I have put on 30lbs in the last month. I went from 188 it 221 after all my hard work. I dont think there was a specific reason for it but I was under alot of stress at home and work. Im trying to do better but I just keep reaching for the wrong foods. I keep packing up clothes that are too small for me while hating myself for being the weight I was to begin with after working so hard!!!! I know your supposed to just pick yourself back up but what if you just dont feel like picking yourself up or you dont feel like eating healthy, etc. I really need to change my mindset but I feel so drained and depleted not full of energy and raring to go.
Don't give up, I read the title of your post and thought of it a different way. I am "simply" giving up foods that are bad for me. I started last friday and since then lost 8 pounds. I know all of that is water, but it's still super motivation. Since Friday I have not had any soda or sugary sweets. I made some jello and when everyone else had ice cream, I had a bowl of jello and was rally quite satisfied. I make sure I get my water in every day, even though my cowoworkers must think something is wrong because I am in the bathroom every hour. You can do this, you've done terrific by looking at your ticker, you can do it again!!!
Been there! After a car accident about two years ago I packed on 30lbs, after I had lost 50lbs just before my wedding. Somehow I added another 10 to make a grand total of 40lbs back on. I got quite discouraged and just thought that it was a lost cause. I signed up for a personal trainer at the gym and between him and my DH I really think I can do it again. They pick me up when I'm down and my trainer calls me if I haven't been to the gym for 3 days in a row. I can't count how often I have cried because I feel like I'll never get to my goal. I'm trying SB again and have been making a good go of it. I slipped up on the weekend and for the first time in a long time I didn't beat myself up and give up on the diet all together.
You can do this. Changing your lifestyle is not easy (this coming from a chocolate loving workaholic) and I am still struggling with it myself but there are some great people in this forum to help you out when the going gets tough!
Here's to the first day of your new attitude and new life!
You have to just take it one day at a time... If I "fall off the wagon" I just get right back on and make one good choice, that can lead to another. My husband just came home from deployment and it was tough, being at home with him to stick to my plan that is working for me - it is kind of a relief to be back at work and be able to function in my own world again. Don't be afraid to take it one meal, or one snack at a time - you have done amazing - you know how to do it - just take it one step at a time!
Hang in there!
KM
I know I have done great. I just dont know why i get in these "i dont give a **** moods" usually they only last a few days but this has been a couple of months and since i cant fit into most of my clothes anymore its really putting me into a funk. I keep thinking once some of the stress dies down everything will be ok but i dont forsee the stress leaving anytime soon.
Been there done that. I am a stress eater , too and regained almost all I had lost a couple of years ago. I wish I could wave a magic wand for you but I can't do that,the best I can do is tell you , you can start over and the sooner the better. You will feel and look so much better. , and you will be much healthier,too.
I keep thinking once some of the stress dies down everything will be ok but i dont forsee the stress leaving anytime soon.
Ahhh, but that's just it. When in the world will the stess EVER die down? If it's not one thing - it's another. We have to learn how to incorporate good eating and exercising habits into our daily lives - longterm. Stress and all. Cause stess is ALWAYS going to be around us.
You have lost a lot of weight. So you know how to do it. It's time to get back into your losing ways. Maybe it's time to look back at the beginning of your journey. Revisit it and recall why you started it in the first place.
I've found since I've lost the weight that those stressful times have actually been a lot easier to deal with. It's easier dealing with EVERYTHING when no longer obese. From getting dressed in the morning, to taking out the garbage, washing the dishes and on and on and on. Since I'm overall much happier - and healthier - with less worries about my health and more happiness due to all the added activity and all the other good stuff that comes along with this weightloss, that even the stress is somehow more dealable with. Is that even a word.
Come on. Get back to it girl. You deserve this. You CAN do this. You'll be sooo incredibly happy when you do and you'll wonder why you were even hesitant in the first place. Good luck.
Come on Cara...you can do this. Wow...that is awesome that you have already lost 76 pounds!!! All you need to do is sit down and plan out your meals. I know it is a little harder when you are married. I am lucky i guess. I am divorced and I make ALOT of chicken breast for myself. My poor kids eat alot of chicken too though. And you know you will feel better if you start eating healthy again and feel better when you start to see that scale moving down again!! All it takes is a little bit of planning and you can do this!!! Good luck!! And keep coming here often and chatting with us and letting us know how you are doing!!
Is your life the way you want it to be? I suggest that question because sometimes a clue is hidden there about overeating. Not to get too analytical, but it could be that unhappiness about something other than just your weight is causing you to say "I just don't care" and reach for the food.
I got pregnant just before I reached my goal and have not yet lost all the weight I put on with the pregnancy. I'm not that far from goal, but still, I've just been stalled. I haven't had a real push since I'm happy with the size I am to an extent. BUT...I also will NOT pack up my small clothes. I still have clothes in my drawer and closet that don't fit. Every now and then, I'll try them on to see how far I am from wearing them. To pack them away is to give up. And I haven't given up. I'm just taking a break. I want those clothes where I can see them, where THEY will tempt me and not food.
I'd suggest you stop packing away things you've outgrown, with the thought that you're going to wear them again.
A lot of us have been there, I know it is so hard when you feel like you have to re-lose pounds you just lost. I know that "drained" feeling. Make sure you are taking a really good multi-vitamin and supplements. I sometimes get really nutritionally depleted during my weight loss efforts and I think it can really set you back and contribute to a relapse. You should still feel really proud of all the weight you did lose and know that you can do it again when you are ready.
I know I have done great. I just dont know why i get in these "i dont give a **** moods" usually they only last a few days but this has been a couple of months and since i cant fit into most of my clothes anymore its really putting me into a funk. I keep thinking once some of the stress dies down everything will be ok but i dont forsee the stress leaving anytime soon.
I'm sorry you're going through this, but I'm so glad that you posted. I believe that has happened to all of us at some point. It's certainly happened to me. In fact, since 2005, I gradually regained 30 of the 50 lbs. I worked two long years to lose. I just couldn't find the motivation to get back into calorie counting, exercise, or anything. Then, in April, I decided to try an unusual diet that allowed me to eat what I wanted (w/out counting) every other day. I lost 5 lbs. in 10 days. Then, my loss slowed down, and I got sort of sick of the other part of the diet (500 calories every other day). Anyway, even though I'm no longer doing that plan, the weight loss did give me the kickstart I needed to start calorie counting again. I didn't even start an exercise program until a week ago (more than 2 months into dieting). Even now, I'm only aiming for 3 days a week, 1/2 hour each time. I'm trying to slowly move into this rather than going into it gung ho and giving up.
Also, I haven't tried it, but have you seen Bob Greene's new book, Best Life Diet? I mention it because I saw it on Oprah today, and it seems like a doable plan because it starts with just very minor changes and moves into more significant changes. It might be something to look into to.
Anyway, just know that your'e not alone, if that's any comfort.
I simply gave up
