Sort of falling off the wagon...need encouragement

FutureMrsWarby

Okay...guys. I am really upset at how I've been eating lately. I used to log every single thing I ate, and it was always healthy. I know part of it is the holidays, and since Thanksgiving, I had a "binge" day and since then...I've been "okay" but having "little binges" here and there....like, I might eat well, and have a cookie, or two. Well I am an emotional eater, and last Wednesday I had a mental breakdown over school and boyfriend issues, and I ended up going to IHOP, eating a bacon burger and fries, and LATER my friends were eating jack in the box, and I broke my almost-3 month fast on fast food and ate a taco. Today? My friend had a Christmas party with pizza hut...and let's just say I gave up today too.

Granted, I have not gained at all. I even lost 2 pounds the week of thanksgiving. But on my weekly weigh-in today, I saw I only lost 0.4 pounds when I am used to a 2-3 pound weekly loss.

I am so stressed with school, I am just not motivated and am tempted to just not care lol Not caring is so much easier...help? I feel like a failure.

PatasDeGallina

Ok, a few things I'm observing and agreeing with...

School is STRESSFUL. I'm working on my bachelors and right now, around finals, I pretty much eat just carbs. Give yourself a little credit for being in a tough situation and still not completely falling off the wagon (which I consider eating balls of lard rolled in sugar).

Also, you've lost 27 lbs!! That's awesome!! You're in ONEderland! And you've managed to eat pizza and tacos and BACON and still lose weight.

Just get through this semester then take a deep breath and reassess the situation. Forgive yourself.

A little advice that I continually give myself, no matter what the MFP ticker says, EVERY DAY IS DAY ONE. Weightloss isn't about keeping up a winning streak. Each day, each moment, each meal, each bite are all you need to worry about. Not what you've done, not what you might do later.

Just think about this day. And if it doesn't happen like you wanted it to, then tomorrow you have another day.

I've been working on this weightloss for 6 years. If you were to see my true graph (which is on livestrong) it zigs and zags up and down with the seasons. I've been bouncing between the last 30 lbs for 4 years.

I'm ready to get off this rollercoaster. I bet you are too. And you can. You've proven that you can.

Welcome back to Day One.

Rayman79

Without looking at your diary, is it possible you are just being too hard on yourself?? It is great that you have a self-imposed ban on fast food, but if you lead an active life with friends and social events, is this really sustainable long term?

In my view the key is to be able to break everything down into smaller increments, eg don't let a cookie turn in to a bad meal, turn into a bad day... bad week etc etc. This is something I have been really guilty of myself in the past too, then three months later when I worked up the courage to get back on the scale I want to beat myself with a blunt object for erasing all my hard work!

Now I have a more sensible/moderate/maintainable eating plan, and I exercise almost every day to allow me the extra calories I need. MFP has been awesome in helping me keep myself accountable, but if I have a bad day (I've had a couple this week with social events) I just say 'oh well', an extra few minutes in the gym tomorrow and a few less calories and I'm back on track!

You ARE NOT a failure, WE ALL have setbacks. You CAN and WILL get back on course because you are strong, you are determined and you know you can acheive what you want to!

bulletproofkasper

Just remeber any loss is a loss it's better then a gain and just keep it in mind when your making your food chocies this week

TrekkerCynthia

It sounds as though if you read my diary you'd think I was doing bad every day, and I think I'm doing darn fine. I have some kind of sweet each evening, I see nothing wrong at all with two cookies. Heck, I sometimes chop up a cookie to put on my frozen custard sundae, all planned and all within my calorie goal. I also have some kind of fast food once or twice a week, a sandwich from Which Wich, burrito from Baja Fresh, etc. Most of the time I eat really healthy and lots of whole foods. But there are times I really want to just buy a premade meal and I have some favorite fast food options I go to.

A previous poster put it well, you need to be able to chose a way that will let you live a normal life. In college there are lots of opportunities to go out and enjoy some company over food and drink. You shouldn't feel guilty for eating foods that give you pleasure. Just keep it within a framework of overall healthy eating.