Someone give me a kick up the a**

lauren3101

Last Sunday I got on the scales and saw I'd hit a 2 stone loss. More than, in fact. 2 stone 1 lb.

So, Monday I was good all day, then rather than make dinner in the evening, I had a binge as a 'reward'. I know, I don't know why I do it either. 5 chocolate yogurts and one sharing bag of doritos later, I was happy.

Tuesday, again, good all day, then I got home and the other half had a friend over that wanted a take-away. I couldn't say no to KFC.


I get on the scales Wednesday and I've put on 5 lb! Considering it takes me 2-3 weeks to LOSE 5 lb, I think it's slightly harsh that I've put that on in two evenings.

Anyway, I get to work today and its someones birthday, and they've bought in goodies. I've had a slice of chocolate cake, a mini carrot cake, 4 mini scotch eggs and a mini scotch pie.

Help. I'm slipping back into the old me!

deanna_bond

DONT GIVE UP Stop now and go for a ultra walk and only drink water for a day with your HEALTHY meals. Just dont give up what ever you do. "the ones who fall and get back up and continue may not win the race but are the strongest at the finish line"

lauren3101

I keep telling myself that. Do you ever find that when you eat 'naughty' things, you crave them again for ages?

lifescircle

Here's your kick girl.... :explode:

That is done.

New day.

Stay on track with a smile on your face. There are healthy things that taste good too. You already know that you just need to get in the habit then you won't even want that stuff.

NEW DAY. :flowerforyou:

Go forth... be brave... smile... LAUGH... shake your booty... flap your arms... jump up and down... move that body... and eat some yummy greek yogurt.... mmmm... Chobani Pineapple is delicious.

NEW DAY.

Are you pumped?

Cheers :drinker:

golferd

I keep telling myself that. Do you ever find that when you eat 'naughty' things, you crave them again for ages?

Your body likes the high feeling. It is a pleasure release. I don't see pounds falling off with increased water intake. Yet, I find my cravings for soda is almost non existent. .

Before you eat anything ask your self this: is the 30 minutes of feeling good, worth that entire weeks frustration?

lauren3101

Before you eat anything ask your self this: is the 30 minutes of feeling good, worth that entire weeks frustration?

It wasn't, no. I enjoyed my two nights of bad food, but it wasn't worth 5 lb.

I'm just mentally arguing with myself at the moment. Seeing the scales shoot up 5 lb has put me into that 'well I've blown it anyway' frame of mind.

ChristyRunStarr

NEW DAY

I can't stress this enough! Yup, it's a new day, you CAN do this. Don't give up...it takes time (as you know) to lose weight, it also took time to gain it. And yes, some of that 5 pounds could be cause your body didn't know what it just went through.

Drink water today-as much as you can and then drink some more.

You've got this!

GuineaMother

*kick*
Come on girl, don't let yourself down like that. You've done SO WELL! 2 stone is A-mazing. You can pick it back up again, you just need to give yourself a stern look in the mirror, hold your head high and get back on the healthy horse.

chljlleal

Before you eat anything ask your self this: is the 30 minutes of feeling good, worth that entire weeks frustration?

^^^^ I have to tell myself this at least once a day!

You have been kicked! Tomorrow is another day, you can turn it around and get loosing again!

loumaag

And, it probably really wasn't a 5 pound gain except gain in fluid. Bet in a couple of more days it will fall off pretty quick. Doritos & fried chicken, lol, that is couple of things that will certainly aid in holding on to water.

lauren3101

And, it probably really wasn't a 5 pound gain except gain in fluid. Bet in a couple of more days it will fall off pretty quick. Doritos & fried chicken, lol, that is couple of things that will certainly aid in holding on to water.

Thanks all. Kicks welcome.

^ Is this true? I've increased my water intake a LOT over the past week. So, loads of water plus fried chicken and doritos = 5 lb gain in two days?

emilym_3

A lot of that is probably water weight. Drink lots of water with lemons, and eat watermelon!

banshishi

Seriously I know what you mean about once you start you crave for ages...I slipped about 3 yrs ago and its been craving and eating **** ever since..and gained over 30lbs doing so..get it together dont let food rule you...its a nightmare of a slippery slope...I find that if I have anything salty it really tips the cravings into overdrive..

