The Blame Game

Let me preface this by saying I am by no means talking about a specific person or a specific program when I talk about this subject. I think this is something we can all relate to, something we have all been guilty of no matter who we are or what program we're on, be it Weight Watchers, Get Skinny, calorie counting, Atkins, whatever. We like to play the blame game.
Our failures or shortcomings are much easier to accept when we point the finger at someone else.
"Mom makes the best stuffing, and I just couldn't pass it up, if only she hadn't made it, I would have been FINE!"
"We went out to eat with Dave and Sue and food wise I did great, BUT everyone was drinking and I just couldn't pass it up! If they hadn't ordered that bottle of wine!"
"I didn't lose as fast as Karen did, so obviously, I can't do it...if Karen had only lost 2 pounds a week, then maybe I could have done it."
I could go on and on with all of the excuses we make and all of the stupid things we tell ourselves to justify why the number on the scale didn't move down or didn't move as far as we wanted it to.
When I hear someone start listing their excuses it makes me wonder if they A) have even tried to stay on plan OR B) Even give a shit. I've said this before and I'll say it again, NO ONE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU. If YOU aren't ready to make a change and commit to that change, it will not happen. Sure, I've had my setbacks, I've fallen off the wagon, I could be beyond goal and well into maintenance by now if I'd have pulled my head out of my ass, but I haven't and it's something I have to get over. The fact of the matter is, I AM getting over it. I AM deciding to give a shit. I AM trying. I AM NOT making excuses or blaming someone or something else. I am the one who's ass got this big..No one force fed me. No one told me to lay on the couch with a bag of potato chips and a white bread with cheese and mayonnaise sandwich. I did it. Now I have to do this. And I have to TRY to make it work.
54 pounds gone. Sizes I have not seen since high school. I wore a size 13 my senior year. The jeans I am wearing today are 12's. My belt is a medium/large. This is why I try. This is why I give a shit. No one else did this for me, I did it and I will continue to do it.

For tomorrow: Mashed fauxtatoes
Boil a cup or so of cauliflower (whatever you have for green allowances, personally I am skipping the actual green, in favor of these) add a triangle of laughing cow cheese, mash with a potato masher spray with ICBINB spray, you have mashed potatoes. YUMMMOOOOOO!