finding the strength to move on ( my rant for the day...)

omid990

so as of late last night and all day today, i've had a bad case of the sniffles (i.e. sore throat, hacking cough, runny nose, etc.) for whatever reason, this has sent my appetite through roof. i've especially been craving things sugary and sweet and not so good for you. using my sickness as an excuse, i gave in. i've stuffed myself to a point where i feel kinda queasy. i haven't binged like this in a while so i suppose i was overdue. i always preach to enter your calories no matter how bad of a day it was, but i'm going to be a hypocrite, write today off as a bad day, and move on. That's where the fantastic support from MFP comes in. Before (re)discovering this site, i would have seen today as a failure. that i'm not cut out for this healthy lifestyle thing and that i should just give up. but, i'm not that person anymore. i've grown. yeah, i screwed up today, but that's not the end for me. when i weighed in today, the scale read 140. i was ecstatic. i've been trying to lose the same 2 pounds for almost two years. if (when) i get on the scale next thursday and it reads 139, i think i might actually start crying. three pounds doesn't seem like much but when those three pounds have been sticking like nobody's business, its a big deal.

so in conclusion, i just wanted to thank you guys for your unbelievable support. i would never have been able to forgive myself for today without your amazing encouragement. i wish you all the best of luck on your journey to a healthier life.
aisha

omid990

so as of late last night and all day today, i've had a bad case of the sniffles (i.e. sore throat, hacking cough, runny nose, etc.) for whatever reason, this has sent my appetite through roof. i've especially been craving things sugary and sweet and not so good for you. using my sickness as an excuse, i gave in. i've stuffed myself to a point where i feel kinda queasy. i haven't binged like this in a while so i suppose i was overdue. i always preach to enter your calories no matter how bad of a day it was, but i'm going to be a hypocrite, write today off as a bad day, and move on. That's where the fantastic support from MFP comes in. Before (re)discovering this site, i would have seen today as a failure. that i'm not cut out for this healthy lifestyle thing and that i should just give up. but, i'm not that person anymore. i've grown. yeah, i screwed up today, but that's not the end for me. when i weighed in today, the scale read 140. i was ecstatic. i've been trying to lose the same 2 pounds for almost two years. if (when) i get on the scale next thursday and it reads 139, i think i might actually start crying. three pounds doesn't seem like much but when those three pounds have been sticking like nobody's business, its a big deal.

so in conclusion, i just wanted to thank you guys for your unbelievable support. i would never have been able to forgive myself for today without your amazing encouragement. i wish you all the best of luck on your journey to a healthier life.
aisha

AmandaJ

Oh I am right there with you, I have a horrible cold, my throat hurts, my sinuses hurt, my eyes hurt and I feel like death warmed over. I had to take my youngest for her blood draw today and then to physical therapy and it is a 45 minute trip one way. We went out to Chinese and while I did good there I had a coke. The first one in 6 weeks and the last one in next 6 weeks. In the past I would have been like oh I drank a coke when I quit so I failed, give me another one, even though it didn't taste that good. I came home, hopped on here and got re-inspired.

Anyway tomorrow is a new day for both of us, we can do this. I hope you feel better soon.

chipper15173

you can never look back and do anything about the past. you can't look into tomorrow, as it may not be what you see. you can only live in the moment of now, at this time, at this place.......have no regrets of "bad" days, they happen it's life.
you did a great job of returning back. it shows that we need these "bad" days to kick our bodies back into the game we want to play, when they don't.
you have made the "healthy lifestyle change" you didn't give up. doesn't it feel great????:bigsmile:
good luck on the rest of your road to goals. light bulb moments are the best.