Originally Posted by FL_Chickie:
Thanks everyone -- I'm back on track, though it felt rough last night. It amazes me how easy it is to slip back into old bad habits! I'm doing better today though, and I really think my part-time job will help too, because I won't be sitting home wanting to munch through the night.

I did discover that drinking diet iced tea isn't such a great substitute for diet soda though -- I figured it had less caffeine, but it goes down so much easier, I've been through three 16oz bottles in addition to two 16 oz bottles of water. Yikes! No wonder I feel like I'm bouncing today! Can we say too much?

Depends on the soda and depends on how strong or weak the tea is, but the caffiene of tea and soda are about the same. Oops.

Susan that is more excercise than I ever get. Forget daily excercise. If I make to a gym at least once a week, I'm showing an improvement. I haven't done great the last week on food choices either. Believe it or not, but my strongest weakness is WATER. I was drinking it like it was going out of style then I slipped.

I was frustrated
 

Don't get discouraged Feisty. That number is so many variables that it's not worth dissecting. Look at your clothes and how you feel. If you are doing everything right, there is physically no way that you will stay the same weight.

I was doing well too, and had got down to 174 and then slacked off too. I find it so frustrating when I'm doing everything right, restricting myself in so many ways, doing lots of exercise and the scale doesn't budge. For weeks. So then I think, what the h---? And eat whatever I want.

But that way lies more weight gain. Or, as in last time, just weight stabilization. So...

Back to doing the weights, and cardio (man, I hate cardio!!!) And healthier eating choices.

One thing I did stop is diet Coke. I luuuvvv diet Coke. But I've found it seriously messes with my sleeping habits, I guess its the caffeine. So now I don't go to fast food places, because if I can't have the diet Coke, then what's the point of going? Its a little odd, but its changed some of my routines, because going to a fast food place doesn't hold much interest for me now. Although I do go about once a month with my husband and indulge - then later when I'm paying for it, I regret it and don't go again for quite a while.

I cant believe it myself , I was reading and thought , weight myself. Im back up to 250, What in the blue double hockey sticks am I doing?
Thats a total of a 15 pound gain. I was down to 235.
I'm disgusted and just annoyed. Ive got to make the changes.
I'm going to start at work tonight by not eating with the group. And increasing my water intake. Im stressing out and just not caring one bit what I'm eating. And I had gotten to where I was just getting bothered by journaling because it keeps me honest so I stopped. All im doing is hurting myself even more. :(

LMBO! I don't recognize myself when I change my avatar. I started reading my post and said "this chick sounds like me" and was planning to respond to it!