Anyone else fall off the wagon in December?

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  • drummer_lady
    drummer_lady Posts: 150 Member
    I'm in the same boat as you, OP - kept up with my exercise but my eating sucked! It's all that delicious christmas baking and chocolates that appear this time of year....and the booze a little bit too. I gained about 3 pounds so I guess it could have been worse, but it's still disheartening to see the scale go in the wrong direction.

    But the worst part is it's not over yet....I'm about to go spend a week with my boyfriend's family and eating well there is literally IMPOSSIBLE unless I were to buy all my own groceries and make all my own meals, which is very frowned upon there.
  • zena92
    zena92 Posts: 128 Member
    I'm in the same boat as you, OP - kept up with my exercise but my eating sucked! It's all that delicious christmas baking and chocolates that appear this time of year....and the booze a little bit too. I gained about 3 pounds so I guess it could have been worse, but it's still disheartening to see the scale go in the wrong direction.

    But the worst part is it's not over yet....I'm about to go spend a week with my boyfriend's family and eating well there is literally IMPOSSIBLE unless I were to buy all my own groceries and make all my own meals, which is very frowned upon there.


    i was just thinking the same thing there's still new years!!! noooooooo!!!! :p
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I feel off the wagon for 4-5months last year around this time. It was during school, August - December. I would still log in, but was always over my calories.

    Currently in one of those funks. It's been 2 or 3 months :(
  • romeogig
    romeogig Posts: 8
    just had an epic binge and feel terrible!! planning to get back up and start over
  • naner61
    naner61 Posts: 85
    Oh my goodness, yes! Someone on this site profoundly hurt my feelings in November, I deleted my account, and things have not gone well since.

    Oh my don't let anyone on here ever make you feet bad enough to quit doing something that is good for you! Here is something I heard recently." What other people think of me is none of my business"
  • rubixcyoob
    rubixcyoob Posts: 395
    I definitely fell off - Christmas Eve I was okay, maybe 200kcal over. Christmas Day I went way over with yummy food and alcohol, same with Boxing Day (one year anniversary with the fiancee meaning dinner out and cocktails ... lots of cocktails).

    I then ate okay today, but had a total crisps binge tonight. Reading these replies made me stop because I realised I am in control and only I can change it.

    From tomorrow to NYE I'm upping my exercise each morning with heavier weights, and eating as clean as can be (not in charge of the food shopping). Hopefully that will damage any bloat from the past few days for my NYE party (terrible self confidence and I either won't go at all, or will go and be miserable if I feel 'fat'). Then on New Year's Day I have a family meal so I won't be in control much then either ... but 2/1/2013 I'll be back to the early morning exercise again.

    Hoping I didn't do too much damage - I can eat crap for a few days and just maintain, thankfully, so I hope this will be the same or if I do gain a little, it will just be water weight that I can drop off again in a day or so.
  • thickntired
    thickntired Posts: 76 Member
    LOL! I can't manage to keep my tailbone in my seat on the wagon. I keep getting knocked out after doing good for a while. I am determined to keep my butt on this sucker for as long as I can. I have a few family birthdays coming up in the following months, and I am super nervous about that, but I am mostly nervous about not being able to get ahold of my eating again. I can do it though, we all can. Here's to all of us getting back on the wagon and getting a firm hold.
  • cheexy85
    cheexy85 Posts: 119
    I did on Christmas day. I couldn't walk after all the food. I am back on track now
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I did. I've basically been a bottomless pit for the entire month of December. I fell off track for a slightly different reason, not just the holiday. I developed a blood clot in my left leg after surgery in Mid-November and was basically bedridden for a month and a half. Not that it excuses my eating, but after a while, I just didn't care.

    So, here I am, about to go back to work and something that resembles a life, and back to working at this thing. I can't work out yet, but when I can, look out! Until then, I'm just going to work on counting calories.
  • vickilm1976
    vickilm1976 Posts: 141 Member
    Totally! I have been the sole contestant in a one woman eating contest over the last three weeks. Been to the gym only a couple times and if I wanted to eat something, I did. I seem to have only gained two pounds which seems like a miracle. Back on track with my calories today and back to the gym tomorrow.
  • fpueblo
    fpueblo Posts: 241 Member
    I didn't fall off - I did a swan dive into the Thanksgiving to Christmas dinners. It was all planned and enjoyed. Guilt ruins it! Two weeks from now it will all be behind me. Cheers!

