Kind of falling off the wagon

CharityColemfp
CharityColemfp Posts: 2 Member
in Motivation and Support
Need help in the midst of graduation stuff (my oldest graduated) to stay on track.
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  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,991 Member
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    One day at a time

    I’ve had a few rough days this week too.

    Log it, move on.

    Tomorrow is another day.
  • powpowz
    powpowz Posts: 8 Member
    Give yourself grace.... take things day by day. You got this!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,197 Member
    A smart person here once said there is no wagon, so we can't fall off. There's only life, and we use those days to head toward our goals, or we don't.

    Sometimes, it's necessary to take a break from focusing on some goal(s), to put more focus on others. We only have so much psychological, intellection, and emotional bandwidth to go around. And that's OK. We have to balance competing priorities.

    If your weight loss, health, or fitness goals are on the back burner for a bit, that specifically can be OK, too. A few days or weeks is a relatively small fraction of the totality of your life.

    Just commit now that you'll get back on your normal, healthy routine when you can return your focus to it. That'll be fine. Only giving up altogether results in failure with those goals. Continuing, even within some constraints, is not a fail. Life is complicated.

    Best wishes!
  • Hobartlemagne
    Hobartlemagne Posts: 564 Member
    The wagon will always let you back on.
    Dont feel guilty- life happens.
  • mkculs13
    mkculs13 Posts: 679 Member
    I’ve been in a dip for about 3 years—but I’ve never given up. It means that while I’ve regained nearly half what I lost, I haven’t regained more than that.

    I am so tempted to just give up, toss the scales (kitchen and weight), and “enjoy” life w/o the struggle.

    Then I remember what it felt like to be even bigger—how much harder everything was. And so much sweating, from the simplest of exertions.

    So, no. I keep trying. And I know it will pay off, bc it has in other areas of my life, from quitting smoking to building endurance. AND I build joy into the journey, so the predominant memory is one of a pleasurable life.

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