[mateosmama2005]

Hello ladies So I was finally doing REALLY well and got down to 202 (-13lbs). Than comes Thanksgiving. I didnt even eat much, really! I was snacking on carrots w/ ranch before dinner. Than for dinner I had one piece of turkey, 2 small wheat rolls, baked potato and egg nog. and a piece of pumkin pie. Thank yesterday we went to a hockey game and had taco bell....I also havent worked out since thanksgiving night. than I weigh in ad 205 this morning!!! I can't freaking believe it!! 3lb gain in 2 days!!!! Im hoping to god its because TOM is coming...that brings me to a whopping 10lb loss since September. It's so irritatiing I was SO CLOSE to Onederland!!! Oh...also had nachos tonight for dinner...OUCH!! I somehow slipped the past few days!!! So tomorrow I am starting completely fresh...adding more exercise and ABSOLUTELY NO MORE BAD FOOD!!! I should be alot farther by now

[AliceInFatland]

Don't lose hope! You still lost 10 pounds, and that's nothing to scoff at. Remember, those three pounds could be anything! Your weight fluctuates a lot, whether from when you weigh yourself, to the food you haven't, ahem, passed yet, to your muscle retaining water. You're still doing great, don't be hard on yourself!

[Dinky]

Hang in there and don't look on the negative side ( like I used to!) As Alice said, 10lbs is 10lbs... what if you'd gained it? The 3lbs is probably 'ballast' which you will get rid of during the day.
I spent a Thanksgiving in the US in the 1970's and as far as I remember, the general idea was to eat your own weight in food with the family I was with. A lovely bunch of people and I have such happy memoreis. Don't beat yourself up, this time next week it will be 'What 3lbs!'.

[smisen]

I'm sooooo in the same position as you right now I was so close to being in the 170s before Thanksgiving and I totally blew it. I ate a TON of food (not just on Thanksgiving, either) and didn't go to the gym from Wednesday for Saturday. I feel like crap - I'm really starting to notice how much of an impact eating well and exercising has on my mood and my energy levels.

But I guess the only thing we can do is to move on and get back on the wagon. I went to the gym this morning and I'm going to do my best to eat on plan today. It's tough - after eating everything I wanted for a few days, my stomach feels like it's stretched out and wants more food. We can do it, though!