Weight loss

Laindiana

Omg I can’t keep my self on track this sucks I was doing good loss 50 pounds and something in my life happened and now I just can’t get on track again and just super depressed about it ... has anyone been threw this before

angelsja

Got down to 11.4 then something happened got back upto 13.6 -_- free shook myself off dusted myself off start again down 12lb this year you can do this !

Go_Deskercise

I was 2 freaking lbs away from my goal weight last month and then *life* happened and I went up 10 lbs.....

Things are going to happen but it's how you recover from it that really matters

angelsja

Go_Deskercise wrote: »

I was 2 freaking lbs away from my goal weight last month and then *life* happened and I went up 10 lbs.....

Things are going to happen but it's how you recover from it that really matters

3500 Cal's in a lb so unless you actually ate 35000 over your maintenance Cal's (sorry if you did) most of that will probably be water weight

Go_Deskercise

angelsja wrote: »

Go_Deskercise wrote: »

I was 2 freaking lbs away from my goal weight last month and then *life* happened and I went up 10 lbs.....

Things are going to happen but it's how you recover from it that really matters

3500 Cal's in a lb so unless you actually ate 35000 over your maintenance Cal's (sorry if you did) most of that will probably be water weight

Oh definitely water weight, hormones from TOM plus the bloating and the cramping to go with it lol

I should have clarified that a bit better as I didn't actually gain 10 lbs, but that's what the scale said.
It's kinda of demotivating and depressing at times, but I try not to put too much of my happiness on a number.
Some days are just better than others

angelsja

Try a weight trending app it will show you average trend instead of what the scale says my app says I'm 12.9 but the scale says I'm 12.8

ladyhusker39

I'm guessing that you were being fairly aggressive with your deficit so when something challenging came along it all went out the window.

I've never really understood when people say "life happened" or "life got in the way". Isn't life always happening and if it weren't in the way wouldn't that mean you're dead? Personally, I think it's an easy excuse to blame your choices on.

It also implies that our weight loss plans are happening outside of our normal life which strongly implies it's something we view as a short term thing we just need to suffer or push ourselves through until we can get back to normal. That always spells trouble in the long run.

Eat at a sustainable level that you can manage no matter what's going on in life and you'll be fine. Make your weight loss plan part of your life so that it works regardless.

Go_Deskercise

ladyhusker39 wrote: »

I'm guessing that you were being fairly aggressive with your deficit so when something challenging came along it all went out the window.

I've never really understood when people say "life happened" or "life got in the way". Isn't life always happening and if it weren't in the way wouldn't that mean you're dead? Personally, I think it's an easy excuse to blame your choices on.

It also implies that our weight loss plans are happening outside of our normal life which strongly implies it's something we view as a short term thing we just need to suffer or push ourselves through until we can get back to normal. That always spells trouble in the long run.

Eat at a sustainable level that you can manage no matter what's going on in life and you'll be fine. Make your weight loss plan part of your life so that it works regardless.

* edit: I know you were probably speaking to the OP, but it worked for me too lol *

Tough love and I like it! People like you are why I love this site You are very right that me saying "life happened" is just an excuse. I was in fact being pretty aggressive when I got down to 2 lbs away from my goal weight. I celebrated with a lot of food and beer....duh *face palm* ....

Live and learn... I am working my way back down less aggressively and planning on rewarding myself NOT with food this time. I am trying to be smarter about it this time with less excuses!

ladyhusker39

Go_Deskercise wrote: »

ladyhusker39 wrote: »

I'm guessing that you were being fairly aggressive with your deficit so when something challenging came along it all went out the window.

I've never really understood when people say "life happened" or "life got in the way". Isn't life always happening and if it weren't in the way wouldn't that mean you're dead? Personally, I think it's an easy excuse to blame your choices on.

It also implies that our weight loss plans are happening outside of our normal life which strongly implies it's something we view as a short term thing we just need to suffer or push ourselves through until we can get back to normal. That always spells trouble in the long run.

Eat at a sustainable level that you can manage no matter what's going on in life and you'll be fine. Make your weight loss plan part of your life so that it works regardless.

* edit: I know you were probably speaking to the OP, but it worked for me too lol *

Tough love and I like it! People like you are why I love this site You are very right that me saying "life happened" is just an excuse. I was in fact being pretty aggressive when I got down to 2 lbs away from my goal weight. I celebrated with a lot of food and beer....duh *face palm* ....

Live and learn... I am working my way back down less aggressively and planning on rewarding myself NOT with food this time. I am trying to be smarter about it this time with less excuses!

I'm really glad. Tone is so difficult to convey in writing, but when I give my thoughts or perspective on things, I genuinely do it out of compassion and a desire to be helpful.