I fell, but I'm getting up now
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| Tue, 08-01-2006 - 9:01pm |
This last week I fell (more like dove) off the diet train. It started Saturday with a trip to the store. I figured one night of eating whatever the **** I felt like (i.e. chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate) would be good. I could get it out of my system and be back to my healthy eating on Sunday morning. If only I had left it at Saturday night. But the one night turned into three whole days of eating way too much of everything, and not going to the gym. I didn't go to my WW meeting tonight because I just couldn't face them, knowing I had screwed up this week and probably gained a pound or two. But this morning, I dragged myself back to the station and hopped back on the train. I went to the gym this afternoon (by the way, when your body gets used to working out every day, and then you don't go for 3 days in a row, the first day back is NOT pretty) and I stuck to my diet. I've even drank most of my water already! Yay me :-) ! Anyway, I will check in at my WW meeting next Tuesday, and hopefully the past 3 days won't have done TOO much damage. I WANT MY SIZE 26 JEANS TO FIT ME! (sorry, just had to yell at myself a little bit there.) Good luck everyone, and lets make August a great weight-loss month, shall we??
Katherine

If it will help make you feel better I did the same thing, but I did it for about a week and a half. Now I am about 2.5 pounds higher than the first of July.
I did better today and yesterday. I am really proud of myself actually because I did only fruit and veggies for 2 meals both days. I have tried it several times in the past, but have never gotten thourgh a whole day let alone two days. So hopefully I will be back on track after AF leaves.
Heppened to me too but I kept at it for like a whole week then I started back slowly. And yesterday (being the 1st and all).. I just had to drag my butt to the station too and I actually exercised (was off exercise for 2-3 weeks) and got my eating act together. I even lost the pounds I gained so I hope the same happens to you.
Good thing you only stayed off track for 3 days and good job in getting back on track. I'm with you.. let's make August a great weight loss month.
Aiming at my
Once again I am in the same boat as you all but I did it for 2 whole weeks. My excuse, my kids were gone so Dh and I just lived it up like we were newlyweds with no worries. LOL whereas it was bad for my weight, it was great for my marriage!! Need to do that EVERY summer. I have realized we both get so weighed down with the responsibilities of life, dealing with making sure kids do everything they are supposed to, etc etc, and dealing with MS I know everything pre teen, and Mr. I am invincible and I know everything nephew; well it can be frustrating to say the least. We needed the break for us only.
Angela
Thank you everyone. I feel better somehow knowing that I am not the only one hopping on and off the train. I thought I was starting over again this week, but I am not a strong person. I am excercising, but am still having trouble keeping my appetite under control.
I too am having trouble dealing with the loneliness factor. But hopefully that part of my life will get better once DH and I move back to Central California where we used to live. We set a date--February 1st,2007--as to when we will move back home. In the meantime, we have 6 months to get ready to go. I didn't have many friends there either, but at least my sister-in-law is there, and we get along really well. Plus, its familiar territory. I'm 31 years old, and the area we live in now is mostly a retirement community. The ones who aren't retired are 40-something couples with several small children. DH and I don't have children, so it makes it difficult to find things in common with the other women in this community. Don't misunderstand me, I have nothing against kids. I have lots of nieces and nephews whom I love very much, but its just not the same. I want to go home. I'd go home now, but we have to save up some money first to make the move easier. Plus, I don't want to go back during the summertime. Too much of a shock to my body, weather wise. Its about 95 degrees Fahrenheit there in the summer, and the average around here is 60 degrees Fahrenheit. We figure if we leave at the beginning of February, our systems will have time to adjust. Don't mind me, I'm rambling now. Sorry about that.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for being so supportive of me. Good luck ladies in the months ahead.
Katherine
Dear Katherine
Your story was so familiar :) Sometimes (usually Friday night and my favorite tv-serie is on) I promise myself something sweet...chocolate or ice-cream. Somehow I just loose control !! I just keep eating the whole weekend!! Monday morning I feel such a loser :) I'm proud that I have had strenght to pull myself out of that misery quickly and start eating healthy again.
Right now I'm in good path...One week result -2.4 lbs :) I'm so happy :)
2.4 pounds-- that's great, you must be so pleased!
Hmmm, today's Friday, isn't it?