So sorry to hear you are struggling. :( :hug:

If it just feels too overwhelming to put everything back in the wagon at once, so to speak, just set a mini goal that you are 100% committed to this week. Like just focus on the workout plan, and maybe keep it on the moderate side since so many of us have a tendency to go gung-ho then burn out. Then next week, tracking no matter what you are eating. Or worry about just getting the GHG's in if you aren't, etc. Whatever you think would help you the most and feels like something you can accomplish if you focus on that and just let the other stuff be noise for now. Sometimes we try too hard to pick up where we feel we left off and then just discourage ourselves if it doesn't instantly click together again.

Personally keeping the activity on track seems to impact so many things - I feel more energetic, I sleep better, I am usually a little more mindful of my choices, etc.

My first leader liked to say 'Track on the days you want to lose' - I've thought about writing down that phrase, maybe on a cutesy-decorated post-it or card or something and put it near my computer monitor - where I usually do my tracking, so on the days I'm feeling tracking-challenged it'll be right in my face.

I know how you feel as I've written your post SEVERAL times :( I too did well previously then had surgery and things seemed to go downhill after that. And like you, you feel like if you have a meal or a day slip up that forget it, i mise well eat what I want because of an off plan meal! I wish i had the answers. The great thing is your back and know what you need to do. I've only lost 5 lbs in a month :( which is very frustrating but have to realize what the alternative would be, not good lol!! Hugs, we can do this!!

Hope you are doing better today *hugs*

when I fall off the wagon, I don't persecute myself. I just tell myself to keep going and get back on the next day, I weigh every morning but I only record every Friday. It helps to keep me on track, when I see the scale going too high I say YIKES! and then it's time to get back to business. Sometimes I backslide but it's all a part of the game and most importantly I tell myself. I didn't gain this weight overnight, so I'm not going to lose it overnight.