I fell off the wagon big time. Not proud of myself but...I snuck back on. I'm embarrassed that I can't stick to this thing like I did last time.

I found a kick-boxing class in town that offers a free first class, so I'm going to try it. I've always been good at sticking to things like that, so I'm hoping if I have a class like that, I'll get off my ***. The nice thing is their classes are in the evening.

The hard part is that my trip to California is on the 18th - 29th, and I keep thinking, oh I'll cheat anyway while I'm there. But damn it, that doesn't mean I should cheat now .

Anyway, I thought I'd pop in here again and rant a little . I hope everyone else is doing better than I am.

Losetoall~ Weekends are a hard time for me too because I am in the kitchen more since my husband and I are both home, so I started taking full advantage of that time. I realize I have more control over what kind of food we eat, and I make a lot of healthier substitutions for classic dishes to make them more diet friendly!

Georgia~ Good to have a plan to get started back on your journey! You have a lot of will power to be able to fast, I am such a grazer that fasting would be super hard for me!

Loch~ Don't worry about falling off, and don't feel embarrassed! I am in the same boat and I regained all the way back to within 20 pounds of my highest weight. The great part is that you are back on plan! I looooooove kickboxing so that might be something you will truly enjoy! Also, when you go to Cali, you don't have to go completely off plan and still enjoy yourself, are you going to have access to healthy options, a place to workout inside or outside, etc?


This morning I was at 249.2, so I am still moving on back down! This morning I am about to gear up and do Insanity's Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I am pretty dang sore from my workouts so far this week but I am going to keep going! It's almost Cardio Recovery and then rest day! Other than my workout and doing some extra house cleaning, I plan on relaxing the rest of the day and then getting to spend a lot of time with my husband after he gets off work! Here's to a healthy and happy weekend for everyone!

Down to 172 this morning, so determined to lick this damned regain. I am not going to get too cocky until I am solidly in the 160s. ;-)

Do you folks find yourself fired up or pissed off about your regains? I do, and it's been an unexpected source of strength in moments when I need to apply discipline. I don't expect that to last forever, especially as I get back down into my maintenance zone, but I'm riding it for now and even grateful for it.

I am kicking myself right now. Shall I blame it on lack of sleep? I made the poor choice of eating a potato with breakfast. And I had a BIG breakfast. So now, I'm still hungry! Stupid me!

I have been tracking my calories with the Livestrong MyPlate site. I'm constantly tweaking the numbers, usually setting it at how many calories I am shooting for in a day. Last night I decided that, since I usually eat more than what I set myself up for, that I would change the setting to my TDEE maintenance level, according to the Katch-McCardle formula and my body fat percentage. If I eat less than that (2240 calories), I won't gain weight. Right?

I went over that level by 200 calories yesterday. I totally overate fats. But I did keep the net carbs low (under 50 gm) and ate a lot of non-starchy vegetables. I had the right amount of protein too. I did weigh myself this morning and saw that I gained 2 lbs since yesterday. So that's got to be some water retention. My hands and feet feel rather sausage-like today.

Carter, I have used anger at myself as a force for good in the past, but it's usually about not being organized. At this point, I've been focused on my weight for so long that it just feels like a part of my life. I long to be free from this! I dream about how much I'll get done in when I don't have to take time to consider how much I weigh/eat/exercise.

Pink, the mental discipline of fasting is difficult for me. I find my thoughts turn to food all the time when I don't have something really interesting to do. On days when I have great projects to work on, I don't remember to eat. Wish I had work like that all the time! I have plenty of work to do, but it's the boring easy stuff that I eat through. When planning a fast, I try to structure those days so that I'm not at home and I don't have any cash on me, plus I have something to do that is really a fun sort of puzzle for me to work out. And also, not a day when I have to cook for other people. Hmmm, maybe I should create a fasting retreat for myself.

Back down to 311 today. The IF is working for me again! If I can push below 309 by next week, I will be a happy woman!

Have the flu. Down 4 lbs. I like that but I hate being sick. Just holding on right now.

Finally over the flu. Started exercising again today after 5 weeks off.

Went over calories but still counting and measuring so that is good for today.

Had a family get together yesterday and just thought about how fat I am and I ate everything. I felt like the anxiety of Thanksgiving. Family always pushes me overboard. Wish that stuff would just go away.

I haven't checked in to this thread for awhile. This low carb diet has been working well for me. The rate of loss has slowed but I did not expect to keep that fast pace (for me) the whole journey. I have lost 43 pounds of my regain and have 12 more to go. It will still takes weeks to lose those 12 but I feel better and fit into most of my lowest weight clothes.

