help me get back on track.

[atho24]

so the most i ever weighed was 215 like 2 years ago, i did weight watchers and got down to 173, then of course a year later i joined weight watchers again cause i got back on the scale and saw 200 again, then i went back to 175, and then i went back up to 190, haha confusing, so June 08 i started phen and took it on and off until the middle of august and lost 27 pounds, i got down to 163 and stayed that weight until labor day. Then of course since it takes months to get it off and only 3 weeks for me to gain ten pounds, i really need help getting back on track and suceeding with my goal of 150Ibs, i think its harder this time around because i haven't gained all the weight back like i did in the previous years, and my clothes arent really fitting any different, so i think thats why its so hard...andddd my fiance in away in the Navy so its not like i need to look good for him lol.....but i want to look good for me, so please someone who reads this confusing post, help me!

[mapgirl]

I hope you don't mind me copying and pasting a response that I just wrote. I think it applies here too.

Hi. I can only answer for myself, but the only way that I am able to maintain when I'm off is to look at my "diet" as a lifestyle change. If I don't see the way I've eaten for the last 5 months as a "for life" thing, I can't do it. I decided that when I took my first Phen pill that I would have to change the way I view food for the rest of my life. Have I had bad days? Heck yes, but that's all they are...a day. I pick myself up and start over. I refuse to be where I was. I was not happy with myself. I'm not competely happy now, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I feel better about myself now. Do I eat junk? Every once in a while. But it is not horrible that it is every now and then. My body has gotten used to eating "clean" and I physically hurt when I have an off day.

Good luck in your journey. If it helps, look at old pics of you before you started Phen. That always puts things in perspective for me.

[alykat06]

I completely agree with you mapgirl, this is not a diet for me but a lifestyle change that I will have to continue for the rest of my life! Yeah I eat something bad here or there, but my body cant take it either..I just dont ever want to work this hard to get weight off for the rest of my life..I want to get there and work hard to stay there! Atho, this has to be what you want! No post on here can do the work for you...you want to look great before your husband comes back? Then get out there and work your butt off and show him his new sexy mama!!! :D good luck! hope that motivates you :P

[allylynn]

I agree whole heartedly. I will always have to count calories till I'm dead in the ground. I think that when I reach my goal weight I will have to change my calorie intake to something that doesn't make me lose weight. A calorie count that my Doctor and I agree upon. I think that a common mistake that I've made before is that once I lose the weight I don't have to worry about it again. I was always thin and gained about 40 pounds while in college. I lost almost all the weight before I married. Then I just gave up and when I got pregnant the first time I gained a tremendous amount of weight. So I'm determined not to go thru this again. I will count everyday. I will consider it like diabetes. They have to stay on top of their eating and blood sugar levels every day for the rest of their lives.
Just my thoughts though and the way I'm gonna handle my weight in the future.