4XLT

Today’s Weigh-In: 392.8 pounds
21 Days Until Goal Two
12.8 Pounds To Go

My Sunday morning weigh-in was actually 391.0, but I went out with friends Sunday night.Although I paid for it on the scales this morning, I don’t regret it.

It got me thinking about the very real different between weight and wellness. Simply put, it’s easy to be so single minded in the fight to loose weight (auspiciously in the hopes that we can find a better life somewhere out in the nebulously defined “future”) that we fail to take advantages of a better life in the here and now when they present themselves.

Case In Point: Last Night

My friends Sophie and Nathan were getting together for a little engagement party (congrats, you two) and invited me to come down to Salem to celebrate with them. I could have had a Diet Coke or water, but I had a good porter instead. I smiled – a lot. I chomped into a big juicy burger and some hot wings instead of chicken or salad. I laughed harder than I had in a long, long time.

Was that worth the (temporary) weight gain? Absolutely.

Making Wellness Purchases

This doesn’t mean I’m just going to go all out and fall back into the poor eating habits I lived in for most of my life. However, I am espousing making “Wellness Purchases” from time to time from the “Health Account.” Instead of just having a cheat meal where I eat whatever I want (for no good reason), let’s specifically factor in our cheat meals to serve some better purpose than just bad food. Earn that cheat meal with friends!

Because bad food with friends makes it better.