@ermintrude.... Thanks for saying that I thought I was cracking up lol.
I do appreciate what you said and I understand. Gonna have a big think over the next few days and see whether I will go back next week.
I suppose I am afraid of gaining over Christmas and going back to class and facing the scales and the weighing person. Another question the person who weighs you are they allowed to discuss your weight with anyone outside class or within the class?
Consultants *expect* EVERYONE to gain over Xmas, theres usually a talk about it the week before or after, about how its expected but how to best limit it by enjoying yourself but still controlling the bits that are controllable. Everyone usually jokes about being biggest gainer or whatever. Ive only ever known one person who didnt gain while they were away and that was because she had food poisoning! :8855: Theres also usually a massive influx of new members just after Xmas/NY as half the universe decides it's time to lose the Xmas weight. Classes can get a bit overfull, then loads of them drop out a month or so down the line.
Last time I did SW (not this time) I started the week before my birthday in the full knowledge that I was going to put on and probably be heavier than when I actually started, but my reasoning was that yeah I may be heavier than when I started but if I hadn't turned up that week Id have put that weight on *anyway*, (in fact probably more as I wouldn't be controlling myself in *any* way shape or form) - BUT I also wouldn't have lost anything in the interim either. And who knows whether I'd have ever got round to turning up if I didn't do it that day. My consultant applauded my reasoning and used it as the class discussion that week, saying that was the way we should be looking at things.
Yeah and as kingleds says, nothing will be disclosed/discussed if you dont want it to be - nobody ever knows your actual weight. A loss is read out and applauded, gains are not talked about other than if its only a tiny half pound or something along the lines 'did you do anything differently this week?' - and any of this if you dont want to talk about it full stop then just let your C know and s/he will never mention it.
No reason to be afraid of gaining over Xmas. Nothing to be 'afraid' of at all, what's the worst that can happen? Fear is a funny thing, when we think about it rationally what *is* it we're afraid of? There's nothing rationally even there, nothing you can put your finger on and say "THAT is what Im afraid of". It doesnt exist. We all suffer from it but its purely irrational. What's the worse that can happen? I put some weight on. So? Thats why we're on SW, to lose weight. So I'm not in any different position to the one I started in. It's why we're all on this board - to lose weight. Anything we put on we can lose again in no time, but only if we are actually ON the plan and trying to lose.
I fully expect to gain half a stone or so over Xmas but I expect it to be gone again within a fortnight of getting back, most of it will be water anyway. Im going away for a full 2 weeks, Im taking Xmas day / NYD off entirely and having pretty much whatever I like. The rest of the days I will have healthy but tasty meals already planned out to enjoy but I will let myself have a few treats - a few glasses of wine at night, the odd choccie, piece of cheese or snack here and there - but in moderation. If I hadn't joined SW there would *be no* moderation - I would stuff my face with everything in sight and then feel sorry for myself and too ashamed to turn up to SW afterwards.
Anyway, whatever you decide is best for you. I think the best thing is that you've turned up on this board as the people and support on here are great, better than a SW group IMO x
