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Originally Posted by lackadaisy
I wish I had good advice for you, but when I've regained in the past I always just let myself go, not looking at the scale, for MONTHS. I think the only thing to do is not let yourself take that time, to realize that this is how yo-yo-ing starts and cut it off at its source.
I completly agree with this.
In the past, my yo-yoing has ALWAYS been from a combination of these things: 1) Not weighing myself 2) Just plain eating more - like to the point where I can't remember the last time I felt super hungry 3) Stopping exercise, although I don't see gains with JUST this one. I have to be eating more too
I suppose I am one of those people who is getting back on track since I was basically taking a break for the past month. For me, this break helped me more than anything. I can look back and say, gee, I only lost about a pound or two since mid December and get all depressed, but I am trying to focus on the good part of not gaining. I feel really, really motivated to get back on track now and I'm down a pound this past week of being back on plan - which was huge for me because I FINALLY got out of the 140's!!!
I've lost and regained in the past...but I feel good about this round of weightloss because I feel like I am eating and exercising in a way that is sustainable. Sustainability is really key - you have to be honest with yourself. I know I am never going to be someone who gets up at 5 AM and goes to the gym every day, so why should I try to lose weight this way when I know I won't keep it up and it will make me miserable? I can keep up running a few times a week and making it to a yoga class or two, so that's what I am striving towards.
I'm doing the same with my eating...I eat a pretty healthy vegetarian diet as it is, so I am just trying to eat less and get into the habit of "working in" the junk food. I love pizza so I have it every week, but I have one or two slices with a giant salad (sometimes I even I buy it by the slice from Whole Foods, so there are no leftovers to eat for days). I think working in the sweets/treats can help not feeling deprived...but I know you have problems with binging and I am not all that familliar with whether this works for that. But mentally, I feel so much better eating soup or a salad or something light knowing I am going to be eating something I really enjoy later. I just try to balance the day and the week...you can balance it all with exercise too.
Another thing that motivates me is, I really do want to live a long healthy life. I want to eat healthy so I can age healthfully and feel good every day. I took at my parents (in their early 60's) and they are so out of shape I don't ever want to end up like that! It really motivates me to keep moving and eat right.
Good luck and stay positive. It's only weight loss, and like you said your clothes still fit and you are still in the healthy weight range. You'll get back on track, have faith in yourself!