Why is it always All Or Nothing?

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Registered: 09-22-2006
Why is it always All Or Nothing?
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Mon, 10-09-2006 - 4:20pm

I am struggling big time. I didn't know where else to go so I'm coming here and unloading my big bag of whine. I hope you ladies don't mind hearing me out.

Why is it that I can do so well with weight loss for weeks (sometimes months) at a time and be totally fine?? I'm feeling great mentally and physically, I'm on top of the world, everything's golden.... Then one tiny slip-up and I feel like my world spirals out of control. One bad meal of eating turns to one whole day of bad eating, which leads to another day of bad eating, etc, etc.....

Why can't I turn it off in my brain that it's "not okay" to continue eating poorly or skipping the exercise just because of one bad meal choice? Why must I sabotage & punish myself repeatedly?! Gggrrrrrr!

I know what I want, I know how to do it, I know why I want it. Walking that walk is turning out to be alot harder than I thought!

But, enough whining and moaning here. I WILL do this!!! I am worth this. Right? I REFUSE to give up (there's that stubborn girl talking - the one my mother always complained about growing up) , I want this more than anything. So I guess nobody really cares if I'm a bit battered and bruised from being run over by the wagon? Send it back, I'm ready to get back on!!!

♥danielle

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Mon, 10-09-2006 - 8:35pm

((((Danielle)))).

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Tue, 10-10-2006 - 8:06am

>>> I refuse to give up<<< That's the right attitude!! You're right.. you're so worth this.. and no matter how much you slip, just get back on that wagon and keep going.


I was stuck with the all or nothing approach for a long time myself. I used to beat myself up for having 1,500 calories instead of the 1,200 I planned for, and as

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Tue, 10-10-2006 - 1:06pm

You CAN do this.

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Tue, 10-10-2006 - 1:42pm

i know how hard it is to "fall off the wagon"... it seems that i do it every weekend.. but i just brush my self off and start over.

I am human, I am not perfect, I will make mistakes, I forgive myself , I start over.

Sara
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