I've got an excuse for EVERYTHING!

If you are really serious about losing weight AND inches, you've got to change your mindset. You can't think oh well I had one cookie so I might as well keep going, I already blew it. What you should do is really look deep inside yourself and ask why you eat the way you do, why you want to lose the weight. You have to get to the root of the problem. I used to be just like that, making one excuse after another. I used to eat because of stress or emotions. That's not who I wanted to be anymore so I made the decision that I was going to take care of myself first and hold myself up to a higher standard. I have lost 42 lbs and 44 inches since OCTOBER. I go to the gym everyday and do my cardio everyday and my strength training every other day. No one is going to lose the weight for you, you have to be committed to yourself. I'm on a program called The Food Lovers Fat Loss system and it has saved my life. 42 lbs in four months by eating more, eating healthier, cooking healthier, eating every 2 to 3 hours, drinking all my water, and exercising. I'm not hungry, I get to eat all my favorite foods with a little tweaking. I eat out but take half off my plate before even starting to eat. I have set some tough rules for myself but in the end it's so worth it. My blood pressure is down, I can walk 2 miles at a time now (couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes before because of my back). I have taken back control and power that food used to have over me. You can do the same, you just have to figure out what you really want. Google Food Lovers Fat Loss system and check it out. Make sure you are documenting your food, water and exercise everyday. I started at 294 and I expect to be at 140 by the end of this year. It took me alot longer to put on all this weight but I am determined to be ME again not this person I have become. You CAN do this! Christine

I think we're all guilty of this, unfortunately. The best advice I've received about this is to accept the slip-up and get right back on track asap! Also, as counter-intuitive as it may be, perhaps little indulgences now and then are a good thing so that you don't succumb to those maddening cravings that sneak up when we deprive ourselves.

As for the pant size, I am wondering if you are "pear-shaped" and tend to carry weight in your lower half? Just a thought...

Good luck!

I wouldn't count having a diet pepsi as a slip. If you would have had a gallon of Coke or something then that would be a pretty bad slip, but there are far worse things you can consume than some diet pop unless of course there is a specific reason for not having it. I have a can of diet coke every day at lunch because I like it. I don't have a lot of junk food and eat pretty healthy all the time, but I am not going to give up something that I really like and call it a bad thing. Everything in moderation is the key.

I know that pop in general isn't the best thing for me, but it is't going to keep me from reaching my goal if I consume it in moderation and make sure that I am getting plenty of other healthy liquids in me.