OMG! Really!?!

angie_04

I've been on here doing really good since March 5 2011!!!! For some unknown reason, the past week or 2, I've struggled and not been logging and pretty much eatin whatever!! I know, it's awful!! Anyone else going through or have gone through a not much feelin it stage like me???????

HELP!!!!!!! Needing encouragement!!!!!!!:frown:

xHelloQuincyx

yeah but instead of 2 weeks its been more like 3 months i try off and on but binge from trying to hard and than have to work to get back to where i was before

jbucci1186

that fact that you took the time to write about it says something right there!!

jersey0725

I am going through the same. I feel like eating anything I find lately, and I always have the urge to go to the kitchen.

2girls4boys

I really struggled for about a month! I'm still not perfect, but I'm learning. This has been a long process for me. I wake up every morning saying today is going to be a great day. Not all are, but I still wake up with a positive attitude.

SavannaN

I was about a week ago, then one of my MFP's re-wrote my "why I am doing this'' and it gave me the kick in the butt I needed.

So to that I have to say. "but I definately want my kids to look up to me. My husband and kids are my life. I'm ready to just be healthy and confident and really feel good about myself." This is why you are here! read it and re-read it. Take your kids out to go play in the park and get involved with them. That would be an AMAZING workout!!! Best of luck! Friend me if you wish.

mndamon

Find a picture of yourself, a "before" picture and put it in your bathroom or on a mirror or something that you see multiple times a day. Even a note if you don't have a non flattering picture. It will flash your brain to help make you remember. I put up a picture of myself at Christmas 2009, haven't looked back since.

Elle_Jamaicangirl81

Something going on in your life that's messing with your head? stress?

think about what's been happening and maybe you'll figure out why.


Try to log again, even if its all the bad stuff...

you'll get back on track!

mvsundberg

Yep! Life gets in the way...vacations, house guests, kids out of school, hubby traveling, etc. But just because you've fallen "off the horse" doesn't mean you can't get back up on it. Just remember that if it's not in the house you won't eat it. If kiddos are in the picture, now is as good a time as any to get them on a good healthy diet as well (not to mention hubby)! I make my lunch and bring it to work and even forgo going out to eat if I know I'll be tempted. No worries, girl. Just keep on trying. It's not an overnight change, it's a LIFESTYLE change.

chelekaz

I think that you will find that a lot of people have gone through that. Take comfort in that your not alone.... take encouragement that you are taking responsibility and looking to change. You can push through it.

girbitta

I've been dealing with this for the past 2 weeks, I have been over my goals many days a week but fortunately under the weekly goal...
However, no weight loss during these 2 weeks. But I think that my TOM is affecting so started again today being strong, telling myself no - behave! (my hormones have been crazy trying to find balance after all this weight loss)
Could it be the same with you?

princesslmc2

Right there with you!!! I've at least been able to maintain the workout regime for the last week, but I haven't been as closely monitoring what I've been eating. The scale is reflecting that too (though I know most of that 6-pound gain this last week is water weight).

Today is a new day... and I'm putting my game face on. Already have had 80 ounces of water to help flush out the extra sodium. Tonight, I'm determining what my game plan is for the rest of the week. Gotta psych myself into getting back into this full-swing!

LaughingStraightToDaBank

Give yourself a cheat day every week or fortnight. This way you won't let huge binges happen as you are not depriving anything that your cravings want. Cheat days mean you eat a little unhealthier than usual but don't go overboard with that either.

CelticDestiny

You have recognized that you are doing something that isn't going to get you to where you ultimately want to be. That is a step back in the right direction. Remember where you want to be and remember the WHY you want to be there. Really remember the why. You'll get the drive back. Life happens and make it difficult to keep up with thing and it's easy to slip back into old habits. You can do it. You already are doing it. :-)

junebug523

Yup. It happens. I've been there on and off for the past several months. I'll do great for a couple of weeks, then sloooowly stop. For me, I do best if I am consistent about logging in every day and being honest about my food and exercise...even if I'm going over. Sometimes it's really hard. What also helps (sometimes) is setting some specific goals for myself for the next week, or month, or whatever. Something attainable, but not too easy--something that will require you to push yourself a bit. For instance, last week my goal was to walk and/or run 20 miles or more. I ended up going over 25 miles. I need to set up another goal for myself for this week...if I choose the right short-term goal, and am serious about it, it really helps me. Good luck to you! Keep up the good work!

MB1967

sometimes making a list of what`s stopping you can help so when the issues come up again you can be aware of it before it happens again.

you can do this, you did it before.

Confucius said that the road to inner peace is through your mind....... no wait, it was on Kung Fu Panda.

Go get`em.
M.

