Bad weigh in

I gained 2lbs and I'm not happy about it but its done and nothing I can do to change that. What I can do is change what I'm doing this week.

My aims to have a good week include:

1) Exercise - I want to go to the gym at least 3 times this week and if possible I'd like to complete week 2 of the couch to 5K and move on to week 3. It would be good if I could complete a couple of exercise dvd's at home too plus walk as much as possible.
2) Back to basics - I need to weigh, measure and track EVERYTHING! I have got a little complacent guessing the weight of things and guessing/missing tracking milk in tea and so on.
3) Reduce empty snacks - I waste points on snacks that provide no nutritional value and do not fill me up. I know sometimes I need a treat which is fine but I need to cut out the ones that aren't needed.
4) Less eating out - eating out puts pressure on me always having to think what the best choice is and generally the food is higher points. Again its guesswork sometimes with the points content, so my hubby had agreed we will eat out less this week. Good for my weight loss and very good for our bank balance.
5) Healthy filling food in the house - we have so little in the house, I need to stock up on fruit and filling low point food..

What I am not going to do is let a small gain throw me off track. I will not be dwelling on it or letting myself get too frustrated by it as this is unhelpful.

I'm glad I stayed for the meeting though as my leader spoke to two members of the group who are at/nearly at goal. One member has lost 108lbs and the other has lost 117lbs! It made me realise that I may feel like I'm in a minority with the amount I have to lose but in reality I'm not. There are other people who have been where I am and lost the weight. It was just one more reminder that it's not some impossible task!

I think part of me is still waiting for the day I 'fail' and another gain just made me worry that this is the beginning of me failing. I just don't want to start messing about with the same half a stone until I finally give up. I guess I need to remember that my past failures do not mean I can't succeed now.

One day at a time and here's hoping for a fantastic week!