Seeking someone who has done it successfully to help me stay on track

secretcolors

Hey there - I'm gonna be honest even though it sucks. I've gained 5 pounds this month, and 4 the month before that. I know some of it is water, but not all - I've been overeating, plain & simple. My clothes aren't fitting (again...) and at home I've gotten back into my bad habit of changing into yoga pants with a high waist that let me be comfortable enough to (again, being honest) binge.

I need to lose at least 30 pounds, both because I want to but also for my health (medically I am at higher risk for big issues if I remain overweight).

I don't know why I'm overeating, or eating so often, or eating the bad stuff. I avoided logging for so long saying "I know what to eat, I don't need to log" and then this morning I finally hit a low point when I couldn't get my stretchy skinny jeans (more like leggings) buttoned. So I logged my food from yesterday and was wincing the whole time - no wonder I'm gaining. I am eating more than twice what I should be and it's happening 3-4 times a week. I'm drinking WAY too much and I'm eating when I'm not hungry. When I wake up I'm lethargic and tell myself I can work out in the afternoon...but in the afternoon I'm weighed down from snacking and bad food choices during the day, so I say the next morning...over and over.

I have all of the tools I need - a gym membership, past success and knowledge, access to healthy food (literally in my kitchen) - but I'm blowing it (and blowing up) and I don't know why. So I'm asking for help before I gain any more weight...before the weekend gets here and I get into my habits of laying on the couch with my sweats on, telling myself I'm "just bloated"...before I have to go shopping for yet another size up. Help! PLEASE!

Anyone who has been here, can you help pull me out of my slump? I've got everything I need...but somehow I'm not on board. Sigh...message me or add me as a friend if you're game. I won't be logging back on here until tomorrow when (I hope to God) I get up to work out before work.

buckleten

I will add you. Your comment about the yoga pants made me smile, though I recognise this behaviour and I did the same every night this week! Not sure I can advise you, as I think I am very similar, but sometimes it is nice to feel you are not the only one in this position. I need to lose 20 pounds, and every Monday I start out with best intentions, but usually by the end of the week I am tired, grumpy and give in to binges! I have been losing and gaining the same 5 pounds since last summer, just wish I could get motivated to stick with it for longer periods! But I haven't given up, and I will get there in the end, and so will you :-)