[ginnym1981]

How many times do you think you've fallen off the wagon?

How long was your hiatus?

What Motivated you to get back on?



I'm off right now. I seem to fall off every 3 weeks or so for no particular reason. Boredom maybe? Stress? Pure laziness?
It usually takes me a good 2-7 days to get back on which usually leads up to a 5lb gain.
It seems to come off again pretty quickly but if I could just stick to anything I would make it to go so much faster!

I'm going to Hawaii for the first time in June as well as having my 10yr High School Reunion sometime this year.
I must get my butt into gear!

What helps you continue tracking w/o taking "breaks"?

[beerab]

I've started over a million times, it's been a LOT of trial and error for me on what does and does not work.

Sounds like whatever you are doing might be a bit too extreme so you aren't handling it well. I re-started south beach only to find myself not being able to deal with it and cheating. I finally was like I can't keep cheating so I just moved on to phase 2 and I'm actually doing well and not cheating- that 1 serving of carbs and one serving of fruit a day is helping me feel better AND I'm losing again

[ginnym1981]

Thats a very good point! I'm always the all for nothing type even if I tell myself to only change a few things at a time...I tend to really throw myself into everything full force.
Thank you, its definitely something I'm going to work on!

[cassieroll]

I guess if I look at it your way, I fall off the wagon all the time but I get right back on the next meal or snack. I don't forbid myself anything so I just take it all in stride and not sweat it.

[rachael]

I've tried over and over again. I couldn't even count. It's fine, though, because right now I'm good and I'm really hardcore committed this time, more than ever before. I'm working on making this a life I can live instead of a modification so I can lose.

Last time I fell off the wagon, I was back up 20 pounds in 77 days. Basically, a quarter pound per day. Each day I figure out how long it will take for me to gain back what I've lost and post it as a reminder to myself that in just those few short weeks, all of my work can be ruined. I just have to get through today to prevent that from happening.

[Wild Vulpix]

I started dieting back in March '09 and fell off the wagon in August '09. In those five months, I went from 163 to 148 (15lbs) but those first five pounds came off extremely quickly (within two weeks), so it feels more like I lost 10lbs.

It was very frustrating to only have lost 10lbs in that amount of time, when I was really on top of my dieting and wasn't cheating. I was stuck on 148 for a month or so before I got to the point of giving up.

I wish I knew exactly what I was doing wrong. I ate 1200 cal/day and didn't exercise. This time around, I'm eating a lot more than that, and exercising. I hope I don't hit the same wall...

I don't really know what motivated me to come back. I guess maybe, if I had stuck to it and continued losing at this rate... then I'd be down 20lbs by now? And that's a whole lot better than being up the 10lbs I originally lost! Though, I have to say what made me start again more than anything was my tummy.

[DoubleDomer]

I have quit more times than I can count. I have also had a LOT of success on calorie counting diets...and yes, I have been too strict with myself. I am usually motivated to get back into gear when I see pictures of myself, because that's when I see the weight. For me that is more powerful than the numbers on a scale. And I've learned over the years how to cheat a mirror (you know the drill...suck it in, favorable angles, etc.). But pictures...ugh.

So this time around, I'm going to try to eat better (that part hasn't started yet) and do a much more reasonable calorie reduction. BUT...because I am an extreme person, and I have to go overboard on something...I'm going to focus on fitness and try to walk 1000 miles in 2010!!! (There is a thread on here for that if you're interested!). I think by focusing on fitness, I'll have better long term results.

[jeanies]

How many times do you think you've fallen off the wagon? Have lost track

How long was your hiatus? weeks or even months at a time

What Motivated you to get back on? fed up with feeling tired and sluggish. Fear of developing type 2 diabetes that runs rampant in my family. Also having started to feel effects like increase heartrate at rest when eating junk food and not exercising got my attention.