Best of all, I feel better and my knees do not hurt as much.

Time2lose. Congrats you are doing so great. You inspire me. What size are you wearing now?

Exercised 2 times this week. Feeling pretty good about it. Just need to get my food in order. Just working on getting myself under control.

Planning a major hike in Sept and I want to be in shape enough to make it without stopping every steep hill. So exercising every weekday is my goal.

310 lbs. this morning! YES! I have my second DEXA scan scheduled for a week from Thursday. Last time I weighed 309 lbs. and had 152 lbs. of lean body mass. I've been working out with cardio, Pilates, weights and TRX, six hours a week. For this last week, I'm going to hone my weight training a bit and start Phase 1, Week 1 of the Venus Index workout. I need to start paying more attention to my upper body work. Hoping to shred some real fat and gain a little more muscle over the next week.

I started my weight loss journey at 363 lbs. When I lost my first 10%, (326 lbs.) I rewarded myself with a trip to L.A., to see The Late Late Show. I LOVE Craig Ferguson. When I was in the audience, I was given a Late Late Show t-shirt. It was sized large. I couldn't wear it, yet. My goal is to attend a taping of the show every time I lose another 10% of my total weight, and to eventually wear the t-shirt to the show. Who knows...maybe I'll get to be on TV!

So, my next trip to the show will be at 294 lbs. I had gotten down to 300 lbs. before I lost my way and regained. 16 lbs. to go!

Geoblewis. That is great. I love that you have goals. Tshirt here you come. And I know you will be at the show before you know it.

Do you go to the gym to do all those different kinds of exercise? Or at home? You are an inspiration with 6 hours a week. Awesome!!!

Trying to get the willpower to exercise this morning. Just have to do it. Have a great day.

Lose, I discovered that I am more prone to consistent exercise when I do it in community. I am also a fitness equipment slut! While my garage is well-stocked with fitness gear, I prefer to exercise at the studio with people who are now good friends. And it helps that I got a job as the manager there too! My boss requires me to workout daily, because I assist her with stuff during the workouts. Some days I have to be there for two workouts. Starting this fall, we're adding a second workout in the afternoons twice a week to accommodate for more clients, so I'll be assisting with those as well. So I'll be doing 8 hours of exercise a week by then! Parts of me are cringing at the thought, but I sleep so much better when I exercise twice a day.

So next week, while the studio is closed, I have to go in to manage some business stuff every day. While I'm there, I plan to exercise. We'll see how that goes.

Hello everyone! I'm so happy to see a thread like this. I've been silently looking through forums, ashamed to celebrate the loss of 23 lbs because I have done it all before.
So this definitely makes me feel better.
My lowest was 187, and I ate my way back to 223... Got married at that weight and now I'm trying again with a weight of 200.6! A little ways to reentering the 100's.
Good luck to everyone!

Hi All,
I'm new to to the forum. I'm new to being on a forum of any kind. I'm not new to weight loss. Been struggling with it all my life. A couple of years ago I went to a nutritionist and lost almost 70 pounds. Went through some seriously stressful events and . . . poof . . . here I am again. Gained it all back and then some. I'm having a terrible time getting started again. I'm a dog owner/lover and last weight loss I remember thinking, "Wow, I've lost half a (40lb) bag of dog food." "OMG, I've lost a whole bag of dog food." ". . . . I've lost almost 2 bags of dog food!!!!" This was a big deal since, before I lost weight, I'd go to Costco, buy a 40lb bag of dog food, and I'd leave it in my car because it was too heavy to carry. I would just take up about a gallon at a time until the bag got light enough to carry. So, it was HUGE when I realized that I was well on my way to loosing TWO bags worth. I don't know how I wound up here again. I ran across this forum tonight and it looks very inspiring and supportive, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I was very glad to see this thread because -- it's true -- there is something very different about regainer/reloser.

How do you get one of the cool weight loss tickers?

Welcome. Mel and raworz this is a great place.

Mel I love your dog food bag story. So visual I can just see it. Try making a goal. What kinds of goals are you working on?

Raworz that is so great about you almost getting into 100's. What are you doing to lose? Love to hear your plan.

Relosing is different because we have done it before and it is harder to get into the groove of repeat.

I am working on exercising everyday and keeping the calories down. It is harder because the kids are home from school and I can not exercise in front of others. Just too embarrassed.

Geoblewis what kind of job do you have? Do you work at a gym? I wish I liked community exercise. I tried curves and I have too much social anxiety to do it. That is why this place helps me. I can share openly. Thanks for your posts.

Well have a great day. Later.