Someone give me a kick up the a**

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"

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:

*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.

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.

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

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!

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!!!

...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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!