Sheakat

My will power slips now and again, too! I think everyone's does at one time or another. It's too easy to get back into unhealthy choices...and they are all CHOICES! Get back on track and do what you have to do. And, whatever you do, don't get on the scale right after eating too much....it's too hard on us!

solamentemama

First, forgive yourself! No kicks. We all fall off the wagon as it were. The other day I told friends I had given up diet soda, except for one a day which is a huge step for me. HUGE! What do you think I did the very next day? Drank 3 sodas, yes 3. So much of this is psychological. Why would I do that? Doesn't matter because the next day, I went back to one soda a day and the days since. You just have to get back in the game, even after those off days. YOU CAN DO IT!

TheFinalThird

And, it probably really wasn't a 5 pound gain except gain in fluid. Bet in a couple of more days it will fall off pretty quick. Doritos & fried chicken, lol, that is couple of things that will certainly aid in holding on to water.

Thanks all. Kicks welcome.

^ Is this true? I've increased my water intake a LOT over the past week. So, loads of water plus fried chicken and doritos = 5 lb gain in two days?

In order to gain 5 pounds of FAT in 2 days, you would have had to have eaten 17,500 calories MORE than what your body required (3500 calories in one pound of fat). That is not a guess. It is science. 17,500 calories would not have been a few pieces of chicken and a bag of Doritos. That would have been an entire henhouse and a case of bags of Doritos. More like about a 1/2 pound fat gain and 4 1/2 pounds of fluid from all of the sodium in those foods, depending on how much you ate. Up your water intake, cut the sodium, move around a bit and in a day or two, you'll be right back where you want to be. I PROMISE!!!

Asha0714

Keep your eye on the prize! I look at photos of the body type I want to be. (creepy, I know! It's works though) I tell myself I'd rather fo to bed happy with my choices rather than pissed off.

Much luck, doll!

loumaag

...I've increased my water intake a LOT over the past week. So, loads of water plus fried chicken and doritos = 5 lb gain in two days?

Drinking the water by itself is not going to increase body fluid retention. It is the extra sodium (salt) in the Doritos & the coating on the fried chicken that tells your body to retain the fluid. No big deal normally, it will come out as the sodium level drops.

ladylu11

you need one day a week to cheat!


I eat clean all week. On Wednesdays I eat clean all day and then on Wednesday nights I go out for fajitas and ritas and have something with chocolate after. I start over again on Thursday morning with clean eating and look forward to next Wednesday.

This keeps me on track and to be honest I feel so much better physically when I don't put junk food in my body on a regular basis.

TravisBurns

I am all for having a binge session every now and again. But you gotta control it. You can eat ****ty food and lose weight, but you likely wont be sculpting into the body you want. Its like one step forward but two steps back.
I've been stressing this....If it was easy, every single mother fuc*er would be doing. If you can't commit to cleaning up your eating for the most part and working out you are not destined to have the body you want.
You can't have the body and health you want with work you didn't do.
Just do it!

starrrjo

Whilst eating healthier, for a while (since your body is used to a high fat intake) your body goes into starvation mode. this is also why a lot of people dont see results of their diet for a week or so. Starvation mode is where it is clinging onto any bit of fat you take in as it thinks you are starving yourself.
Your 2 day binge has just slowed your body down a bit now, it is going to hug and kiss those bits of fat and avoid letting go, but youve got to snatch it and run away. It will get back on track, but regular binges like that will definately see you piling the pounds back in. It takes days to lose a pound, but only moments to put it back on. Be careful and think NO! Because it is a slippery slope

secretlobster

The reason many people fail to weight is because progress isn't a cycle of doing well one day, doing badly the next day, then getting a kick in the *kitten* to start again... That's called a "rut". More than anything, progress takes consistency. Maybe you just need to find a way of being more consistent, some way to make the day-to-day of losing weight more bearable and less of a struggle. If every day is a struggle of trying to say "no" to food, it's going to suck. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, makes "bad" choices sometimes. I hope you find a way to make weight loss work for you so that it's easier.

amymichelle1226

I had lost 30 pounds before and slowly gained it ALL back....you don't want to be there...it's sooo discouraging! You can do this....plan your meals, have everything ready and that way when the temptation is there, eat what you have planned instead! That way the unhealthy choice doesn't feel like the only choice, and you're satisfied from what you ate. You are strong enough to do this and you'll appreciate your hard work when the pounds start falling back off again

rukus1

Here's your KICK!!!!!!! Now, get back in the game of life!

ahndredre

I'm just mentally arguing with myself at the moment. Seeing the scales shoot up 5 lb has put me into that 'well I've blown it anyway' frame of mind.

