Really really bad week :(

charlotteandalfie

I've had such a bad week!! I'm no longer trying to loose but maintain and I've just found myself in the kitchen constantly scoffing cookies, chocolate bars and going over my calories of 1,200 by at least 1,000 I feel so crap. My body feels disgusting I've put on 2lbs and I just can't stop!! Really need to get back on track. Has anyone else been through similar I just don't know were I've gone wrong I did so well for a whole year loosing 76 lbs and I feel like in this last week I've just really let myself down. Xx

chanson104

Perhaps you should start by removing those cookies and chocolate bars from you kitchen!

charlotteandalfie

Already done had enough of them staring at me every time I went to the bathroom, I blame my partner I always tell him keep any sweets you have hidden in your office but he decided to put them on the kitchen counter and I just had no self control. Xx

forme2310

That is what i do my partner put his sweets away and I have to remind myself they are not my food and that helps. You can do it just think how good you feel. I am ready to dance in Rain to reach my rainbow? R U? If so lets dance together we can do it!!! We all have slips but the key is to get back in our shoes and to keep on dancing!!!!

charlotteandalfie

That is what i do my partner put his sweets away and I have to remind myself they are not my food and that helps. You can do it just think how good you feel. I am ready to dance in Rain to reach my rainbow? R U? If so lets dance together we can do it!!! We all have slips but the key is to get back in our shoes and to keep on dancing!!!!

Thanks so much I love that post!! So motivating thank you. Xx

dnpi

These kinda things always happen! Each and everyone is bound to slip-up at least once in their weight loss journey. There is a reason why so many people find it hard to lose weight and give up. Just concentrate on getting back on track. Try going out for a walk. It always helps

JosieP1

OMG - how well you've done losing all that weight last year. First of all let me start by saying WELL DONE!!!!

Now as for today - we all have "blips" and these can last from an hour or two to much much longer. The important thing is that you've recognised you're on a blip - now you have to concentrate on getting off it!!! It'd good you've got rid of the cookies and things. If they're in my house I have to eat them! It might help if you stick labels on food like that with the name of who they belong to . . . and you are NOT allowed to touch anything with a label on it!

Let it go NOW. Start from NOW being good.

Add me if you want some support!!!

Cat_296

It sounds like you've lost your focus. You reached your goal (which is a fabulous achievement) and maybe now you don't have anything to aim for? Maybe you need to find a new challenge - a lot of people on here are training for various exercise goals e.g. 5k races, 10k races, marathons, triathlons.....maybe there is something along those lines you could use to help get you back on track?

Apart from anything else 'maintaining' just sounds really dull as a long term goal - maybe a few daft exercise challenges (eg climbing the Eiffel Tower on a stepper, swimming the Channel - although perhaps not in a single session!!....whatever floats your boat) and having to plan your eating to achieve these and maybe with a summer time goal of wearing a certain pretty summer dress or a bikini on the beach (that you fit into now?) might help you regain your focus??

committomittxoxo

Step 1: Don't be so hard on yourself.. Think about what you've accomplished!! You go, girl! Remember that keeping fit/ losing weight/ maintaining... is a lifetime project. Stop and appreciate how far you've come!
Step 2: Don't keep that crap in the house. Constantly be searching for other ways to satisfy those nasty cravings.
Step 3: Stop and appreciate the wonderful gift you gave your taste buds this week.. they may have been feeling neglected.. They went to Disneyland this week, but next week it's back to the real world. Take a picture, remember the moment.. If you don't let it get to you than it really is just one week out of your life... and just remember nobody lives in the theme park.

Good Luck and Stay Strong!!!

charlotteandalfie

And this is why I love my fitness pal. Thanks guys it's exactly what I needed to hear/read. I'm so going to get focused I have a holiday booked in July for newquay and I want to look amazing in a pair of shorts that's my goal!! I really can't thank everyone enough xx

Lizi19

I had an awful week too, for similar reasons and I loved reading the responses here, really encouraging! I need to think of my new goal...

Lesa_Sass

Is your cycle here or coming up by chance? I would binge on chocolates when it was around my time of the month, I could not stop.

