Superbowl....Penalty???

Great game last night...I know there are so many Steeler fans out there...congratulations!

I know that although you all watched to game in different venues...friends' houses, a bar, your house, restaurants, etc...there was most definitely one thing in common: LOTS AND LOTS of high-caloric foods and drinks. The temptation abounded and although you went into it with the best of intentions, you may have found yourself succumbing to the "mob" mentality. Then you get on the scale this morning (for those of you who garner up the courage to face the music) and say "oops".

For those of you in our program, there is an urge to cancel your appointment this week because you are fearful of the negative results of stepping on the scale. Although you inherently know that no one here gets upset or angry with you, and contrarily, we are here to support you in a very positive way, there still is the feeling of embarrassment. Those who are not in our program currently may not even step on the scale to see the bad news.

These weeks are the EXACT time to come in for your appointment or, if doing this alone, step on that scale...see the results and then formulate a plan. We get into weight trouble when we do ot monitor the weight or have no plan as to what to do if the weight goes up. Denial is a very big factor in people not doing anything about weight gain.

For those of you who stood up to Superbowl week and were successful in your weight loss efforts: CONGRATS! For those of you who had a difficult week...NO PROBLEM! Let's make it up this week with some more rigorous exercise and more careful, planned out dietary intervention.