i agree with what everyone has suggested. i REALLY agree with the toss the scale out for now bit. for some reason when i obsess about numbers doing what i expect them to do or not i get off track. if i wake up ready to see a number and i see the same one i saw 4 days ago...i will get discouraged and go off track. maybe a little break will help ya!

also...it's not like you weigh some obscene number. you're still at a good number in my opinion. i know you want to weigh less right now...but pat yourself on the back for what you've done so far and be glad you're not stuck at 212 like me.

Welp, everyone has pretty much said it all...HANG IN THERE, JESS! You will make it through.

I think we've all been there just pick yourself up this will be a thing of the past in no time!!

I'm not sure how I missed this thread but I hope you`re feeling better and back on the wagon!!
The time stamps on the posts throw me off since apparently its 3:32am right now (Even though its 1032pm where I am). So, without doing math I'm not sure when you posted this.
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Ditto to everything everyone else said. AND, its true that one day of bad eating (or 500 extra calories) does not a unhealthy person make. Even a few days of slipping off the wagon happens, and when it does you just have to acknowledge it and move on. I mean, fit people didnt get that way by obsessing over the snacks they shouldn't have eaten.
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If you really are having a hard time sticking to your plan after a week or so, I'd suggest taking a look at what you're doing again and finding the triggers or whatever it is that leads you astray. While a lot can be said for willpower, making good routines seems to help me even more.

Hey everyone.

Thanks so much for your comments and positive energy and awesomeness. I think that my BIGGEST problem was allowing myself very junky foods in small portions. As easy as it is for me to fit a 220-calorie chocolate bar into my daily calorie intake and still be OK-- chocolate and sugar were acting as a trigger food. One of those chocolate bars left me dying for more junk to shovel in my mouth, and things just got progressively worse.

But you'll all be pleased to know that my brother inspired me to start lent with him yesterday, and while he is giving up a lot more (alcohol and red meat) (neither of which I really consume all that often, so I figure there's no point in cutting them out...) my biggest "goodbye" for lent is chocolate.

One day without chocolate.. and I had NO problem staying on track. I even snuck in a couple of extra rice cakes and was still under 1400.

I DIDN'T go to the gym today, I thought it was going to be a snow day (bad storm last night) so I was going to go later... slept in, and now I don't have time before class. However, that may not be such a bad thing... I've got cramps that are radiating down to my kneecaps. TOM started late this month, but it's making up for it with full force.

ALSO, I saw 163.7 on the scale this morning (a teensy moral-boosting loss), and that doesn't take into account the fact that I am most DEFINITELY carrying TOM water weight. I feel pretty bloated. But the fact that I feel bloated and am still almost back to where I was before my weekend binge is a big YAY!!

AND I took my measurements again... I'm down an inch around my waist, TWO inches around my belly button (high waist, low belly button... waist and bellybutton are different measurements. ) and half an inch off of my thighs. I actually gained an inch around my arms, but... then again, ten bucks says I lost half an inch of fat and gained an inch of muscle.

Thanks again ladies, you keep me going when I'm down.