Can someone help me please?

Phoebe1970
Phoebe1970 Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So, Ive lost 15 lbs since 11/11/12, however, My birthday was Monday and since this past weekend, I have been eating some VERY unhealthy, calorie UNfriendly food. I feel terrible, I feel like I have wasted all my success, I'm scared to weigh myself and have gotten unmotivated to get back on the wagon.

I have eaten:

birthday cake
Ice cream
Pasta Galore
Stuffed Peppers
Eggs, bacon and toast
had 2 drinks
Pizza
Wings

NONE of this was in moderation. Help? Encouragement?
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  • BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY
    BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY Posts: 666 Member
    I have eaten:

    birthday cake
    Ice cream
    Pasta Galore
    Stuffed Peppers
    Eggs, bacon and toast
    had 2 drinks
    Pizza
    Wings
    Awesome! :drinker:

    Now, dust yourself off and keep on keepin' on.
  • andy13
    andy13 Posts: 208 Member
    Climb back up kid
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Considering you have 20 lbs to lose, you should only be aiming for 1/2 lb per week, so I am sure you helped yourself out by eating more. It's ok to go over, especially on special occasions. If you don't allow yourself to eat whatever you want occasionally, you will fail.
  • reen62
    reen62 Posts: 26 Member
    Failure is only a fact when you give up. Everyone gets knocked down, the question is: Will you get back up?
  • DebraYvonne
    DebraYvonne Posts: 632 Member
    yep don't beat yourself up for the past -- if we all did that none of the folks on here would have lost weight. Change TODAY! day by day you decide to choose healthy filling foods, occasionally treating yourself to something you like that's not super-healthy. Choose yourself first and health first! you CAN DO IT!
  • magicherry
    magicherry Posts: 81 Member
    Pasta Galore? sounds delish! what's in it?


    But really, you just took the first step to getting back on track - coming here and checking in.

    Log your food for today - every bite.
    Log your activity for today - every step.
    Write up a plan for tomorrow (a plan you can live with).
    Tomorrow, wake up and focus on that plan.

    YOU. Can. Do. It!
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    Hey there !

    I will be glad to try to help you : )

    I just read your profile - you live close-ish to me, around my age.

    Sounds like you just need someone on your side, to give you some guidance, some encouragement? There are many great folks around here.

    Anyhooo. For now, why don't you read my blog , my profile and I even have a website. If you think we'd be a good fit as MFP friends - give me a holler !

    Welcome : )

    Jen

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/harlanJEN
  • dbkrantz
    dbkrantz Posts: 138
    It was your birthday! You had a very good reason to celebrate and let yourself go a little bit!

    I know it's scary to think of this food overdose but please try to relax, one day in a year is not going to affect the entire year. You have lost 15lbs already which is amazing, and even if you gain a little this week, you will be back on track and motivated to lose it again!

    When I was on holiday, I gained 3lbs because I ate like a total pig. I won't even tell you what I ate because it's just plain embarrassing but I got on a scale and was not surprised and I have followed mfp since and have lost the weight.

    I have actually realised that when I have a week when I gain, it tends to be beneficial to my overall weight loss as I will lose more weight the following week.

    You just need to think about the big picture and what you want to achieve this year. One day is fine, you had a good reason and you enjoyed yourself. It is perfectly healthy
  • deedee303z
    deedee303z Posts: 31
    Just jump in where you are. So, you ate too much junk food for your birthday--you don't even want to know what I ate at Christmas while visiting my parents! So you pick up the next day, the next meal, and do better. Before you know it, the junk food binge will be long behind you.

    These things do even out over time. There isn't a magic button in real life that says if you go over X calories during a 24 hr period, you will gain weight. The reality is, sometimes you go over, some times you are under. As long as over time you are more under than over, you should be just fine.

    Besides, admit it....didn't you get a bit of a tummy ache? And now you might even crave a little healthy food? Secretly?
  • jdturneriii
    jdturneriii Posts: 4 Member
    If I look back at my weight loss graph, I can point to specific blips (upward minor peaks) in my weight that I can point to specific events: Trip to Palm Springs, Summer vacation, Birthday weekend, etc. However, the overall trend is DOWN to when I hit my goal.

    Just recognize that you will have small blips along the way that you can look at as anomalies rather than failures.

    I knew that it was going to take me 5 months at a minimum for me to hit my goal, and allowed myself the occasional indulgences.:drinker:

    BTW, I grew up in Louisville. :bigsmile:
  • StephanieJoy24
    StephanieJoy24 Posts: 81
    You just need to tell yourself that enough is enough. Throw all the crap out go shopping and get nutritious food. We've all been there at least once probably. Wake up tomorrow telling yourself the reasons you want to lose the weight and opt for a healthy breakfast to set your day right. Come on, don't give up now. You were doing so awesome!! Keep it up. Bikini season is only 4-5 months away!!! ;) lol
  • vmekash
    vmekash Posts: 422 Member
    No biggie.
    Just start fresh, again.
    You'll be fine.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Just move on.
  • creativeann
    creativeann Posts: 3
    you cant deprive yourself of the good things... just eat them in moderation. Allow yourself to enjoy food... Just mind your frequency and portion size. I have lost 15 lbs since 1/2/13 but I have not so much as changed the things I eat but the amount and I always stay with in 100 cal of my limit.

    Just keep going!! If you slip a little its ok... LOG IT.... FORGIVE YOURSELF... and KEEP ON GOIN'!

