Why am I Overeating after having such a great weight loss this Month? I lost 10.2 Lbs this month. The most I have lost in a month for the whole year. Why do I think it's okay to eat stuff I shouldn't? I need some kicks in the butt.

do you have room in your boat? cuz i am right there with you......... sigh

Yeah, I don't know if I have any kicks in the butt cause I can't figure me out either! I guess there's some improvement... At least now I get that eating crappy food makes me feel crappy and eating too much makes me feel all slow and icky... BUT I still do it more often than I should. Why do I eat crap if I know it's going to make me feel like crap? ugh.

No sneaking in food just doesn't work. You can't let it in. Your body keeps an accurate journal even if you don't.

You can't go off and on. You need to continue. No stopping, just forging ahead. If it's steady, consistent, permanent weight loss you're after, you'll have to be steady and consistent with your eating.

It's something you must wrap around your head - this is for life.

One makes this process soooo much harder than need be by giving yourself permission to veer off. It causes set backs, it causes the good habits to not get ingrained in your, it re-enforces the bad habits, it delays you getting to that sweet spot of the rewards surfacing and the cravings dying down. It's also SO hard getting back on, once you've been off. Much easier to just stay on!

If you want to be your best, you'll have to do you best.

I do this. I am a full on self saboteur. Not sure why yet though. I get within a pound or two of my mini goals, and something comes up and I blow it. I know I am doing it when I am doing it.

The last time I really messed up was right when I hit a new low weight. Its a weird psychological thing.

This didn't used to be the case for me, but for some reason, now I am finding this to be true. I used to do just fine with moderation and occasional treats, but lately the cause me more grief than enjoyment. I was just venting on my blog about how I was so frustrated with last week and DONE after three social occasions of junky food. It was actually stressing me out!

I'd rather just put a ban on it for the time being, as much as I hate craving it when I ban it, it will be better after a few days of detox and back on plan.

So far, so good!

@Lazy...hon we have all ALL ALL been there and still go there sometimes. It's a matter of saying enough is enough...THAT'S IT!!! no looking back. JUST STOP NOW and get back on...SPEND ALOT OF TIME on here and seek other support places too instead of eating know what I mean?

That's what I do and it does work!!!

@Rockinrobin
During your journey did you have days like this? Did you ever in the beginning feel like UGH and did you EVER fall off and have to get right back on????

Ooh, I'm right there as well. For some reason I don't understand I start getting a hang up at 208-210. This is the third time I've hung out around this weight, for various reasons. I never regain more than a pound or two above it, but it's a mental roadblock I can't seem to cleanly get around. 207 would be fifty pounds lost, so maybe I'm just psyching myself out?

Either way, I'm battering through it in the next week or two and not looking back; I admit I am disappointed I couldn't get through it problem free in the past.

I was done being fat. Done. Done. Done.

I was too afraid to go off in fear of not getting back on. Before I knew it, I didn't want to go off. On was just that good. Good eating begets more good eating.

I'll just say this again:
One needs to push themselves. And push themselves. And push themselves. You must, must, must work past the discomfort. You must learn how to tell yourself no. There's nothing wrong and everything right with telling yourself no.


A life without rules, restrictions, boundaries and limits is one of chaos.

I longed for those things. I always wanted to be someone who cared what they ate and was particular and choosy.

And then it hit me, well if you want to be that way, then BE it.

Read the quote in my signature. It's one of my favs.

Ugh I'm right along with you failing miserably...and like you I don't know why...I do sooo good..then bam...I sneak food too...why? who am I hiding from? I'm doing it for me...I can't hide from myself!? Ugh WE CAN"T do this to ourselves, we just can't!!!! I refuse to belief this fat suit is my life and food has more control over me than I do! Thank you for your post VickieLou...and all others, at least I know I'm not alone...tomorrow is a new day and I will not do tomorrow what I have done today..and yesterday...and the day before...and the day before that..4 days of cheating!!! GRRRRR!!!

Thank You All for your Encouragement and Support! Today I had the first meeting with my trainer at the gym. I knew I would be getting a calorie amount he wants me to follow. I think I was stressed about that. Plus, upset about some other stuff. Anyhow, he wants me to eat 2200 calories so I lose only 1 LB a week! I wasn't happy about that. I would rather eat between 1500 -1800. It costs alot to have a trainer. I would think if someone is as heavy as me, they would rather get the weight off faster? So know I have to decide if I eat less or do as he says?

Your trainer probably just wants you to lose at a rate that will ensure you can keep it off. If your calories are too low, you're more likely to feel hungry and either go on a crazy binge or quit because you hate being hungry all the time. It's better to eat a little more if it means you're more likely to stick to healthier foods.