I don't know what happened :(

Oompa_Loompa

I was doing so well. Gym: at LEAST 6 days a week. Eating: Staying within my calories. I was FINALLYYYYYYY starting to get the "Erica, have you lost some weight" and the "you look thinner". And then what do I do...I totally stop caring! What the hell? How does that make sense??? The last 2 weeks have been out of control. NO gym and Eating sooo unhealthy. Going over my calories by alot every day. I'm afraid I'm not going to get back on the wagon. All last week I kept saying "Ok, today is a fresh day. We will eat healthy and we will go to the gym" and everyday..the opposite happend. I've lost all will power-didn't have a whole lot to begin with. So I am saying in today 'I AM GOING BACK TO THE GYM TODAY". I need to cut this BS.

lucifa73

So you've had a blip. Was it starting to fell too restrictive? Has something happened elsewhere in your life to knock you off course (extra stress at work maybe?) What happened 2 weeks ago to change your mood?

Work that out, draw a line under it and start again NOW, not tomorrow.

Good luck!

JennaM222

I do the exact same thing. Lost 6 lbs and suddenly felt like i could eat anyting I wanted wtf? I am starting over today as well. Good Luck!! we CAN do it

TropicalKitty

I'll do stupid stuff to sabotage myself. It's like a person with bad money habits, except I use my weightloss as the stupid credit card.

"I lost 10lbs, it's ok if I have some french fries! I earned it"

But the biggest thing I'm learning now, compared to years past, is that I have to forgive myself. I can't always be perfect, and one bag of McDonald's fries doesn't mean that I have to give up forever. So I did something not so great, whatever, I move on. I can't dwell on that. Perhaps you made way too many changes all at once. 6 days at the gym is awesome, but that may not be really always attainable for you. You had a good week and a not so good week, we ALL do! Look at what good things you can do, Erica, and not so much of all the bad things that are around you. I think you've been stressing yourself out sooo much on this that you're setting yourself up to be disappointed when you do what any normal person would do. Don't expect to become suddenly perfect, it takes time and work. You'll get things figured out! I know you can!

Can you try making small goals for yourself and little rewards? Make it fun! Say that you'll add 2 servings of veggies per day for the next 3 weeks and then get a manicure. Or that you'll only eat out 2x per week and reward yourself with a facial. Something to give yourself a tangible thing at the end that isn't tied to the demonic scale or MFP.

:flowerforyou:

crking

don't let it bring you down. just get back on the wagon.. you can do it:)

darnielle

I've just done exactly the same thing. Exactly.
And everyday I log on and I feel even worse because everyone else is doing great.
I guess we've just gotta remember why we joined in the first place. I'm going to stock up on healthy fruit snacks and a more reasonable "treat" system. I think going cold turkey on chocolate was a bad idea

thorns8566

I do the same thing. As soon as my clothes start to fit better and I get a couple of compliments, I relax my efforts. You are not alone!

justahorsen

I have done the same thing......I got off to a great start then BAM!! I was upset and depressed (for reasons in my own head), ate like a fiend (and I mean ALL DAY) gained for two weeks in a row.....BUT I just picked me up, dusted me off and started again....lost that weight and more now....so you have to do this for YOU....just find what went wrong with your attitude and fix it

lawkat

So you've had a blip. Was it starting to fell too restrictive? Has something happened elsewhere in your life to knock you off course (extra stress at work maybe?) What happened 2 weeks ago to change your mood?

Work that out, draw a line under it and start again NOW, not tomorrow.

Good luck!

I was going to ask those same questions. In the past, when I was on a mission to lose weight, I would give up so much and change so much about my habits, that it became far too overwhelming. This time around, I realized that I am not giving up the foods I love thereby, making them less of a temptation and I don't fall off the wagon. Much of what I had to change about myself was how I approached food and what I wanted for me. I think when people try to change too much all of the sudden, you get tired of trying to change the old habits and slide right back to where you were because it is easy. Start small and give yourself time to adjust to change. It takes weeks, if not months to change one's mindset of things.

Good luck.

slm638

I've been following that pattern since I've joined MFP...for a year and half now. :frown: I started off really well again this past January then have hovered around the 6-9 lbs lost since then. I know I'm up this week again - just don't know how to break the cycle. It's so frustrating...

coronalime

Same for me. Was doing so well January - May and then I have been BOMBING>
Today is a new day. Problem is we beat ourselves up, then workout to much, eat to little and binge again and the cycles get smaller and smaller until all we are is binging and not doing anything about it.
All you can do is brush yourself off and get moving and plotting. No one else can do or say anything you cant or dont already know yourself.
My goals for this week. Follow my work out plan no matter what, drink my water and NO late night eating. See how this week goes and next week I will add something else.
This is a lifetime process

FireRox21

I did the same thing last week, even last night. I dropped 2.4lbs in a week and was super stoked, but then I just started to slack. I was over my calories by 100-300 everyday last week. I justified it by telling myself that I had a super hard workout that day, so it's okay if I go a little bit over. Problem was, I did that everyday last week. I didn't even bother getting on the scale on Sunday. My clothes haven't felt any tighter, but I just knew I shouldn't even bother looking at a number on a little machine. I kept asking myself, "why am I still eating"? So, I promised myself that this week I will work hard to eat well and stay on track.

It is just so frustrating how easy it is after a success to let yourself fall back into old, bad habits.