[PammyFl]

Hey Ladies! Its been a while since I have made any posts mainly because i have been really depressed about my weight loss progress. Im not sure how long i have actually been sticking to a plan but as of last week it has been a little of a year and the more i thought about it the more depressed i have become. I haven't been pushing myself to my full potential and have just been barely scraping bye. I just feel like such a failure I mean its been a year and I only have only gone down one size! Dont get me wrong i have been losing weight consistently since me and my ex broke up at the end of 07 but I didnt start watching my progress until I joined 3fc. I look at that "Join Date: Jan 2009" and then I think about all the time I wasted! I was busting my butt when I joined and was seeing what i wanted to see on the scale but then vacation happened! I did really well during the vacation but once I got home and tried to get back into the swing of things I just couldn't find my groove again. (Not to mention the fact that I basically live around the kitchen because i watch kids all day for the summer) I had days where i would fall off but i would be able to pick myself up the next day. Well its been 3 weeks and im still running behind the wagon screaming for help! I'm having the hardest time getting myself going again and its depressing me. I see you guys make these great "goal" posts and its been anywhere from 7-10 MONTHS when here i am with over a year and only at one size difference! Some days I feel really good about myself and look at all the clothes I can no longer wear and other days I just cry and think about the clothes I SHOULD be wearing. HELP ME!

[Jokan]

Oh hunny, look how far you have come!! U just need to find a new umpf but never ever underesimate the hard work u have already done and know that u are capable of. Look for something new that excites u and u know u can do it!! Good Luck

[JLF981]

I know what you're saying! Sounds like you've just veered from the beaten path a bit, but the path is still there!

Don't give up. I guarantee you will kick yourself if you do. Like she said in the previous post look at where you've come! You have made progress...keep that in mind.

I find it helpful to keep older pictures of me when I was 220lbs. When I lose the path sometimes, I look at those photos and know that I am not even near that weight anymore, but know that if I do not get back on track and focus then I will get back there.

Tomorrow is always another day and you can ALWAYS start over! Every morning, the slate is cleaned!

[beautifulmess]

Ah man, I feel the same way because I begin comparing my weight loss to OTHER people's weight loss. I think, crap...in a year I lost like 40 when that other person lost a 100 and I feel like such a failure, like I haven't pushed myself as hard as they have when I know I could've done it, had I not been lazy.

BUT, hey listen you lost SOMETHING, if a year went by and you lost 0 lbs then it would be fine to feel like a failure...but you lost freakin' 26 lbs girl! if that's not an accomplishment...then I don't know what it is. Not only that but you're like 4 lbs away from your goal! I have no idea why you feel like a failure. If anything, you should feel like a winner. Losing weight takes time. All of our bodies are different, remember that! I think you should be proud of yourself

[peccavi]

I would actually go one step farther and say that just the fact that you didn't REGAIN the weight you had lost, and more, is a huge success, because that's really the trap that most people end up falling into, sadly.

It was practice for maintenance! Sounds like success to me.

[Jelbb]

I second and third everything that the ladies above me have said.

It sounds like you've just fallen out of your groove a little bit. Let's get it back, shall we?

When I'm in a weight-loss slump of laziness, I have a really hard time pulling myself out of it. I know I need to eat better. I know I need to work out more. But I just can't seem to talk myself into doing it... Pretty much the only thing that really gets me going, as it turns out, is seeing RESULTS. It's easy to say, "Eat well, exercise, etc." but it's hard to do that every day if you don't feel like it's getting you anywhere fast. And then you fall off the wagon, or decide not to go for that run, or grab a garbage-y snack, or, or, or... Soooo....

CHALLENGE:
Plan out four days. Keep your calories and sodium low (decently low, not unhealthily low) and burn some too. Plan out what you're going to eat, plan out what you're going to do to work out, plan out every detail, and JUST for those four days, stick to it obsessively. ****, if on the fifth day, you want to eat a cake and sit on the couch all day, giv'er. But be great for those four days. And weigh yourself, and or take measurements every day, first thing in the morning.

You'll definitely start to see the slow results begin to snowball, and if you're anything like me, the cake you planned for that fifth day will just seem like a joke... because how could you ruin the weight you just lost in those 4 awesome days with something as trivial as junk food!?

Try it! Plan yourself just a few PERFECT days that you're gonna follow obsessively "just because." It always works for me when I've been in a slump of eating "not bad," but not perfect, either... and gets me back into the wanting-to-kick-my-weight-loss's-*** mode!

[TaraLee]

Do I feel ya! I've felt the EXACT same way for the past couple months! I started the alli program awhile back, was doing awesome at following the program guide, was losing weight and we moved. I fell behind and just could not get into the swing of things again and to make matters worse when presented with a bad food choice I'd dive right in. I had the mind set of, why not? I'm not doing so great anyways, what's one more (candy bar, ice cream, etc) going to hurt?

This time round I've had to ease back into the swing of it. I've found ways to make myself feel more active and better about the choices I make without going cold turkey on chocolate or food in general, lol. For example, I now stand when I fold the laundry and put each load away as I finish folding it. Before I would sit down and fold and I would wait to put the clothes away till all the loads were done. It may sound dinky and cheesy but I get a little extra moving done having changed something this small. Another trick, I pick an activity (today it was top to bottom cleaning, Friday it was a dance video) if I complete that activity I reward myself with 20 minutes of me time. I knit, or since I've found this place, come here and just relax and feel acomplished.

My diet is getting a little better everyday too now. I don't want to sabatoge results from "extra activity" with binge eatting anymore, plus the little extras help eat up extra time in my day so I have less time for snacking and face stuffing.
My personal opinion... think little. Make a little change here or there in your daily activities to increase your acitivity level and the diet will follow. Most importantly don't ever think of yourself as a failure! It'll just re-depress you and the cycle will start ALL over again. Try changing how you've been thinking about your slump. Instead of, "I've been failing," try, "I've been a little off, today, I'll do the best I can and I'll be AWESOME for that!"

~~~Sending you happy feeling, slimming vibes!!~~~

[luvja]

[PammyFl]

Thanks ladies.. Im trying my hardest not to bring myself down but right now its sooo hard and frustrating ugh!