I have read about it and knew better, but I did it anyway I think. You all feel free to give me your opinions if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree here.
I have been on a lower calorie diet/lifestyle change for the past month or more. I added gym workouts 2 weeks ago and finally started seeing the scale numbers move. I lost 3 pounds total. Not a huge loss, but I was happy with it. As I exercised more I was wanting and needing less and less food it felt like. I've been writing down all my meals in my iPod app. I went from eating what I wanted in the beginning, to shooting for 1700 or fewer calories for a couple of weeks. Then went down to around 1500 and that's when I started losing. I did this for 2 weeks. I then went down to 1200 a few days ago, which was my mistake. I knew better! I actually didn't intend to go down that far in the beginning, but I thought I could do it as long as I took down the caloric intake slowly. Nope! I've been crying all day long! I'm worse off now than when I originally started out. 3 pounds over my starting weight from what my scale is telling me tonight! It will be a little less in the morning, but still....not that much. *smacks self on forehead* I've read about this on 3FC many times and yet I still did it! What was I thinking?!
All of this has gotten me so friggin' depressed. It's bad enough when you start out on a lifestyle change, but now restarting after all of this work and time. It's just such a let down. I know I'm whining and I'm sorry. I needed to get this off my chest, though, so I can move past it. Please, someone tell me I can get past this? Tell me something to cheer me up or get me back in a good frame of mind? I need some cheerleaders!