[mountain walker]

[/COLOR]"Giving in after a week off plan would be like coming outside and finding one tire on your car slashed, and deciding to just slash all the others!"

Heather this is one of the best quotes about backsliding I have ever seen....and it really spoke to me!!!

[2Dy2MrwAlwys]

So you took a few unexpected days off-plan. That is NO reason to give up! You haven't failed. The only defeat is if you believe you are a failure, and therefore stop trying. Don't trip on a few steps and then fling yourself down the stairs!!

[DisappearingActs]

Same thing happened with me. MIL came, cooked a bunch of fattening delicious food, I gained 4 pounds, I lost 4 pounds plus 1, because that's just what happens on this journey. You gain weight sometimes, but guess what? You lose it. Remember that this isn't a race, this is your life, you're going to have off days, and that's ok. When I have a period where I've gained weight, at first I get sad, but then I get excited because I know that once I get back on track, I can expect a woosh and new lows.

So don't be sad, look forward to that "woosh" and restored momentum a setback can give you.

[LaurieDawn]

[QUOTE=DisappearingActs;4515597
When I have a period where I've gained weight, at first I get sad, but then I get excited because I know that once I get back on track, I can expect a woosh and new lows.

So don't be sad, look forward to that "woosh" and restored momentum a setback can give you.[/QUOTE]

Yep! I had an off week last week. Not horrible, but I gained some sodium weight. White-knuckled a couple of days, took a 12-day no-scale pledge, and am doing a strict two weeks. I really want a big whoosh to push me through the next 20 or 30 pounds!

[KittyKatFan]

I'm going through something similar, where I went completely off track for nearly three weeks. I was down to 185 in late September, then Binged nearly every day for two and a half weeks. I got brave last week and hopped on the scale to face the music and I was up to 191.4. I thought I had gained more than that, so I was happy...and celebrated by eating all weekend

So I'm probably up a total of seven or eight pounds. Which I hate. But this time is different because in the past I would have given up and declared myself a failure. But instead, I got back on plan and am back to exercising and eating better. I wish I hadn't derailed but I have realized that I won't be perfect. My weight may go up a bit, and I may have lazy weeks where I don't exercise as much as I normally do, but I know that this is a marathon not a sprint. Eventually, I will drop back to 185, then 175, then 164. I just have to be patient.

I also kept picturing myself going back to 331 lbs, and I felt so much fear. That fear also helped me get back on plan.

You can get past this. Do your best to forgive yourself and don't dwell on what has already happened because you can't change it.

[Pink Hurricane]

Originally Posted by JohnP

Who cares about last week? It's good to take a break from dieting.

You didn't fail - you just took an unplanned break.

The time to get back on plan is NOW. Not tomorrow, not after one more meal. NOW.

You got this!

Completely agree with John. That is my attitude when I have a set back from taking a break. You got this girl!