glad you decided to come back, you made right choice.. ive been back and forth a lot & recently back again lol but I refuse to give up .. like you said, take it one day at a time, get through today
Great for you for deciding to stop and turn things around before they got too far out of hand, and for continuing to do the mental work that is what will make you succeed and reach your final goal.
Welcome back Uber! I remember you from last summer. I lost alot over the summer, then I got busy and stressed and "handled it" with stress eating...I just came back at the end of May. Guess what, this time around I am going to figure out a way to deal with being busy and stressed in a healthier way!
I'm right there with you. We lost weight together and did well and then I think we both got off track. I came back in May after my life took a detour and have now lost back to where I was when I left last time. I am determined to keep going and get there! We did it once, and we can do it together again.
You might go back and read some of your old posts. You always had a lot of great insight and an amazing attitude. It might be helpful to you to re-read that.
Thanks everybody! I have already learned that for me, the best way to prevent the stress binge is to exercise.
As long as I exercise, I stay on an even keel and keep in touch with all of the reasons that I want to be healthy. I enjoy exercise. Which is why it puzzles me that I have a tendency to just STOP.
It has been more than two years since I started this journey, and while I've been quite out-of-control lately, what really helps me now is that I remind myself, ok, you're not going to eat x,y, or z and don't forget that you coped just fine without that stuff for TWO YEARS.
Hey Uber!
I just yesterday copied your post about the stages of weight loss into to 290 thread to share with everyone there - I so felt it summed up a lot of us in the battle of the bulge.
So my friend, back to stage one or maybe two for you - onwards and downwards, nothing can change the choices you've made - the best we can do is learn from them - cliche city I know but unforunately cliches get to be cliches becasue they are mostly true!!
I'm working on that too, got down to 237, then changed jobs and gained back about 25. I'm working my way back down. It's tough and really aggravating, but maybe sometimes it's part of the process of learning.
Welcome back. Just take it one choice at a time, even, instead of one day at a time. We're all in this together. And I agree about the gym - it keeps me very motivated to stay OP with eating, too.
Welcome back! Congratulations on taking action and intervening with yourself before you gained back all the weight!! Keep checking in here at 3FC..that always helps me remember my goals.
I'm just glad to "see" you again. I don't give a damn how much you weigh -- whether you gained -- except that I will do all I can (with words anyway, since that's what we can offer here) to help you get done what you need to do.
You need to come here when it feels like you might be wanting some time alone with a sheet cake.
What helps me sometimes: Pay attention to that anxiety of yours & what brings it on. I mean really, really observe it. Be brutally honest with yourself.
Be tough with yourself on the verge of a binge but be gentle with yourself after. Breaking the cycle is so important.
This staying healthy and sane about food & my health & my body image is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. Seriously. Way up there. There is mental pain & there is a struggle & it makes me horribly uncomfortable & I'd do anything sometimes not to deal with it.
Wow, I'm impressed! I'm just starting this week after about 5 years of fatness turned obesity..
You are making a decision about your health.. we are all human and obesity is a HUMAN condition..
Day one was fine, and the few days before that were okay with no binging.
Happily, I'm down two pounds. I did bounce as high as this earlier this year in April and then I worked my way back down, so this feels doable.
Have an appointment at the new gym.
SAEF, funny how I managed to stay away from 3FC even though it's on my tool bar and not weigh a single time even though I weighed daily for two years. Denial is my modus operandi.
Still, I'm not as bad off as I used to be. And now, I actually can feel the anxiety and name it and recognize it, whereas before, I thought I was the most laid back person in the world who just happened to binge eat.