What I did was set up and alert on email to let me know when I was about a week away, then I was aware of it and tried to watch out for that behavior.

Good luck and do not be so hard on yourself, at least you reached out for help before it got out of hand.

Take care dear

agibson0430

I love your analogy in Step 3! That is such a great way to look at it when I get off track.

kittyneutron

Really sorry to hear you have had such a bad week. I like most of us have been there and I think that the above MFP's had some great advice.

To add to that, I think that the biggest, most important thing is to identify what is going on with you emotionally. What are you eating away? What is really going on? Are you able to look at yourself and identify what is happening?

Sometimes it helps to have a mental checklist of places to turn in times of weakness-for me, I have a Kindle and all the books I read I save quotes there, and it helps a lot to re-read those. I also find checking out photos of success stories here is a great motivator.

Hopefully you can avoid beating yourself up, and try to be kind to yourself, trying to make the choices that are best for you and once again believe that you are absolutely worth this. Don't waste your time thinking in black and white-the old "Oh, now I've ruined everything". Every day is a new chance and a new start. Really, every minute. Even if you have just scarfed down a large pizza, your next meal time is still a choice and you can start right there with making a good choice.

Best of luck to you and use the great boards here I am new but already loving the community here!

mmapags

Great advise on the 3 steps. Don't beat your self up, we all occaisionally fall a little. You come far and accomplished a lot. My only point nutritionally would be is the more you eat simple sugars, the more you will crave them and make the battle more uphill for yourself. I've discovered a couple of ways to satisfy my desire for sweet tastes without taking in sugar. One that I've been into lately, that is really delicious, is Greek yogurt with Chocolate Protein shake mixed in and maybe a little Almond Milk and crushed almonds. Yum!! Tastes like chocolate mouse with almonds!

Crawflowr

Surely if your not trying to lose weight and have moved into maintenance you shouldn't be only netting 1200 calories anymore, it should be nearer 1700-1800 unless your are really tiny. I think you may be hungry for a reason.

kmp411

Surely if your not trying to lose weight and have moved into maintenance you shouldn't be only netting 1200 calories anymore, it should be nearer 1700-1800 unless your are really tiny. I think you may be hungry for a reason.

This.. Why are youe eating 1200 for Maint? I would think it woul dbe higher.. Maybe you should try to gradually increase your cals to whatever your maint level is

andreacord

Perhaps you should start by removing those cookies and chocolate bars from you kitchen!

Yup, I don't buy junk food, especially if I have a day where my self control is paticularly weak because if I have a weak moment I will eat the ENTIRE thing.

LeenaRuns

Surely if your not trying to lose weight and have moved into maintenance you shouldn't be only netting 1200 calories anymore, it should be nearer 1700-1800 unless your are really tiny. I think you may be hungry for a reason.

This.. Why are youe eating 1200 for Maint? I would think it woul dbe higher.. Maybe you should try to gradually increase your cals to whatever your maint level is

I was actually wondering that myself. I can't wait to go into maintenance so I can eat more! (3 lbs to go!)

auticus

I agree with the above. Raise your calories.

Second... get rid of the trash from the kitchen. I am highly weak to that kind of food so my kitchen is devoid of most food. It works for me anyway. If it's not around me, I don't eat it.

My challenge comes from work where they bring in donuts and other crap; I have to avoid the work kitchen like it has black plague.

meltygarden

Yeah, removing all the bad stuff from the house might help a bit. Then, if you really want something, you have to actively go out and seek it.

Otherwise, are you still exercising? I find that on days I exercise, I don't overeat as much. I really hate working out so once I invest that effort I don't want to waste it. Plus the movement makes me less hungry.

