Yesterday was very, very bad and...

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Registered: 10-25-2004
Yesterday was very, very bad and...
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Fri, 05-06-2005 - 10:16am

...today's not shaping up to be much better. I've been feeling very depressed the past couple of days, and I can feel myself wanting to slip back into old habits. I did great for 4 weeks straight, and then bam, I lost all willpower and self control yesterday. I ate EVERYTHING, and it's not even TOM. I came to work today with a new determination to do this, but I'm already sitting here thinking, ok, what can I go get for lunch and when can I go? Arrgh! I don't want this to happen, but it's like I can't seem to stop it :(. HELP!

Staci


 


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 10:51am

Hang in there, hon. You can do it! You also can go out to eat....just be determined to get something healthy. Like a chicken salad. I love Wendy's. They have great salads, this fantastic LF Honey Mustard dressing, and now they have those fruit bowls. Healthy *and* yummy. But I know how you feel....I had a hard time keeping myself from snacking yesterday, too. Ate cookies and a bunch of other stuff I can't even remember. Little snacks.

Stop, take a deep breath, and recenter yourself. Refocus on why you're doing this, remind yourself how you'll feel afterwards. (that's what I try to do) I know when I'm really craving something, eating something healthy just tastes awful. lol But I always *feel* better. Any chance you can get out for a small walk? Sometimes that makes me feel better, to get outside in the fresh air. But I'm a SAHM, and you're at work.

Good luck, hon. You can do it!!

 

 

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Registered: 06-17-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 11:35am
Just take a deep breath and relax. It is not worth it to undo all the good work you have done for the past month. If you get a chance take a walk or something to get your mind off the food. It will make you feel so much better.
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Registered: 01-14-2005
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 11:42am


Hi Staci,

I am new here and I already came close to falling off the wagon. I only have this board to support me in my battle and when I think of all the people here who care about my success I am even more determined to prove to myself and my fellow board members that we are all winners and we will meet our goals. If you have a slip one day, you are not going to blow up.. you know that. Start again and forget it... I am sure you have worked very hard to get to where you are and you sound like a real team leader.. So today is a new day to make a healthy new start... I kmow you can do it...

Claudette

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Registered: 05-08-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 11:51am

Ok, first off...you have done so much setting up all these buddy lists. You should be proud of yourself for that. Second, you're here and we're here to get you back on a roll! You do NOT want to give up all the hard work you've already done! Yesterday is over...but you can make good choices today!

I went to McD's over spring break and while everyone got burgers, I got a $1 yogurt parfait and a side salad.....it was great! and filling! So, you CAN go out....just make good choices.

This is what we were talking about earlier in the week......we are here for you when you need us. BUT, we can't sit by and just let you give up. So, I'm giving you your first official "kick"!

Hang in there, Staci, and let us know how you're doing. DON'T give up!

dawn

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Registered: 10-25-2004
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 11:56am

Thank you guys so much for your support. The urge has lessened considerably, and I think that instead of focusing on being strict on myself today, I am going to focus on not overating and staying with the calorie limit for my body. I know that I will not lose any weight this way, but I also know that I will not gain any real weight. Always in the past it has either been "cut calories" or "overeat". I think that for today, and maybe tomorrow, I am going to try to be "normal" and not let the food control me as it so often does. I know that this is something I must conquer in order to obtain lasting weight loss, and I am finally realizing that conquering these problems is not something I can put off until I am "done losing weight"...that's what I did before and that's how I gained back 55 of the 50 lbs that I lost! I am willing to accept that my weight loss may stall for a day or two or even a week, but that is a much better alternative to gaining. You guys are such great support and I am positive that I can do what I have set my mind to...I just know that I will need some pushes and kicks along the way!

Staci


 


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Registered: 05-17-2004
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 7:01pm

Hey Staci:

The girls gave you some great advice.

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Fear

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 7:43pm

I feel the exact same way sometimes.

 
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Registered: 04-12-2005
Sat, 05-07-2005 - 7:41pm

Staci,

The girls are right. Start fresh today. Reading all these replies helped me too, b/c I've fallen off the wagon too. But today, I will start again. I know that I can do it. My good husband bought me a running fit magazine (Although I don't run). It has an article on sticking with it. It suggests to get a pack of index cards and write down your reasons for wanting to lose weight, or your reasons for exercising. It says when you start out you will write things that are more surface things like "i exercise because I want to lose weight", "I want to lose weight because I don't like how I look". But keep doing it and write one each time you think of a new reason. You'll think of every reason in the world. Soon you will have a whole deck of cards with reasons why you want to stick to a diet and exercise. You can read them back to yourself as often as you need to. I started this today, and I love it.