I really needed to read this thread.
I've slowly gotten off the path because of some bad choices and my weight is slowly creepign back up.
I do feel that this time things are different for me tho. I know this time that I do have a choice. It's a journey, it's ok to fall off the track, it's not ok to stay there and wallow in self pity and woe is me, I'm just no good, I'm a failure. (I'm saying this about other things in mylife also, still learning in those areas, tho).
There are things I know that is best for me not to eat, not only becuase I'll cave but becuase they aren't healthy-for me.
I need to refocus on what my goals are.
Thanks for the advice, encouragement in this thread. I love comign on here and reading of the successes adn the "losses".

I know this is what I SHOULD do but I don't always!! Having cheated once, the compulsion to say "Oh sod it!" and have another cookie is very strong at times.

I try not to though - and if I feel the need to eat something anyway, I try to make it a heathy choice. Easy at my house as all I have are healthy choices - much harder at my bfs - I have been known to raid his chocolate cupboard before now.

As Patty H has stated very well ... oh poor me is an interesting concept, either in life-in-general or just weight loss. Especially when you consider what we are willing to do for (or to) poor old me.

Just smile and keep your head high!! Learn from these 'mistakes' if you consider them mistakes. I rarely do. If I get all call to go out for some yummy but calorie rich Spanish food I think to myself, "What have I eaten today?", "Can I afford the calories?", or more often "Do I have time tonight to spend an extra hour or so on cardio to burn those off?"... if I can't, I'll still go and then cut out a few extra calories in the following days. Is this the right way? I have no idea. But it's worked.

I'm a calorie counter... calorie in-calorie out. Aim for a deficit. Watch the scale drop.