Help ive messed up

marellasorella947
marellasorella947 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ive completly fudged up my diet, ive began eating more and more and istopped logging for a while.. how do i stay on track????

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    edited May 2016
    We've all been there. Start fresh right now.
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
    So you messed up. Pick yourself up and start fresh. We've all been there, and the only real answer is to just move forward from here. Start logging again and get back on track.
  • RicMackie
    RicMackie Posts: 42 Member
    You are a human. We are all imperfect. We try - we succeed - we fail sometimes. It happens. The measure is what we do when we stumble. We learn, yes? Then we do better the next time. If your best friend came to you and said to you what you said above, what would you tell him/her? Now....go look in the mirror, look into your own eyes, and say the same thing - and say it outloud. This stuff is hard! We are learning. Be kind to yourself!
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Just understand how this lapse has set you back and erased much hard work. Get back to logging and eating at a deficit to start making progress. Vow not to repeat this behavior. We are not perfect but if we understand what is important we have the ability to succeed.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    Breath.

    Start again.

    Live.
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    Remember, this is a lifestyle change, not something you're going to do for a few months. You won't be perfect for the rest of your life, so learning to recognize bumps in the road and getting back into gear quickly is a skill you'll need to develop anyway. So to some degree, this will end up being a good thing because you'll have confidence that you can maintain the good habits even when thrown a curve ball.
  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    When YOU decide you're ready, we're here loggin' and bloggin'. No magic, just a decision an adult makes for themselves.

    I have a goal of wanting to log in the success forum that I am at a healthy weight and still enjoy food without exercising myself to death.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    start again.

    make a deal with yourself...want it and do it.

    i've logged everything for 3 years...except for times I didn't have internet access and sometimes even then I would prelog what I knew I was going to eat.

    The good, the bad, the ugly...it gets logged.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    Everyone has times that aren't great, just realize that this a long term process and there will be ups and downs. If you fall, get back up.

    Learning to forgive myself is the most important thing I have done to help sustain weight loss.
  • ljashley1952
    ljashley1952 Posts: 275 Member
    You can start fresh every single day. If you mess up for a day, week, month...whatever, it doesn't matter. You just begin a new day with making good choices. I recently got back to checking-in and logging after being very inactive over the winter and early spring. I get hit hard with seasonal depression and yet, I can start again.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Start over, log everything, don't lie to yourself. Eat a whole pizza? Log it, balance it out throughout the week. Just keep going.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,749 Member
    Log everything, even if you go over goal. Review your diary, think about strategies that will help you stay on track. Then put that day behind you, and move on.

    Experiment with the timing of your meals/snacks, and the foods you eat (within a healthy range) to find what's most tasty and satisfying to you within your calorie goal. Gradually improve your way of eat, to get the most tastiness, satisfaction, and nutrition you can.

    When you decide to change your behavior, play the new behavior over in your head a few times to rehearse it, then do it in real life.

    If you have a bad moment, catch yourself before it's a bad meal. If you have a bad meal, get back on track before it's a bad day. Just get back on your healthy track as soon as you possibly can, put the past behind you, and move on, staying on track as much as possible. The majority of your days determine the majority of your progress.

    Get enough sleep if at all possible; it will help.

    You can do this.
  • kirstinethornburg
    kirstinethornburg Posts: 300 Member
    pre plan your meals and find your big why why you want to loose weight and keep it off. Write yourself a note and post it somewhere to remind you to log your meals daily and find a work out routine that you will stick with.
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