I don't need a kick in the butt, I know I have all the motivation I need but I feel if I admit this it will make it easier...

for the last week and a half I have eaten horrible. Gone over my 1500 calories every day (sometimes doublt that) and eaten so much junk. We have family here and chips, cookies, chocolate, and all sorts of things were brought in the house. I did okay for the first few days and then I got the point where I knew I was going to blow it so I just ate the crap anyway. I did the same today - we are going for chinease tonight (family's last night) so I had a nice healthy breafast and a good lunch but then, I was at the store and I bought that cheerio snack mix... and then I ate almost half the bag (prob 400 calories or so) - yes it could of been worse, but I need to stop thinking like, "well I am already going to blow it, I might as well go all out."

Anyway, I just want to get this out there. Tonight I am going to enjoy my chinease (and not think about the 4 pounds I seemed to have gained) and tomorrow I will be 100% back on track, I will be, I will be, I will be. Even if that means filling a garbage bag full of food that is left behind. My boyfriend stood on the scale last night for the first time in probably forever, he was a little shocked at the weight so I think it will be easier to stick to plan now if he is doing the same.

But I must give myself a pat on the back, this time, two years ago today my boyfriend and I started going out. I now weigh the same (or really really close) to what I did then. So I manged to gain it all and lose it all in two years! I must say I am pretty happy for that - I was actually probably a bit lighter but I gained that back haha. Everything from here on in is downhill!

but yah, back on track tomorrow I sware. and I will be honest with fitday again - I stopped enterting for the last week cuz I couldnt count that high in my head, haha

It was so easy before because I just never ate it, but now that I have started eating all this bad stuff I don't want to stop... but I will!

annnnd taken this morning
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LOOK AT MY COLLAR BONES! wooo they are coming out of hibernating!

It's good you've realized you need to get back on track before you start gaining back the weight you've worked so hard to lose. I know how hard it is to stay on plan when you've got visitors - I've been through that too lately. It as if I get "amnesia" and forget that I'm watching what I eat and go on autopilot when it comes to eating. I've had those days when I've just quit entering the food in my Nutridiary because it got so astronomical!

This has happened to me so many times, I've lost count. What is vital, however, is getting right back on track as soon as possible because once the weight starts coming back on it's so disheartening and easy to throw in the towel. My rule is to never, no matter what, gain back more than two pounds. I've managed to stick to this rule for the two and a half years since I started losing the weight.

So, shake this episode off and you'll feel better once you're back in control again.

P.S. Loved your puppy photo - and I can see your collar bones!

Hey girl,

You're doing well!! But get those nasty muchies out of the house if you can! hahah If they are there that's just too much temptation. I'm glad we don't have a lot of visitors.. and if I did they'd have to just live without those extras or take them to bed with them.

Re the chinese food - my hubby and I really enjoy chinese and we go there once in a while, but we just modify what it is we order. We get the veggie/chicken dishes and a small order of white rice to go with it. Hubby said it feels like a "rip off" to him, but me, I really enjoy veg and rice, so it's REALLY yummy to me. You don't want to get the fried rice it's pretty high in fat and sodium but the veg/chicken or beef and broccoli should be okay.

~ Angie

You'll do it.

It's funny, when my husband and I met I weighed the same as I do now, he isists I look smaller now than when we met, probably because this time I'm using weights and exercise. But yeah, I gained like 55 pounds over 2.5 years and now have lost it again, so same as you, anything from here on is downhill!

For me, I think one of my major breakthroughs was realizing, I mean really realizing that every calorie counts, regardless of what one has or has not eaten before. I over eat at lunch? Tossing in the towel for the day and pigging out at dinner is not a smart choice. The dinner calories count as much as the eariler ones do.

It also helped for me to plan to have meals were I would overeat, and know it in advance. It may sound weird, but it was much easier for me to say to myself, "Ok, I'll be good now; but Saturday I am so going to tear into some BBQ ribs!" If I tried to be "Be good forever" I would have fallen apart and given up a long time ago. But knowing I can still eat like a real person means for me, I can do this for this rest of my life.

I can eat anything. Just not all at once.

