Here we go again...

dlwyatt82

I had been doing pretty well since I started on MFP back in January, until a couple weeks ago. There's quite a lot of stress lately, mainly around the fact that we're expecting our first baby anytime now, and I'm constantly feeling scared and unprepared about that. I fell right off the wagon, eating tons of whatever was convenient (the worst of it being an entire tub of ice cream in one sitting, probably 2500-3000 calories worth). I got pretty depressed about it, stopped logging anything on most days, wiped out my profile and friends list on MFP, and packed on about 5-10 pounds within two weeks. Not sure how much of that was fat and how much is water, but it doesn't really matter.

I'm trying to get back into my planned diet routine, and to somehow put the brakes on the insane amount of crap I've been eating lately. Suddenly that "one day at a time" mantra that the AA people preach seems very wise.

lizzybethclaire

It is so true. Take it from someone who lost 33 pounds on MFP, gained it all back, lost 11 pounds, gained it all back, etc... I kept overthinking it. Plus, I wasn't thinking about nutrition just calories. I know now what my trigger foods are, what are empty calories for me, and that sometimes it is better to eat something you want and go over a little than have a blow-out later. It really is just one day at a time.