[KateGirl]

I think for me i would give up when I wouldnt see the numbers go down on the scale. I know that i shouldnt focus on that & i should focus on the number of inches lost but i had to change my mindset, which was tough.

I've gotten into the habit of just reminding myself that i'm not on a 'diet' per se....i'm just choosing to start working out religiously & watching what I eat.

So far its worked but I still have my days where i cheat a little bit..and then I have to make up for it the next day. I honestly believe that cheating once in a while is good for me..it helps me to stay with what it is i'm doing because i'm not restricting everything.

[Beverlyjoy]

In the past stopping had to do with major stress in my life, serious healthy problems, or physical pain.

[jay12]

Originally Posted by schubunny

I'm sadly getting that way with the gym lately. No motivation this week or last week. My eating is still on track, but the gym has flown off somewhere.

I really need to push myself to go the next 4 days since I screwed up my schedule for this week.

I didn't go today because I think I scratched my cornea and it hurts like a b****. I really didn't feel like being in pain and running on a treadmill then go to work in front of a computer screen with something jabbing my eyeball.

i go thru the same thing sometimes as long as u are concsious of it and get back on it u will be fine. sometimes i get lazy but the guilt and just seeing how far i have come makes me not want to stop. all u have to do is just get up. just do it and u will fell better dont let to much time pass because u might start eating alot and next thing u know ur back to square 1. please dont quit!

[Sweetcaroline]

thank you everyone . . .

[jendiet]

saef, the one time i lost a bunch of weight...i didn't know what to do when i got there, because I didn't know moderation either...i became a beast at the table, with all the "don't eat that, can't touch this". And when I was thrown into an environment that I couldn't tightly hold the reins and control every aspect of what went in my food, i collapsed under my own tyranny to myself...

so I also am learning moderation! Right now, i'm focusing on healthier eating, getting the gunk i let get trapped in my colon out, balancing my blood sugar through good natural food...and remembering that one chip, or piece of candy is not going to topple my stack of cards.

i suffered through two eating disorders too. anorexia, and bulemia. i actually ended up with both because i would not eat til i felt like i would starve and be so scared once i did eat, i would throw it up.--totally out of control.

[saef]

Jay wrote: Saef, there is another part of you--she is neither cruel taskmaster nor stumbling creature. She is beyond those programs and judgments.

[Snuffle, snuffle.] Thanks for that. Yes, that is the person who's able to see clearly now what was happening & to tell about it. So I know how to see it in myself, if it should come on again. I don't think it will this time, though. And so that anyone reading this might see themselves in it, if it is appropriate. For many, it won't be. For many, the problem is apathy & petering out. But for some, the problem is overzealousness, ending in a crash.

Jendiet wrote: i suffered through two eating disorders too. anorexia, and bulemia. i actually ended up with both because i would not eat til i felt like i would starve and be so scared once i did eat, i would throw it up.--totally out of control.

I joke that I became bulimic because I failed at being a long-term anorectic. I didn't throw up, though. My form of purging was overexercising. I don't mean a long planned stint of exercise every day. That can mean you're an athlete & you're in training. Or that you're addicted to exercise. It can mean anything, in other words. What I am talking about is bingeing, falling into blackest despair & then rushing off to the gym to "work it off" in three consecutive exercise classes plus a solitary stint on some machine.

Jendiet, personally, with my history, I avoid any kind of fasting or cleansing behaviors. I fear the mindset, for me, and I fear they would be triggers. They represent extremes & I am intent on moderation. (Please note: When I say I am not a proponent of fasting, I do not pass judgment on those with a religious background in which fasting plays a part.) I speak only for myself & my own history of extremism in self-denial & overexercising. For the likes of me, with my eating disorder background there will be no colon cleansing or Master Cleanse or one-meal-a-day plans or anything like that. It's simply not a safe thing for me to do.

[DhaniCauldwell]

For me, I think I get bored. I get tired of eating fruits and veggies and low-fat dairy all the time. My new plan is to weigh myself every day so that I can keep tabs on myself and not let myself get away again!

Dhani

[jendiet]

saef, i agree with you to an extent. But i do fast for spiritual reasons as well as health reasons...i see benefits in both areas. to me fasting is a very good way to reset your cravings. it always works...after a fast, i only want good wholesome food. not processed crap.