[OnMyWay2aNewMe]

I have not been on my diet all week!
I am so sad and stressed out lately. I think it starts with being stressed which makes me sad...and this week I just haven't cared. Deep down inside I know I care though. I am getting dressed this morning and can tell I have put on weight. I am actually embarrassed by it because the people at work notice me losing it so much that I know they will be able to tell that I am starting to put it back on. I cheated all weekend...than had Monday off...and cheated...than Tuesday was my wedding anniversary so I took the day off for that and we spent the day in a cabin on the lake and on a boat. It was a great day, but with lots of food. It didn't stop there though...Wednesday I had a little left over cake from my anniversary that my Mom bought us. Yesterday...I snacked a lot and than had ice cream and the rest of the cake...WTF??? Today....I still don't feel like I care and I am afraid I will make bad choices. My weigh in is tomorrow...and a part of me wants to skip it...but, I have never skipped a weigh in and I guess I need to face the facts and see how much damage I have done. I am just so stressed with life right now...anybody else really hurting because of all the increases in gas and food??? It's hitting us so hard right now. Anyway, I think I have lost my motivation??? I NEED to snap out of this or my weight will go back on SO fast...I can tell it already is in just 1 week. I was so close to getting under 200 pounds too...which was my HUGE 1st goal. UGH! Ok....I am done being so negative, I am sorry. Also, sorry I have not been around lately...I have just been kinda distant with everybody and everything. This to shall pass....I hope!

Thanks to whoever got through this!

[insearchofme]

This too WILL PASS!!! You are being way too hard on yourself. You cannot live the rest of your life regretting what you did/ate yesterday. LET IT GO!! I have given birth children. The gained 100lbs during my first pregnancy. The second time around I said not this time, I will eat better and watch my weight. That time I gained 80lbs. The 3rd and 4th time, I did slightly better each time. The point is, you live and you learn. I know that pregnancy is NOT license to each everything within my reach, but it's what I do/did each time. I could sit here all day thinking to myself how dumb I was for overeating, knowing the pounds would not magically fall off in the delivery room.

Yes, gas and food prices are skyrocketing, and it is hurting us all. My hubby is the sole provider for our family, so trust me feel your pain. You are gonna make it through this, and you will be a better person for it.

There are so many things in life can sidetrack us, and make us lose sight of our goals. You have to FOCUS. Take a deep breathe, and REcommit yourself to this process.

I have faith that you will pull yourself together and get back on track. You just have to have faith in yourself.

[thisisonecutie]

Okay you had one bad week, we all have a bad day or even a week . The key is to get back on the horse and don't look back ! Try and focus on your long term goal. So don't get down on yourself just move forward.

[benson012094]

That's why I always keep coming back here. Even if it helps me eat 100 less calories a day, it's worth it. These girls keep me motivated. I think we have ALL had back weeks, weeks at a time, and months. It happens. Dieting is tiring to me sometimes and I just get sick of counting and measuring. Just go out for a walk today and clear your head a little. Hopefully it will help. Keep smiling!

[rgcia]

I am pretty new to this, but I do know that part of this weight loss thing is mental, and having self talks. Dont be so hard on yourself. One bad week is nothing compared to the bad food choice months, or years that we have accumalated these extra pounds in our lives. That was just one week for you. After those years or months, It was you who came to the board and decided to make a change. You also have returned this week and reported what you have done, therefore you are making that decision to get going again. I know that you will. Keep your head up and looking forward to dropping those pounds, don't look back !!!!!! Keep Smiling and puching forward!!!!

[Raquel]

Find your happy place.


Seriously - ALL you can do is ALL you can do. So ask yourself, what can I be doing to get back in a positive, healthy for me mode?
Posting? Nahhhhhhhhhh - Walking a treadmill, yes. Having a hamburger and fries for lunch nahhhhhh - let's make a cool and refreshing chef's salad, with a lot of flavor.

Do what you can - baby steps back to where you were so you can continue to go in the forward (yet downward) direction.

Good luck

[RickC]

I feel like this everyday,then I realize if I dont start caring I will never get anywhere,just got to pick yourself up and get back to it, no one can do it but you.