ReStarting my Weight Loss Plan after GAINING 38 LBS!
ReStarting my Weight Loss Plan after GAINING 38 LBS! I will start tomorrow morning. I had a late lunch so just having a salad for supper. I don't want to re-GAIN any more of my weight back. I'm really upset with myself for letting it get this bad. My Lowest weight last year was 207. I was so close to ONDERLAND. BUT, I need to not be so hard on myself and re-start. Any suggestions to help staying on Plan? SW on 6/10/10.
Last edited by VickieLou; 06-09-2010 at 05:31 PM.
Reason: Change Information.
I'm sorry you got off track again. Have you considered trying a different approach that might be more sustainable long term? I'd start with analyzing what caused you to fall off track to begin with, and picking an approach that is easier for you to live with.
Something I have realized for myself was that I was always setting my mini goals to high and that would discourage me. Now I aim for simply 5 pounds a month...anything more is a bonus. That approach seems to help me keep focused. And...if I lose the 5 really quick in the month I also have some wiggle room for bad days. Glad you're back...you can do it!
You made the first step and it was a hard one. So now the rest will be easier.
I started on Jan 18th 2010 and have lost right at 65lbs. There is times I wanna cry and give up and everyone here gets me back in the right direction. I recommend coming here daily if possible, these ladies( and gents) are what has got me this far and they are what will get me to goal!!!
Very proud of you for reaffirming your commitment to yourself. We all know it is very easy to get off track, it takes real power to get back on (especially after being off for a long time).
I realized that I didn't answer your question about suggestions on how to stay on plan. FWIW, the biggest change for me is the recognition that just because I go off plan, it does NOT mean I have to keep on going. That has always been my pattern in the past - I'll do really well, sometimes even for a while, but then I get to a point where I make a bad choice or two and then I use that as an excuse to just quit. The big difference for me is that I am not doing that any more. Yes, I've made bad choices, sometimes, I've been off plan for a few days, even a week or more. But I still kept weighing every day and posting here on 3fc - I wasn't doing a good job on being on plan but I wasn't just giving up either. And while I sometimes had to re-start over and over again before it would really stick, I kept doing that until I found my way back to being more consistently on plan and taking back off the weight I had re-gained. It may not be quick and it may not be easy, but every day, I prove to myself that I can do this, I can pick myself up and start over again whenever I need to, and because of that, I have faith that I will ultimately reach my goal. I know you have that same strength and I know that coming back here and making a fresh start is your first step to ultimate success too!
Decide to do this - once and for all and permanently - no ifs ands or buts. No excuses. No diversions. Decide to do this, commit to do this and be WILLING to do what's necessary to MAKE it happen.
And planning. planning. and more planning. Map out your food schedule in advance. Know where every meal/snack is coming from ahead of time. Have the right foods on hand, get rid of the wrong ones. Set yourself up for success.
STick to your plan like glue. Like glue. Don't make it an option not to. Get angry. Get determined. Get excited. You can transform your life. You don't have to be fat if you don't want to be. You've got the ability to do this.
ReStarting my Weight Loss Plan after GAINING 38 LBS!