After having on of the worst binges of my life, I felt disgusted with myself, and I scoured the Internet for ways to lessen the impact of all that I'd eaten. I felt do discouraged because it seemed like all that I'd worked so hard for would be destroyed and was pointless.

However, I found a site where people were motivating another dieter who had binged, and a man on there said,

"Get back on track.  You haven't failed.  Don't demolish what you have built up just because a brick is out of place."

I personally love that quote, and it made me feel so much better about this journey, because I had forgottent that it is indeed a journey, and what journey was ever a smooth ride?

You've done great to lose 2st 1lb! That's amazing! There may have been a slight hiccup, but you can get back on track. Don't let it completely derail you.

Good luck!

hkevans724

Last Sunday I got on the scales and saw I'd hit a 2 stone loss. More than, in fact. 2 stone 1 lb.

So, Monday I was good all day, then rather than make dinner in the evening, I had a binge as a 'reward'. I know, I don't know why I do it either. 5 chocolate yogurts and one sharing bag of doritos later, I was happy.

Tuesday, again, good all day, then I got home and the other half had a friend over that wanted a take-away. I couldn't say no to KFC.


I get on the scales Wednesday and I've put on 5 lb! Considering it takes me 2-3 weeks to LOSE 5 lb, I think it's slightly harsh that I've put that on in two evenings.

Anyway, I get to work today and its someones birthday, and they've bought in goodies. I've had a slice of chocolate cake, a mini carrot cake, 4 mini scotch eggs and a mini scotch pie.

Help. I'm slipping back into the old me!

There is an uncanny amount of sodium in take out fried chicken. they soak it in salt water to keep it juicy. drink lots and lots of water to counteract that and it should help.

lauren3101

And, it probably really wasn't a 5 pound gain except gain in fluid. Bet in a couple of more days it will fall off pretty quick. Doritos & fried chicken, lol, that is couple of things that will certainly aid in holding on to water.

Thanks all. Kicks welcome.

^ Is this true? I've increased my water intake a LOT over the past week. So, loads of water plus fried chicken and doritos = 5 lb gain in two days?

In order to gain 5 pounds of FAT in 2 days, you would have had to have eaten 17,500 calories MORE than what your body required (3500 calories in one pound of fat). That is not a guess. It is science. 17,500 calories would not have been a few pieces of chicken and a bag of Doritos. That would have been an entire henhouse and a case of bags of Doritos. More like about a 1/2 pound fat gain and 4 1/2 pounds of fluid from all of the sodium in those foods, depending on how much you ate. Up your water intake, cut the sodium, move around a bit and in a day or two, you'll be right back where you want to be. I PROMISE!!!

This has made me feel a lot better. I think what is so disappointing is that I keep thinking it will take me another 3 weeks to lose that 5lb. Thank you.

Thanks everyone else for your comments. This is what I love about this site.

mariposa224

I keep telling myself that. Do you ever find that when you eat 'naughty' things, you crave them again for ages?

OMG YESSSSSS!!! I had doughnuts, because I was craving them, after reaching goal. And rather than just holding myself to one, I would buy multiples... And I did it THREE times! And I would eat 2-3 a day. I had to stop myself. Likely a good bit of the weight you put on is water retention form extra sodium as well, but still... I feel your pain. It's frustrating.

MaggieAudiologist

STOP IT!!!!


Have a good day :flowerforyou:

skyblu263

I understand you 1000%. But, the fact you even posted this forum and just let it all out shows you haven't given up. Good for you admitting to yourself what happened and ask for help!!! After working on losing weight for years, I'm finally starting to understand a few things:

1. Moderation is your friend: you crave something, eat it. have a little, eat it slowly, enjoy the flavor, finish up and reflect.
2. Forgive yourself: so, you ate bad. get up and go workout. guarantee burning 500+ calories, even after eating bad, is better than just letting it sit on you.
3. Leave the scale alone!: Judge your progress on how your clothes fit and how wonderful you feel.
4. Weightlifting is your BFF: whether you've ever weightlifted or never have. try it. weightlifting boosts your metabolism and builds muscle, which burns awesome calories, even while just sitting doing absolutely nothing
5. Love yourself to know that you are always worth it!

cici1028

You haven't blown it. 5 pounds in 2 days is more than likely water retention from all that salt and grease. You can do this. Hydrate like mad today, walk around, move, and you'll be back to where you need to be. You can do this!