After 6 weeks of either my wife being sick, or of me being sick, the weight is up. It happens - it's not a huge deal.
In the book "The Biggest Loser Success Secrets" (which I highly recommend), Pete Thomas offers this bit of advice: everyone is in one of three phases with their weight - they are either gaining, losing, or maintaining. Those who are successful at keeping their weight off are those people who are able to shift easily from one phase to another. I've just gone through a phase shift - losing again.
A lot of people can maintain their current weight without too much thought or effort; I am not one of those people. Just as a diabetic who is serious about controlling their diabetes has to monitor everything they eat, I have discovered that I have to be that diligent about what I eat.
The battle is fought in the mind. If you can win the battle of the brain, you can win the battle of the bulge. Fortunately, I'm currently in the right state of mind - throwing out the bread from a grilled chicken sandwich, skipping the french fries, accurately recording everything I eat, and putting into practice everything I learned during my weight loss journey. Now the trick is to stay in this mindset until those 20 pounds are gone.
I'm looking forward to the "snug" clothes becoming loose-fitting again!