Is it emotional eating? Can you reach out to a friend or loved one for companionship/support to help ease the need to stuff it all down with food?

nathan72

just realize that you really want to get back on track...put it behind you and start fresh today. you've done so good. you'll be just fine :-)

BrnIdGirl

Step 1: Don't be so hard on yourself.. Think about what you've accomplished!! You go, girl! Remember that keeping fit/ losing weight/ maintaining... is a lifetime project. Stop and appreciate how far you've come!
Step 2: Don't keep that crap in the house. Constantly be searching for other ways to satisfy those nasty cravings.
Step 3: Stop and appreciate the wonderful gift you gave your taste buds this week.. they may have been feeling neglected.. They went to Disneyland this week, but next week it's back to the real world. Take a picture, remember the moment.. If you don't let it get to you than it really is just one week out of your life... and just remember nobody lives in the theme park.

Good Luck and Stay Strong!!!

I love this post and will have to remember it. I keep beating myself up for days at a time. NO MORE!!!

I agree that maybe 1200 is too low for you since you are maintaining.

smbakke77

I agree with the above. Raise your calories.

Second... get rid of the trash from the kitchen. I am highly weak to that kind of food so my kitchen is devoid of most food. It works for me anyway. If it's not around me, I don't eat it.

My challenge comes from work where they bring in donuts and other crap; I have to avoid the work kitchen like it has black plague.

That happens in my office on Thursdays...luckily the donuts and other crap includes fruits, yogurts, english muffins and stuff I will actually eat and not be upset with myself over.

jenlarz

Hope things go better! I was at that point a couple years ago and went from a size 8 to a 12 or 14. All I can say is TRY to stop b/c you feel very low when you gain so much back.

kmp411

Yeah, removing all the bad stuff from the house might help a bit. Then, if you really want something, you have to actively go out and seek it.

Yup.. you can't eat what's not there. I have a 5 year-old and I won't deprive her of some of the treats she likes, so when I do buy any sweets and such, its something that i wouldn't even eat if I was starving, LOL... A bit selfish, but there is no temptation

yesthistime

I always go on binges when I have been eating too few calories, so I agree with the other posters that say you should raise your daily calorie limit so that you feel satisfied and don't binge out of hunger.

XXXMinnieXXX

Surely if your not trying to lose weight and have moved into maintenance you shouldn't be only netting 1200 calories anymore, it should be nearer 1700-1800 unless your are really tiny. I think you may be hungry for a reason.

This.. Why are youe eating 1200 for Maint? I would think it woul dbe higher.. Maybe you should try to gradually increase your cals to whatever your maint level is
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This also... You should defo allowed more sweetie... Have you set it to loose 0lb per week? Maybe a few extra hundred will stop you feeling deprived. At one time one week into this behaviour and you probably would not have even thought about it. Prooves your heads where its supposed to be. A weeks not too bad if you can give your head a wobble and carry on lol. 2lb is nothing! You got this... Not having it in your house is the main thing! X

dotjay

Blips can be really frustrating, but they happen – it's only natural. I lost 42lbs a couple of years ago only to gradually put it all back on again. I found that by allowing myself more calories per day and loosing the weight more slowly, I've adjusted to life in a much more balanced way. I'm exercising more – and *enjoying* it! I'm eating more healthily in general, choosing healthier options wherever I can, but allowing myself a treat every so often. If I think I've gone overboard one day, I'll either get myself motivated to exercise, or just not let it bother me. Putting on some upbeat music usually gets me in the mood if I'm not feeling it. If it's raining, it might just be star jumps/jumping jacks. And if I really am just too tired, I know my body needs a rest and to let it go today and, probably most importantly, not let it bother me.

My Fitness Pal is great for keeping track of things – I love it! But I'm only just starting to realise what a supportive community there is here, too! It's great to see. I love that Disneyland analogy!

Figuringoutme

I did that too. As soon as I got to starting maintence I went crazy. I am not getting myself back under control. It's really hard. Not going to lie. As soon as I got to maintence I started getting really hungry all the time. I am MAKING that SHUT up!!! I am stronger then that little voice. Your profile says you eat 12-1400, whats your bmr? Try upping it to that

mejustsmaller316

I had a day last week were i doubled my calorie goal. I ate a whole bag of chips, a foot long sub, ice cream, and the list goes on. I was so ashamed, the reason i weigh what i do is binge eating, but the next day i got right back on track. I still lost a little this week.