So, last week was a complete and total disaster. Every day- Monday through Sunday, was a giant dieting nightmare. See, I have been planning my 4 year old's Spongebob themed birthday party for a couple months, and the last week before the party I just decided I really needed to come home from work and get things done- I needed to take a break from the gym for once. I think that was the first mistake, because it all went downhill from there. My old eating habits snuck back up on me... pizza for dinner one night, McDonalds grilled chicken club for lunch (thats not the worst I could have gotten I know, but I can't tell you the last time I'd had a sandwich from a fast food place before that day!) and so on. Add to it the fact that I made from scratch 4 dozen cupcakes with homemade buttercream icing... yum... and you get the point. My issue is that over the course of last week, I've gained back about 4 pounds!!!! and now that its a new week, I would really like to start fresh- but I am so depressed about my "week of weakness" that I am having trouble finding my motivation again- even though I KNOW I only have about 4 weeks before wedding dress shopping! yikes!!! do you have stories about times you've "fallen off the wagon"? How did you find your way back on plan?

I am experiencing this right now... Went on vacation with my in-laws on a houseboat, EVERYTHING they eat is sugary/creamy/fried... Delicious ;-) but I came back with a 5 lb. Gain! The first day back I had a HARD time... I was depressed and wanted to just give up. The next day I got up and FORCED myself to get a really good workout in and eat extra clean. I didn't starve myself, just tried to be SUPER careful... It took about three days of really pushing myself, but now it's been a week and I can't tell you how much better I feel... Just hang in there! I know it's tough but you can do it

to all 3 of you! We'll all get back on the wagon. Good luck!

I think that when we 'slip' a little, in our mind, we are failing, since I've been bad and ate pizza, then what eating McDonald, or cupcakes, would matter? I've done the same. Couple Saturdays ago, I slipped a little, and then decided, might as well "enjoy" myself, ate everything that I wanted off that Chinese Buffet (my biggest weakness), and gain back 3-4 lbs, that took me another two weeks to lose. So, was it worth it? Maybe yes, maybe not. But for me? I've decided it is defiantly, a 'not'.

So, in short, so what we fell off the wagon? Shake off the negativism (you'd laugh if you've seen me, I actually shake myself and mess up my hair), and drink a huge glass of water (as a 'fresh start', washing the inside of myself), and make up your mind that you're 'back in the game' and start over again.

One of my fav sayings:

You will never leave where you are,
Until you decide where you'd rather be.

lili8184 - you already lost 61 lbs, that's awesome! Focus on the great that you did, shake it off, and and get back on that wagon.

Wow, this is a common theme. I wrote about something similar yesterday. haha. I think I'm just telling myself to take this a day at a time. After all, we are further towards our goal then we were at the starting point so this isn't a low of any sorts. We've done well (or well enough) so far and have the tools and experience necessary to forge on. Or atleast that's what I'm telling myself. ^_^