Thanks Deb! You are right; same fight all the time and it is so tiring. Giving up is the worst thing we could do right now; time to keep on keeping on! I really hope this time will be different and that I can stay commited to getting off what I've put on. It seems like the determination and drive that was there to lose the weight in the beginning has disappeared. Sometimes I think that there's a comfort in my "fat" and that I don't worry as much over how I look as when I lost weight. After I lost the weight, I was constantly obsessing over every inch of my body and concentrating on everything wrong. When I was fat I didn't do that; I just accepted that I was fat. Since I've put some weight back on I've noticed that comfort level rising and that acceptance that I'm getting fat. That is definitely NOT a mindset that I need to get into again. Does this make sense? Anyone else experience this?

Absolutely. I have learned so much in those classes. I know I am a food addict, I see those signs in my actions and reactions to things. The classes are great if you have a great instructor. Even if you don't, the information that you get is really great.

I want say that for me, a third timer here!, I am vowing to remain patient and kind to myself regardless of what goes in my mouth or what the scale says. I recently read the books Oprah suggests by Geneen Roth and a lot she said applied to me and I realized I focus on my body image to feel happiness. "if I weighed this I would be happy" but when I fail or get off program I feel self hatred and think and say really negative things. So my point is I am not going to mentally put myself back in the vicious dieting cycle that has prevented me from being healthy and "normal" about food and eating. Best of luck to us all!!!!

I think the worst thing I do is tell myself too many negative things. This is what I think defeats me.. It is real easy to slip into that mindset. When I find myself doing this, I try to think of more postive things to tell myself. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy!

Ronnie

Hi Jill. It is funny that we sabotage our selves with food when we feel needy. I keep trying to tell myself to do other things when I feel the urge to stuff my face, but it isn't working very well. I too told myself I would never be as fat as I was when I started this program ever again. Well, I had better get it in gear or I will be back there. Maybe I should keep a journal and write down what I am feeling every time I want to eat something off program....I know what I am supposed to do, but I am not following it. I wake up each day and tell myself this is a new day and lets start today...By evening I have eaten something I shouldn't have. Then I figure what the ****....I know I can do this. I just have to get back to that mindset. And stay there. Let's get back to that mindset Jill. We CAN do it. We've been so successful with it before....Tomorrow is a new day...Chat with you soon weight loss buddy!
Marianne