So three, almost four years ago, I lost a massive amount of weight (30+ pounds)...and now I have gained most of it back which is making me super depressed
A large part of this weight gain, I attribute to being a newly wed and pursuing my career. Nesting, lack of time, "happy weight", stress, and the comfort food that comes with it.
But instead of moping, I'm doing something about it. Instead of the crazy stuff I have tried the past couple of years (paleo, gluten-free, etc. - it might work for some people but not for me), I'm going to my old standby of calorie counting and exercising.
Fortunately, I have been exercising for the last half of 2014 and feel great even with the extra weight. I can run a 5k everyday and complete it great time so I am proud of myself for that.
But it is my diet and calorie consumption that is crazy. I will binge on the weekends, usually with alcohol and junk food and then control it during the week. And some weeks, the binging will continue into Monday and start on Friday. As we all know, that does not make weight loss possible.
Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to not sabotage yourself during the weekend? When you go out with friends how do you deal with the pressure to drink alcohol? It was increasing my alcohol intake that started this weight gain so I really want to control it.
Anybody else experience this and conquered it? Any guidance would be appreciated!