    Best of luck to ya!
  • TNR32
    TNR32 Posts: 110 Member
    All you can do is so opps I over did it and start doing what you were doing the only way you can undo all the work you did is if you give-up. And I know you worked to hard to give up. Consider it cheat time. One or two even three days will not put 15 lbs on you. Keep up the good work you slip up once in a while it is OK we all do from time to time.
  • SMC_chick
    SMC_chick Posts: 36 Member
    And find some friends on here, from a group maybe, who are highly motivated and can help you stay that way. Sometimes it takes a challenge, like the reason some groups are formed. There is nothing like working toward a goal side-by-side with people.

    But, yeah, don't beat yourself up about it. Just get back to what you were doing so well. No one on here is going to judge you for falling off the train for a bit. Keep going! :-)
  • sofielein
    sofielein Posts: 539 Member
    Don't look back, don't waste another thought on "I have done this and this". Make a plan and look forward.
  • barbaramitchell101
    barbaramitchell101 Posts: 360 Member
    it was ONLY ONE DAY or DAYS, should I say...but you can't quit....don't give up...we ALL HAVE these times where we eat things that maybe we shouldn't...just GET BACK ON THE HORSE and try to do better.....it isn't gonna come off overnight anyway, this is for the long haul.....if you can't have some time to eat what you want, sometimes, then you won't be able to stay on the program.... (you just will have times where you binge cause you have restricted yourself....though if you go overboard, please try to moderate yourself, if you can't, just pick yourself up, and try agian...it would also help if you go get some exercise to work the excess cals off....I have been on my journey now for 2 years, going very slowly, but I am doing it...so can you...just have patience with yourself...and keep trying...you'll get there...I DON'T deny myself anything, in fact I just spent 2 weeks with family, and going out to eat stuff like pizza, and just all kinds of things...but I adjusted the rest of my day to help compensate.....and drank lots of water..I only gained 1 lb over Christmas....so, just don't quit...you'll regret it if you do...the people on here are very supportive....

    and WELCOME....you can add me as friend if you would like.....I do log on every day
  • stormtruck2
    stormtruck2 Posts: 118 Member
    Drive On
    They say rise above like it is so easy to do
    But what keeps you from rising above?
    The vaporous they?
    Or the constantly here self?
    You can't control the they?
    Can you control the self?
    You have power and control over only you.
    When faced with a challenge,
    you decide whether to rise above
    or fall under
    When angered you decide
    whether to retaliate,
    or rise above,
    You chose your response
    to what life gives you.
    I cannot you say?
    Or I will! you shout!
    When you slip
    you cry I can not arise?
    Or do you arise stronger?
    Do you spot your goal
    or watch the obstacles betwixt and between
    You have the strength
    the knowledge
    to rise to your goal
    to rise above your goal you are driven
    You Drive on!!
    You are doing it!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    I can't change anything you did in the past. Neither can you. Unlike me, you can affect what you do in the future.
  • neiljbrady
    neiljbrady Posts: 41 Member
    Everyone has a hiccup every now and then. Don't beat yourself up because of it. Get back to work and do what you were doing and never look back. Next time you have those urges, think about how hard you have worked to get where you are. I went to the movies the other day, where I ALWAYS had 2 boxes of candies. I thought" every 100 calories is 10 minutes on the elliptical". I decided I didn't need candies at that price.
  • Bonnieelizabeth
    Bonnieelizabeth Posts: 68 Member
    we fall down but we get up.Pick back up where you was at an go frm there. No food is actually off limits but moderation. Have a better day tomorrow.
  • efirkey
    efirkey Posts: 298 Member
    You need to forgive yourself and start eating right again. This is actually good practice for when you actually reach your goal. Once you reach your goal weight you will most likely have days were you eat too much. The key is to have more good days than bad.

    I will be having a birthday dinner next Saturday and I have to decide if I should try to keep to my diet or allow myself a cheat meal. Either way I am not going to regret it.
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    Don't let a day or even a week hold you back. Just realise you ate unhealthy, and get back to it :) If you give up you will be farther from your goal, but if you just move past this week and continue forward then you'll be that much closer to your goal :) Don't beat yourself up.

    Also, Happy belated birthday!!! Hope it was great!
  • cherisadler1
    cherisadler1 Posts: 19
    Hi You just need to look at that as "ok I got that out of my system now time to get back on track," You just have to say done now back on my path of healthy living, Good Luck and congrats on the weight loss.
  • _SASX_
    _SASX_ Posts: 255 Member
    Happy Birthday!!
    Celebrate it. Then move on. Start by having a glass of water and plan your next meal. Make it a good, well rounded meal. Don't beat yourself up over it. It's done. Move forward. Exercise right, eat well and healthily and make it fun!
  • JENNY7634
    JENNY7634 Posts: 67 Member
    Whats done is done! You CAN NOT change those choices but you can start fresh right now! Make a plan, set small weekly goals. I find so much of it is a battle in my own head! Tell yourself you can do it ....tommorow is a brand new day!!
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    You're only a failure if you don't pick yourself up and keep on truckin'. You had a few bad days....so what? Just get back on track and don't beat yourself up over it.
  • beatlebomb
    beatlebomb Posts: 80
    That was yesterday. IN the PAST. Leave it there and move forward. You can do it!!!!! Don't quit. Never quit. The wagon ride will take you back on.
  • theojt
    theojt Posts: 11 Member
    I mean no offense but it sounds like (maybe) you simply haven't committed yourself to losing weight (and that's still okay). I toyed with diets in the past, thought about losing the weight etc. but it wasn't until I completed the mental exercise of deciding, very definitively that I WAS going to lose weight for myself and my family that I really got on board with a plan and an objective. Once I established the commitment mentally, it became rather easy. Maybe you're ready, maybe not but you're at least concerned about trying and that's a good first step. You'll get tons of support for your journey here too.

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