It's weird, because I had the right mentality! I would eat good so on 'that day' I could have a treat meal and everything, but then all of a sudden the last week and a bit, its been everymeal - I guess because I wasnt at work. At work I have so much more control over what I eat. But with the family here we were eating out like everymeal - I know I can't blame them, it was my own doing. And every little calorie does count and today is a new day and I am going to be good today, I threw out some food last what - whatever is left today after they are gone; it will be joining it.

Sotypical

Good for you, today is a new day. I too find it really tough when I see others enjoying food, and you can't participate. I get that "life isn't fair" feeling. Just try to plan for those days if you know they are coming in advance, I guess, that's the best we can do.

I think we all have weak moments and situations for sure, they will come. You are doing great, I'll say it again, cause you deserve it!!

I love the pic of your new cutie pie, aw she's so so adorable. I hope you and her are enjoying walks together!!

~ Angie

Sotypical, I am in the same boat. My sister, her husband, and her two kids (4 and 6 years old) have been staying with me all week. I didn't even try to stay on plan. I have been snacking on healthy foods, but my meals have been way outside my calorie limit. I've also had cake three times (including one triple mocha concoction that must have been at least 1000 calories) and ice cream (yes, I'll take that dipped in chocolate, thanks). For breakfast, we've had bagels every day and I haven't even bothered with NF cream cheese. Last night we had Mexican and I ate more than my share of flour tortillas (they were really good!). Tonight we are ordering pizza. Oh, and I can't even count the glasses of wine. The only thing I've done right is eat turkey sandwiches with no mayo or cheese for lunch.

This may not be the healthiest approach, but I just decided I was on vacation this week and I wasn't going to worry about it. If I gain a couple of pounds, I lost them before and I can lose 'em again. Next week I will be back on plan.

- Barbara

just wanted to come in and say i did good today... well besides the chips I ate but stayed within my calories for the day and that is all the matters! yaaaah And I also was busy moving boxes, so I got in some exercise I dont normally get in as well.

Barbara - I agree, I lost them once, I will lose them again! Have fun with your family!

just wanted to come in and say i did good today... well besides the chips I ate but stayed within my calories for the day and that is all the matters! yaaaah And I also was busy moving boxes, so I got in some exercise I dont normally get in as well.

Barbara - I agree, I lost them once, I will lose them again! Have fun with your family!

Courtnie -- In addition to all the other comments about getting back on track, it sounds like you're thinking about WHY this happened in the first place. I think that's an important step in the process -- if we can determine why we go off track, or stay off track, can we prevent it from happening in the future? Or make it better the next time. And it sounds like you are doing JUST that!

I feel you. A friend of mine is getting married on the 2nd (this saturday!) and I'm a bridesmaid.... fun fun fun.... anyway, I threw her a bridal shower on saturday and kind of overdid the baking. I LOVE to bake.... it is so therapeutic. I think it is because I spend so much time studying and working on my thesis that I feel like I make no progress. With baking.... you have an amazing cake or delicious cookies in like no time at all. So basically, I used the shower as an excuse to bake... alot. agh. That night was the bachelorette party, which meant wine, beer and alot of vodka, then pizza at 2am. I gained back 2 pounds and am a little annoyed at myself.
However, I did try on my bustier and it is getting too big! I can barely feel it when it is on, kind of defeating the purpose though heh heh.

Here's to a really good week!!!

Right there with ya! I reached 175 two weeks ago, and I was SOOOO excited, then proceeded to blow the next two weeks. When I hopped on last week, I'd gained 2 pounds But I'm NOT changing my ticker!!! Today I'm back on track. The two weeks were fun, I ate some things I really missed, and now its time to stop. Easier said than done.

As for chinese food (my ABSOLUTE fav food in the whole universe!), no way could I go in and not get the "good stuff". I would never get out of there without an egg roll and PFR. No way, not happening, not ever. So I save chinese for my weekly treat day. that is..cough cough.. when I've been good, and not all cavalier/blaise' the way i've been the last two weeks.

It is nice to see I am not alone I did okay this weekend, but not as well as I had of hoped. I figured the scale is up 4 pounds! Some if it might be water tho so I am waiting until next week to change my ticker.

Today has gone really well and if I stay right on plan should be around 1300 by the end of the day. Lower then normal but I am trying to make up... and I might be going camping this weekend, haha

We can all do it