ElizabethRN59

I have been there myself for the past 3 weeks or so, i get on track for a few days and then i blow a day... UGH! (see diary from yesterday- BAD BAD BAD day! But i do know where you are and i do know that we can both pull through this!!! Good luck! Feel free to add me if you want!

aehartley

I am in this place too... slowly I had stoped doing my protin after workouts. I had stoped going to the grocery store. I have figured out that I can't do that. So yesterday I went to the store and got everything to start out back on the right foot. I know I can do it. I just need to get it all together. no excuses... just do it.

ceeceestyles

The first step is realizing you have a problem. I know, sounds like a corney line from AA. But its a true statement for anything in life. It took me multiple times to finally find my groove, and seeing a picture of what I USED to look like and what I NOW look like to get it set in my mind that things have to CHANGE, and fast. I have a boyfriend that is AMAZING at positive reinforcement, which helps A LOT! Set small goals for yourself, add friends that will push you in your goals. Make yourself accountable to them, update them weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. If you need more of a push, ask them to CALL you or email you to check up on you and make sure you are still fighting towards your goal. I made a group page on FB that my friends and I use to motivate each other on. I have struggled all year with my weight but I found a gym that was really inexpensive, and very one on one. Its close to the house so I can walk on nice days. But I also joined their "Biggest Loser" competition that they are doing, so that I have an obligation to do it instead of letting myself slack off and not go. I would gladly message you daily if you would like, I know you dont know me from the next jane doe that posts in here, but I know how you are feeling. Hope I was helpful through my babbling. Best of luck!:flowerforyou:

millermichellelea

Mine did a total stall for 2 months when I got to the last five pounds --- I didnt' give up though! I kept eating and working out as I had been even though the scale was frozen in place

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and then it moved

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Don't stop what you are doing

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it will eventually start losing again. We didn't gain this weight overnight and we are not going to lose it without our bodies fighting us on the way. Our bodies have gotten used to it and try to maintain us```thus the struggle......

GrampsWooha

happens to the best of us my friend. stay the course

angie_04

Thanks for all the replys guys
It has actually made me feel better nd put me in a better mood than I WAS in...I think one of my hold backs, oh geez, is my kids...Yep, i said it!! I don't mean anything bad towards them, but by the time Bella has cried nd throwed fits all day, nd Brennan has drove me crazy with not going to bed til 12 am(now that school is out), I'm just spent:yawn:

I'm gonna have to suck it up nd quit complaining nd just exercise my arss off nd make better food choices nd quit making excuses:explode:

Will start 30 day shred 2nite(even if it's 2am)
I CAN DO IT:bigsmile:

Jellyphant

Hey, fellow Angie! Is it because maybe you've been eating a little naughty? I stop logging my foods and go on the sneak when I've had a particularly... yummy day.
I'm getting more comfortable with logging that kind of stuff, though. Because if your diary's open and people see it, they'll just encourage you that tomorrow's a new day and to bounce back and eat better/work it off!

minskugga

I still eat good but I haven't exercised in 3 weeks! I feel really horrible mentally and physically! I messed up my back 3 weeks ago and that's what started it but it's better now and I have no excuse!

jessbennett1986

hello! I have been there, done that. I've actually now admit to a binge eating problem that is an eating disorder. Here is what happens to most people when they “go on a diet”. They restrict their calorie intake and then also avoid all of those foods they have been used to eating. They may do really well for a few months, or in my case a week(lol) and have great results! But your body doesn't recognize that you are putting good food with less calories to help it. It thinks you are restricting it. So like most teenagers what does it do? It does the opposite of what you want it to do. It cranks the hormones on high and sends signals to your brain that you NEED that junk food. That it tastes better, that you are too tired to cook, ect. The fact may very well be that you are very tired, that's why you give in. Or maybe you are bored with the food because you haven't really found a good variety of healthy food that you like. Or maybe you like the thrill of being bad! As
contradicting as it sounds that's really part of the reason why people fall off track. When you eat “bad” food your brain is flooded with endorphins that give you a high because
that particular food was forbidden by you. Then you continue to eat bad until you snap
out of the trance that your brain has put you under and then feelings of failure and
remorse kick in. This is true for many people including myself. Here is what I do to help
cope with this problem and overcome it.


1.) stop thinking it's a diet and more of a life change
2.) stop forbidding yourself those bad foods.
3.) when you do binge forgive yourself and move on
4.) record what you eat and what you are feeling at that time

jessbennett1986

Start thinking of it as a lifestyle change.what I mean by not denying yourself the food you want is that if you think it will help have a cheat day once a week. Or if you want to try to encorporate that forbidden food into your diet then do so! I love chips so I still have them almost everyday, just in the right amount and right calories that my lifestyle change allows.it used to be chocolate for me so I would keep a bag of mini reeses cups and have what my leftover calories that day was. Make it different everyday if you want. Do what you have to do in order to succeed! Before mfp I was 175 lbs after having my child. I got down to 168. But was stuck there. I then decided to eat what my body wanted in smaller amounts and got down to 155. Now I eat healthier food I like with a snack or meal that isn't so healthy but in my calorie range. I've also started a journal and have come to level grounds with myself and has helped me stop beating myself up for having a bad day and realizing today is a new day and I'm in control and will eat what I want. I'm now at 147 and feel much better! Reading what I'm feeling when I have a binge has also helped me face my problems instead of eating them. Forgive yourself, forget what you did the day before, and try your best! Sorry so long. Friend me if you want!

shonniegrl

I am having the same problem. A few weekends ago, I went out of town on a "girls" trip and ate like crap!! That next Monday, I went right back to my gym routine (4-5 days a week), but I have been having a REALLY hard time getting my eating back on track! I am currently working on "The Beck Diet Solution Workbook." Today is my first day. My nutritionist recommended it to me. It isn't a "diet", but it is cognative therapy to change my thinking about food. Hopefully this will work. I will let you know.

Hang in there...You are not alone!!