[agraygirl]

Originally Posted by KSingleton

I have Subway ratings in my restaurant guide, so when I have an attack for Subway, I just make sure that I only get what is in the book. I may look crazy walking around with my Blue LAWL menu plan but it helps me stay on target. Well most of the time anyway...I messed up huge this weekend. I worked concessions at a UT game, and well, I sampled lots of food!!!

Well hello neighbor! Im in Knoxville too! I love Ann at our center.

Im several days off plan, my whole family had the flu including myself. The "good" news was I lost about 6lbs in one day(yuck Ill spare you the details), bad news is that I've gained it all back and am trying to find motivation to get going again.

Thank you all for these post, makes me feel more human to know Im not the only one that messes up sometimes.

[marzbe]

Originally Posted by adventuregirl

Thrus afternoon and Friday, I went to starbucks for pumpkin lattes and pumpkin scones. I have only been on the plan for 1 week, how could i mess up already? I am so mad at myself. Anyway... todays a new day, starting over.

It's simply a matter of making a lifestyle choice, if you mess up you mess up. It's all about making the better choices in the long run.

I've been on program 11 months, I've been maintaining for almost 6. This should be all second nature by now. I went on vacation last week with the intention of staying as much as plan on possible.

Needless to say the Margaritas got the best of me. I was ready for that and came back put myself on a FF and decided all I need is a week on Weight loss. It's what I have to do to get myself back on track.

[BarbaraB]

Megan, I also am doing a little weight loss to correct the vacation indulgences (3 weeks of vacation followed by two weeks of the flu caused a long series of off plan days). You are totally right. This isn't about what you did on one day or what you ate in one sitting. It is about changing your whole life by changing your habits. I've gone over the 1 year mark now on LAWL and about 6 months on maintenance. I read today that consistency is the magic pill.. just consistently getting back on plan will lead you to a much thinner self, eventually.

Anyway, don't give up because of one slip up.... The rest of your life is a long time and you will want to eat from time to time. The thing is to learn how to fit it into the plan and how to recover when you've slipped off plan. There will be vacations and sicknesses and celebrations and times when you were just a little weak and ate the whole subway sandwich, even though you knew you shouldn't... Heck... I just got back from a lunch at a chinese place, and that was NOT on plan and I know I will bloat with the salt, but you know what. I'll pick really light choices for dinner, try to cut the salt for a day or two and I will be just fine.

[JLem311]

megan and barbara--i love your responses to this! your responses were EXACTLY what LAWL is all about. making LIFE CHANGES. thanks for the reminder.