Hello girlies! So I've been cheating a lot lately and I haven't weighed myself in about a month! I know i've been really bad so im terrified to step on the scale and find out just how much weight i've gained. I know when I get on i'll cry. Ill just stand there and cry and feel like a piece of crap! I haven't changed my ticker yet but im betting i've gained about 20lbs! My pants are tight, my face looks bloated, yuck, I can't even look at myself! Tomorrow is a new day, i want to weigh myself and start a diet again and stick to it, but im so afriad to see the numbers on the scale! My life has just been crazy lately, school, boy drama, life...etc.. and I've just let myself slip. Please any kind words of encouragement or advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thank You!!!!
I'm so sorry you're feeling so bad about yourself. I think most of us have been in this situation and i know it's hard. Looking at your ticker, you have lost quite a bit of weight and even though you might have had a little setback, it's better for you to get back on track now. Just brace yourself and step on that scale. It might not be as bad as you think. Try not to let it get you down on yourself. It's a small setback that probably everyone here has gone through. Just take it and learn from it. You can do it. We are all here cheering you on.
My advise (remember you asked 4 it)... get on the scale...get it over with... see the number...and carry on...I do believe that accountability and honesty with yourself are good things! Good Luck!
I couldnt agree more.. Its better to know. I think that sometimes we believe that if you dont look at the weight on the scale its not true... it is you still weigh that amount you just dont know how bad or not so bad the damage is. In m opinion its always better to know. I am sorry that you have been under so much stress, good luck with the weigh in!
I have been in your shoes ALL. THE. TIME.
but thebest way to deal is to get on the scale, and work from there, you can't change the past, so the only thing you can do is work on the future.
I wish that instead of ignoring how I felt and moving away from the scale these past 18 months or so that I had stepped on that scale ALL THE TIME to keep myself in check when I felt I was slipping.
And, the best news is, you'll fix it if you know it's a problem!!!
Hey, don't be so hard on yourself. I've had a big slip-up...I'm sure most of us have. I lost 17lbs in about 2 months this past spring. When summer hit, I fell off the wagon--I ate horribly & drank a TON of beer. I did that the entire summer (from May-September). When I stepped on the scale in September I had gained back 12 of the 17lbs I lost.
The good news...you've only been off the wagon for a month compared to my 4 months--so you probably haven't gained 20lbs. But even IF you did, at least you're getting yourself back on track NOW instead of letting it go longer and gaining 40lbs. When I got back on track in September, it didn't seem to take long at all to drop those 12lbs I had put back on (plus more).
So just do it and get it over with. Whatever damage has been done is completely reversible--and you know it because you've lost it before! You are back in control now and that is the important thing--so congrats to you for that!!
One month is not too bad! Just get it over with now, so you can get back on track now! I know last winter I was down to 130 or so, and then I got sick. I let the whole year slip by eating total crap and not exercising. I just got back on track, and man do I wish I had done it sooner. I gained 25 pounds, and now I have about 3 months to go until I get back to where I was and then I still have more to lose! It's very frustrating having to lose weight you've lost before, but it's much better to catch yourself early then let it go for a year like I did! Good luck with getting back on track
I sorta went threw the same thing months ago, I actually gave away my scale at that time and not knowing what the number was did more damage. I gained weight since I didn't have a scale that was there to tell me that I was slowly gaining. I almost became one of those women who say that they weigh as much as they did the day they gave birth. I was 7 lbs away from being able to say that.
Just get on the scale and see where you are at with your weight and the sooner you do that the sooner you can start making better choices. Good Luck
Ugg! I've been there & I know it's so tough ... But, you can do it!
I agree with everyone else though ... weigh yourself, cry if you have to, take a deep breath and go on ... Not doing it d/n change anything but it leaves you feeling like crap until you do it ... at least if you weigh yourself you will know what the damage is and then can move on to dealing with it good luck!
You just have to do it. I doubt that you've gained 20 lbs in a month but even if you have not stepping on the scale doesn't change that, stepping on the scale does because it will force you to get your butt in gear. Just bite the bullet or before you know it you'll have gained all of it back and more.
After a deeeeep breath I jumped on the scale this morning and it said 183.6! When I say i've been bad I mean baaaaaad!! Im just trying to remind myself that I've been here before. I've weighed more and i've weighed less, (I'd really, really like to weigh less!) Today is a new day, I'm going to figure out how many points I should be eating (I do Weight Watchers) and just stick to it! I know I can do it, it's been done before! Thank you all so much for your encouragement! I really don't know what I would do without you all! I just hopw I can hang in there during the holidays!
Ah, woman, it could've been much worse. Now you know. You've been here before, yes... but you've also been worse. So, yes, it sucks to regain, blah blah, we've all been there...
NOW is the time to turn it around. Let's get you back to where you were, and FURTHER down.... and we're all here to support you!
And you CAN hang in during the holidays. I've been thinking things through for myself. You don't have to be perfection personified... just think about things logically. Standing in front of the dessert/snack table at your next Christmas party, do you really NEED to try one of each of those cookies/squares? Why not just ONE. Or when someone offers you a sugary drink, would it be just as simple to grab a water instead? I'm going to be GOOD... but not PERFECT over the holidays, and I think I can pull off maintenance at least, and maybe even loss.
Good job for getting on the scale & just facing it! I've been there before.. so I know how much it sucks. BUT you know what you need to do to start heading in the right direction again, and I know you're strong enough to do it!! We're all here for you & are rooting you on!!
Terrified of the Scale!!
