I yo-yo, too. I quit smoking at 126 lbs and was up to 180 before the year was out. Since then I've gone up and down about seven times, each time hitting a higher number on the rebound. So now I'm working my way down from 210.
When I get discouraged and think, "Why? I'll just re-gain it." I think, what if all the gain had added up with no losses in between? I would weigh 600 pounds by now. Because it's not like I ever hold steady, if I'm not dieting, I'm gaining.
I think of the longevity people who always eat low-cal to live longer. At least during our diet years we're resting our hearts, using up stores of toxins, even small tumors are "eaten," possibly avoiding cancer. When I diet, my thyroid and cholesterol numbers get better and recently, during this last 14 pound loss, I've been able to give up the Omeprazol I was taking for GERD. (That's when you binge and then go to bed and it starts to come back up. Sickening, I know.)
So let's get back on the wagon and maybe this time it will stick.
It hasn't been failure, it's been practice!
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