Sabotage

Angela26point2finisher
Angela26point2finisher Posts: 105 Member
in Motivation and Support
So I've gotten to the point (again) where I'm sabotaging myself. All the kind compliments and motivations really mess with my mind. I wish I could understand it. The past couple weeks my eating has been completely out of control minus a couple "good" days. If some one could offer me something that might help me push through this wall, it would be greatly appreciated. This place/weight has been my wall half a dozen times over the past 10 years as I keep gaining and losing the same 15-20 pounds over and over again. I'm thinking therapy...

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  • ejdp254
    ejdp254 Posts: 342 Member
    Just keep going! You've got this far, your losing weight, maybe it's slowed done but that's fine, i keep hitting stalls but then the weight starts to drop again, just believe in yourself. Your the only one who can do this for you. You CAN do this:flowerforyou:
  • letmerun
    letmerun Posts: 15
    I'm pretty much the same. I keep losing and gaining the same amount of weight and can't get past certain point. The winter usually does it for me since i'm more of an outside runner. Time to make friends with the local gym i guess.
  • amrita0286
    amrita0286 Posts: 75
    Take every compliment as a motivator instead of an excuse to go off your plan to a healthier you.
    Every time someone compliments you, use that to your advantage.
    Yes they think you look amazing, so you want to keep it that way.

    Honestly, compliments and fashion are my biggest motivators for keeping me in check.
    Sometimes I'll even save a picture of a cute dress I want to buy and use it as a goal for the next 2 months or so to keep me focused.
    Everyone has different reasons for wanting to lose the weight, including overall health. Just try to find some type of goal to keep you in the right direction.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Set reasonable goals.
    Do not be too restrictive.
    Be patient.
  • Angela26point2finisher
    Angela26point2finisher Posts: 105 Member
    I've been going to the gym for about 3 months now, and have built up quite a nice bit of muscle. I'm realizing this wall, much sooner than usual and hope that by putting it out here for everyone to see that it will help me. Just knowing that others have the same struggles is comforting and knowing that others have worked through it helps me to see that I can get through it too. This will be the first time I'm going through this with support and I'm very hopeful that it will help. Today has been a good day so far, and I see it continuing to be a great day!
  • wannaBrunnner81
    wannaBrunnner81 Posts: 107 Member
    Patience patience patience,

    And going to see a professional to try and understand why you keep hitting the same mental road block isnt a terrible idea.
  • Asilbx72
    Asilbx72 Posts: 1
    For me, quotes help to get me get back & find my focus again.

    " LOOK IN THE MIRROR....That's your competition ! "

    " Transform who you are, not just the way you look "

    " Lose it the way you intent to live it "
  • Veronnie87
    Veronnie87 Posts: 40 Member
    I feel you! Every summer I do bootcamp (an outdoor crossfit type workout) and always get to 160lbs, but then it's the end of the summer and they don't continue after that. That's when I give up and get all flabtastic again for the winter. This time I started doing the T25 workout with my man every damn day, lol, and I'm down my first nine pounds. I'm really encouraged and I've been tracking my calories diligently, but I'm heading towards that 160lbs again and I'm getting nervous. It's hard, losing and gaining and losing the same fricking weight over and over again but I think just by being on here, by continuing to track and by reaching out for help, support and advice we'll both be able to push through it. :)
    Don't sabotage your hard work. There's a certain vulnerability involved in removing the protective wrapping from ourselves (ie. FAT) but I think that the experience will be worth it. Keep on keeping on and don't listen to the voices that suggest eating instead of seizing this opportunity by the metaphorical balls! :)
  • D_squareG
    D_squareG Posts: 361 Member
    I've done this. I think it was fear. I was afraid my body couldn't lose more. That I was too old. I was afraid the program wouldn't work for me. That I had already ruined my metabolism.

    I was wrong. I'm lighter now than I've been in five years. Keep going. Have faith in the plan. Weigh, measure, log, move more, repeat.
  • colortheworld
    colortheworld Posts: 374 Member

    Don't sabotage your hard work. There's a certain vulnerability involved in removing the protective wrapping from ourselves (ie. FAT) but I think that the experience will be worth it. Keep on keeping on and don't listen to the voices that suggest eating instead of seizing this opportunity by the metaphorical balls! :)

    I love this. I relate to your story, I can never get below 140 lbs, every time I hit that point I self sabotage. Only have dipped below it once in my adult life and that was due to an insane work schedule that left me little time to do anything but crash as soon as I got home. I've almost hit that point again, and I've been floating around the same weight since December, but as of this week I finally got back on track. I will get below 140, and once I am below it, it may not be easier, but I at least will be past my mind block or whatever it is that keeps me from it.

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