I haven't been around much.......I really missed coming here and reading everyones amazing journeys I kinda got into a slump here for a few weeks, hoping that I am past it and moving on!
My biggest reason for losing weight was so that I would be healthy again. For the last year I had been working VERY hard to achieve this goal. I have made great strides, but still I could have done better. I no longer get acid reflux almost every single night, I've even gone months on end without an episode. My tendonitis has improved and I am getting and feeling stronger. I am starting to fit into some clothes that I hadn't worn in a couple years. I had lost a little over 20 lbs and kept it off. And I had lost about 14 inches off my body.
The slump that I got into was because I felt that I could have done better, I could have done more...........instead of celebrating all that I had accomplished, I got depressed!
I have one more health concern decide that it didn't give a twit about how far I've come. Since gaining weight, my cycle (TOM) had become irregular (to put it mildly). I was starting to regulate again, since the beginning of the year, and hoped that I had finally lost enough to make a difference. My hopes came crashing down (hard) when this past month I was 3 weeks late getting TOM. I thought maybe I was finally pregnant, but no such luck in that department either!
I spiralled out of control for awhile and did a lot of horrible, terrible binging. Between my hormones being whacked, water weight and the binging.........I gained 10 lbs. very quickly I didn't exercise at all and I could feel myself being pulled down to depression, just this heavy weight in my chest. It was so hard to snap out of it!
I started journaling instead of binging and it's been nice enough to get out almost everyday on my bike, so I am almost back down again to my ticker. I realized that this is what got me here to begin with, eating without thinking and depression. I REFUSE TO GIVE UP I've done so much to get this far and I was starting to ruin it all!
Sorry that ended up being so long, but I had to share! It's been a year since I started and almost a year since I found this site, so much has happened in that time Thank you all for sharing and caring! Thank you for the support!

Welcome back, canfield!

Sorry to hear about the bad times... It's one thing to hold yourself to a standard, but it's another thing to have an impossible standard and be depressed about it. I'm glad you started journaling instead of binging!

3FC has forums for people with obstacles like depression and health issues--you can find them by scrolling down on the main page if you haven't already. Chicks in Control is often helpful for those with binging difficulties or other eating disorders.

You can lose that 10 lbs you regained and get back on track! I'm glad to see you are sticking with it! Hang in there!



Jay

Hi it's good to see you back here again.

Coming back to 3FC is a huge step. It is such a great place for support and encouragement. Something we all need.

Sometimes we fall off the wagon. The important thing is to realize it and jump back on. It sure sounds as if you've picked yourself up and have dusted yourself off quite nicely. Welcome back to the land of losers. It's a great place to be. Good luck to you.

I didn't know you when you were here before, but I just wanted to say..

YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Getting back on track was your first step, now just keep in contact with all the people who will help keep you accountable.

Keep in touch here and read all the inspirational stories and soon you will become one of those stories!

Glad to meet you, Jackie! Your words were very touching and I hope you can get the support you need, right here! Thanks for sharing that and I wish you all the best moving forward!

Welcome back!! This is an awesome place to keep yourself motivated. I was absent for almost a year myself and now I am back and losing weight again. I had gained back 7 of the 33 pounds I had lost the first time and now i have dropped that seven and 3 more. We can do this. We just have to stay focused and motivated and keep coming here!! I don't think I could have every lost any of my weight if I hadn't had this site to come to and learn and share and encourage. Welcome back!!!

Thank you for the support! I think my title might have been misleading, it's been a year since I've started my weight loss journey, only been a few weeks since I've been gone from 3FC.........I don't think I could have been gone longer than that