[DebbieII]

Hi, I'm new here so I am meeting you for the first time.

I started my weight loss journey 13 months ago. The first 6 months I did great, lost 40 pounds, felt really good about myself. THEN I started to relax, I made more and more bad choices and of course the weight loss stopped, I gained back about 15 pounds while still telling myself I was on plan and justified every Chili's burger I ate.

I am back on track now. You can be too. Bumping into that friend is the best thing that could have happened to you. I feels like a slap in the face right? GOOD! We all need a wake up call now and then.

I will finish what I started 13 months ago. You will too. I can feel it!

[Nicklewise]

I am so in the same boat, I was doing really well with excersise. I lost about 25 lbs and made smarter food choices. (I did still indulge myself, just a more approprite portion) Anyhow my motivation for excersise took a real dive this month.. And I said to **** with the portions, bad choice I know!

I have even been avoiding 3FC because I feel bad about not following through with my goals.. I have fluctuated the same 5 lbs this summer.. I know it could be worst but I was hoping to be in 170 range by my birthday in October but I can't see it happening.. I need help getting back on track. I hope by letting you know that you are not alone it will help get you back on track.. and me too!

Good luck and feel free to PM if you need to chat/vent.

[aerotigergirl]

Thank you all so much for your helpful words and your encouragement. You're all so right, and I knew that this was exactly the place to be at this setback. You've all had such wonderful things to say, and you've really helped to lift my spirits and help me change my perspective. You're right! I am still smaller than I was initially, which is good. And now that I know what works for me, I should be able to get back on plan as soon as my food is in order (i.e. as soon as all the junk food is cleared out of my house ). I appreciate all of your kind words. You've helped me out more than you realize.

Good luck to all of you! I hope to be around a bit more often now that I'm getting back on the wagon. No more being ashamed of myself. I made a mistake, and I've had a setback, but now I'm coming back! Thank you all for the inspiration.

[Sassy_Chick]

WB! and the other ladies are right, you shouldn't feel ashamed. You have made great strides and I agree, WL should not be a contest. Everybody is different and that means you lose differently as well. Also you have to remember the hardest part is maintaining so you never know you may see her again and she may have gained it all back and then some!

So hold your head up high, although I know at times it is hard too........

[pixiefalls]

Glad you're back.. do stick around and post more.

[DeafinlySmart]

I know how you feel. It's been 8 months and I feel like I've ONLY lost 25lbs. I know I took myself off the diet for 4 months (and I'm happy I got back on it without years passing), but its been a month since this stinky plateau has started and what started out as being a year goal, is seeming like forever. Don't compare yourself to ANYONE else. It will only bring you down. DO let it propel you into starting again. I'm trying to remind myself plateaus are okay and NOT to give up. The best NSV you can ever give yourself is the gift of persistence in the face of the many obstacles. You can do it!!

If you note in my ticker, I signed up for the christmas challenge. I'm probably the only elf whose ticker hasn't moved this month. I still stay and chat because in the end our bodies are all different and we will lose at our own rates (with continued persistence).

P.S. Sotypical..your new picture rocks. Looks like a new haircut! That pic almost looks commercial cuz it doesn't look like a homespun picture.

[3fcuser1058250]

Welcome back aerotigergirl


Someone on this board has the moto in her siggie:

"Falling down is not failure....Failure is staying down." You haven't failled you've just learned a new lesson. Go read in the Maintainers forum the story of those, even at goal, who struggle daily, but just get back on the wagon and keep on trucking...You can too and I know you will because you're here for the support you need...

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!!

[OneKim]

I've wondered where you were! I couldn't remember your username, or I would have pm'd you, but I know your avatar pic! Welcome back. Glad to hear you didn't gain more back. Everyone else is right, you're not a failure! You've taken a break!

Keep posting here, you know how much it helps motivate! And pad our falls. You know what to do about eating...now DO IT! LOL.

Kim

[AquaChick]

Hi aerotigergirl. I certainly remember you. I think you and I were losing at quite a steady pace at the same time. If it's any consolation, I had to start again myself.