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Originally Posted by slai78
Last March I started following the Weight Watchers plan. I lost 20 lbs by September, but then went home for a family reunion on Labor Day weekend and it all went to crap! I ate terrible that weekend, then never got back on track with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. (I have gained back 5 lbs since Oct.) The past two weeks I have REALLY been trying to get back on track, but keep slipping up. I just can't keep myself from eating badly in the evenings. I know what I SHOULD be eating, but it is much easier to grab the chips and salsa instead of cooking up some veggies. It doesn't help that I have been starving in the evenings. I have still lost 1 lb in the last week, but I am sure that went out the door last night. The weather here was Beautiful yesterday, so we took the puppy out to eat with us. Of course, we had crap crap and more crap!! . We have been taking turns coming home for lunch to let her out, but I used to work out everyday during lunch. It was great because with restricting my diet I am too hungry when I get home to work out in the evenings. UGH!! I have got to find a way to make this work. I only have 12 lbs to go..... but, I don't want to gain it back once it is gone!!
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It's not that you can't keep yourself from eating badly in the nights, it's that you
won't. You and you alone are responsible for the choices you make. There's no one MAKING you - your words - eat badly. It's you. You're the one making the choices.
Why are there chips in your home? Set yourself up for success! You can't eat it if it's not there. Get rid of the garbage, but ADD in healthy, low calorie foods. I eat salsa every single day. But not with chips. I eat it with cucumber spears, string beans, baby carrots and celery sticks.
Do you plan out your day? I know for me this would never, ever work if I did not take the time to plan out my food (& exercise) schedule IN ADVANCE. EAting healthy won't happen on it's own. Like anything that's important and anything that really, really MATTERS, it takes thought and advanced planning.
When you go out to eat, there is always healthy fare available. If not - well don't go there. Again, plan out your day. KNOW where your meals/snacks are coming from. Pack and take healthy options with you when you leave your home. It makes it MUCH easier to make the right choices if you've thought of them ahead of time.
If you're hungry in the evenings, could it be that you're not eating enough during the day? Are you eating nutrient rich, SATIATING foods that stick with you, as opposed to food that one hour later leaves you feeling as if you haven't eaten in hours? And why not save some healthy calories for the evening.
Remember, you don't have to be overweight if you don't want to be. Decide what it is you want the MOST and then resolve to "pay the price" to get it. Don't dread these changes. Look forward to them, get excited about them. Adhering to a healthy lifestyle is a lovely way to live. But again, it does take COMMITMENT (forget about that motivation you speak of - it's fickle and fleeting), determination, thought, mindfulness, responsibility, maturity, brutal honesty (no excuses) and dedication.
Losing weight and keeping it off IS a doable thing for every one and any one, yourself included. You CAN do this. Without a doubt. The choice IS yours, so by all means choose it. I'm certain you won't regret it.