Fat Club

So its Tuesday which to me means Fat Club day.  After a lifetime of loving food and never being able to get the balance right or understand 'moderation' I finally joined a Slimming Club last March and have lost 2 stone. 

I hated the thought of group 'therapy' or restricting my life, and loathed the idea of a life of denial. 

I was wrong.

I'm eating more than ever, nicer food, healthier food and have become very dependant on thelovely people in group who never judge, or tut, or see me as a failure (I do enough of that for myself). 

So today I gained 3lbs.  ARGH.  The difference now compared to the past is that I'm not depressed about it, I'm not hateful to my reflection, I just pick myself up, dust myself down and get back on the horse...

One thing I've learned is that if you're a food lover, if you have a tendancy to eat the wrong things, or eat too much of the right things, there's no 'cure'.  This is about managment for life.  Its not as simple as 'eat less, do more' yet it is.  Its about balance, good choices, support and friendship.  Its about liking oneself, respecting your reflection, learning to love who you are without being arrogant. 

So yeh, Fat Club rocks.  I'm losing weight, slowly, healthily and thoroughly enjoying myself.  Its also very cheap therapy because the emphasis is also on image therapy, knowing yourself, dealing with issues and not being judged. 

So I had a gain.  I earned every lb.  I will lose that gain for next week with no denial or shame. 

That is a GOOD THING.