight on rapidly, so if I want to eat anything worth eating at all, I need to work out. #7 reasoning: what will create the most pleasure?)
My Enneathought for today said:
The Wake-Up Call for the Seven is believing that there are greener pastures somewhere else. Watch for this tendency today.
That can be true, I know, but I think also #7’s tend to stick with a thing forever, convincing themselves that what they’re doing is the most fun ever! Rather than abandoning ship, we delude ourselves into believing everything is ducky or that this exciting thing, which we thought was phenomenal when we started it, WILL WORK if we just push it harder. I hope I am not going down that rabbit hole with Nutrisystem.
But hey, only one week left, so I am going to do it. And if I don’t weight 138 by Saturday, I am chucking the whole thing. I’ll update you soon.
Enneagram #7 — all the fun, all the time 