Jumping back on the MFP wagon again...

ricomincia

Well all was going well until I dropped off the MFP wagon what a couple of years ago... seemed to have acummulated 10kgs which I need to really shift and my sugar levels are all over the place (type 2 diabetic) and need to get sorted out....

Any others fallen off the wagon? Anyone starting out again? Feel free to add me and lets get this sorted once and for all and develop and keep those lifestyle changes in place!!!!!

Have a great day all!

Pickle107

I was on for 4 months- worked well for me without exercise as I have health issues and I was losing an average of a pound a week. Then I took a week's break for mental reasons which became a "I'll start back tomorrow" attitude as I reached for the next handful of crisps...Amazingly, I've only put on a few pounds (could have been worse) in the past errant 3 months. But I could have been 12lbs closer to my end goal by now. I've 20lbs to lose to get mid-bmi. Just started back this week.

smoofinator

Things that have helped me stay committed:

• I don't look at the changes I've made as a short-term way to drop some weight. This is a forever thing for me, so I had to make changes I could live with for the rest of my life.
• I don't have to be perfect 100% of the time, and messing up sometimes isn't a reason to throw in the towel. The only way I can fail is if I give up.
• One day of overeating isn't going to undo the work I've done. I'd have to eat soooooo many calories ABOVE my maintenance level to actually gain weight back!
• If I DO gain weight, say, after a vacation or something, I know I'll get it back off and continue my loss because, again, it's a long-term forever thing, so I've got time (hopefully!!)
• I don't worry about what others are doing, or what shape they're in, or how often they go to the gym. I'm taking care of my own shizz, at my own speed, on my own terms. I stopped comparing myself to other people, basically. That was a really tough one, but it's made a huge difference.
• Logging everything... everything! No excuses for not logging. Even when I go over my calories and logging makes me sad, I do it. The accountability has helped enormously. Do I really want to eat ten Oreos? If I do, I'll have to look at them in black and white in my food diary... staring me down and reminding me I should try harder. It makes me more mindful about my choices.

You can definitely do this! It doesn't have to be excruciating or miserable, and you'll be better for it in the end.

ricomincia

Thanks for the words!

Absolutely agree on logging definitely the key... makes you accountable which is what I need...

The key for me is making it a lifestyle change and making it stick. Need to cut out processes foods were possible because they really don't help me! Clean food and exercise is the way forward... anyway Day 2...

slimgirljo15

Welcome back..

grimendale

It happens. I lost a lot of weight through an expensive program, and then more when I found MFP back around 2012. I made some dumb choices, work got busy and stressful, and I fell back into old habits and gained it all back. I came back in January and have been slowly taking it all back off again.