I wrote an entirely different post for McFatty Monday than the one you’re going to read.  I wrote this:

I need a break from McFatty Monday.

It’s not that I’ve gained weight.  It’s not that I’m frustrated.  It’s not that I’m giving up or stopping my journey or sitting here eating a dozen cream puffs while I type this.  It’s just that McFatty Monday has stopped being fun for me.  & my blog is supposed to be fun.  It’s supposed to be something that I enjoy sitting down to & recently, Sunday nights are like a dental appointment when I have to force myself to pour a cup of tea & think of something inspirational to say when I don’t feel inspirational.  & it shouldn’t be like that.

& then Twitter happened.

DAMN YOU, TWITTER.

People started talking about McFatty Monday & new folks are joining in & old folks are talking about what an amazing support it is & I realized….THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT ME.  Like everything else in the universe.  & I need to keep on it for me & everyone else that needs a place to go on Monday.  A place for support & “me too” & ideas.

I realized that I still need McFatty Monday, no matter how hard I protest.

I just wish I knew what to write.

So I asked Twitter.  Duh.  If Twitter wants me to write, then Twitter better tell me what to write.

Brandi asked me, “Are you going to stay on NS this fall?  During holidays & pumpkin spice season?”

Good question, B.  & it made me make a plan, which is SO IMPORTANT.  People, MAKE  A PLAN.  Make a plan for your weight loss.  Make a plan for your week when you are grocery shopping.  Make a plan for each day, so when you’re faced with choices, you’ve already planned to make the right one for your weight loss.

My plan?  I have what amounts to one more month of Nutrisystem in my pantry (they were super-generous & sent me several months at a time) & fully plan on following through until that has ended.  This week’s plan?  To work out four days this week.  I’ve really been slacking on working out & it’s showing on both the scale & my muscle tone.  Tomorrow’s plan?  No wine at night.  Seriously, one sip of alcohol & I hold onto water weight for days at a time.  So unfortunate.

What’s your plan?  This week?  Today?

p.s.  no weight loss this week.  but no weight gain.