    This is exactly what I did but considering I didn't gain much maybe 2lbs and I'm in maintenance no longer losing it wasn't going to be a problem heck it might have even helped my muscle gain goals a bit.... I agree guilt will ruin the enjoyment just say I did it now back on I'm back on schedule....
  • donald149
    donald149 Posts: 211 Member
    "Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one."
  • Terasome
    Terasome Posts: 3,808 Member
    I fell off the Easter wagon in 2012 :wink: Actually I broke my ankle and was sidelined due to repetitive injury for 6 months. I gained 8kg so am now sitting at 87.4 kg (192 lbs) Have started back here today :) It helps to have someone who is motivating you
  • cmassy117
    cmassy117 Posts: 9 Member
    Yes!!! I wish I would not have, but I did. I work night shift at a hospital so there is always food. I am not looking back, only forward :)
  • cmassy117
    cmassy117 Posts: 9 Member
    Love it! A great thing to remember. Not only for weight loss, but for life in general.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    I didn't fall off the wagon though I didn't do as well with eating and exercising as I would have liked. But since I kept my eyes on the prize, kept logging what I could and kept checking my message boards and talking about it, I don't feel that's falling off the wagon. And I still lost weight in December. Not a ton, but it was a loss and that's all I care about!
  • nursedianne
    nursedianne Posts: 69 Member
    Oh my goodness, yes! Someone on this site profoundly hurt my feelings in November, I deleted my account, and things have not gone well since.

    I hate that someone is rude enough to hurt anyones feelings. I guess that's why I quit posting a lot. I am here to get support. Not to be humiliated, by anyone.
    Best of luck in the New Year. I fell off the wagon the entire year. Gained instead of lost. Am trying it again. Hope to get a lot of support here and gain new friends.
  • KatieMae75
    KatieMae75 Posts: 391 Member
    I didn't fall off the wagon, the damn wagon blew up. I haven't been focused since August. I'm determined to change that. I need to eat healthy every day, and work out frequently, instead of once in a great while. I was doing very good, had a death in the family, and just haven't been the same since. That's changing though, effective this morning.
  • crybaby1216
    crybaby1216 Posts: 20 Member
    I fell off didn't even post my food didn't do any exercise starting fresh tomorrow back on the wagon :) hope everyone else can overcome and get back on track too.
  • Bwandls
    Bwandls Posts: 14 Member
    "Diet? Sorry, what's that?" That should have been my slogan for the past 2 and 1/2 weeks. SO MUCH FOOD. Hating my lack of willpower right now... but today's a new day, and it all changes from here!
  • JaimeLaRae
    JaimeLaRae Posts: 279 Member
    I fell of AND got ran over.
  • ChinniP
    ChinniP Posts: 166 Member
    I jumped back ON the wagon.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I ate tons of junk constantly for a week all day long and only put on 1 kilo. Thought it'd be around 5!
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I didn't quite fall OFF the wagon, but I did kind of slip over the edge and hang on while being dragged for a few miles before I was able to have my MFP friends pull me back on.

    Damn I love them people!
  • lilnach
    lilnach Posts: 42
    I would not call it a "fall" as I always choose to indulge.
    It's part of the plan.
    From Thanksgiving to Christmas I lay off diet and exercise a bit - not totally.
    Usually, I gain 10-15 pounds.
    By the end of January I'll be back at my goal weight, and I want to kick things up a notch and lose additional weight.
    I envy those of you who just stay the course all the way.
    Not me...I need to drop back at times, gather my energies, then push ahead.

    thanksgiving - christmas i got pretty lazy with the gym
    time to turn it back around !! :)
  • johnfnord
    johnfnord Posts: 22 Member
    I fell off last night - I pizza and 3 piece combo at churches - didnt drink but did wake up with a hang over. I'm back on now!
  • aprilfools708
    aprilfools708 Posts: 1
    yes me too. what did it for me was those darn starbucks holiday coffee drinks, among other things. :)
  • metacognition
    metacognition Posts: 626 Member
    Yes. I ate quite a lot on Christmas Eve and Christmas. I have just finished working it off after six days. Do I regret overeating on those days? A little bit, but not much. What kind of life if you can't eat what you want on the holidays? This weight loss plan is a lifestyle change and I there's no fun in a healthy eating plan that's drastic or extreme. I give myself enough treats to enjoy life, and I get right back to exercise and eating less the same or next day. I had some red velvet cake earlier but I made sure that I hit maintenance calories, so I won't gain an ounce. Tomorrow is a new day for a big deficit!
  • ladyartichoke
    ladyartichoke Posts: 22
    Heck yes! My boyfriends mum was here for two weeks. We went out nearly everyday and were drinking a lot too. I was definitely eating/drinking less than them but it's hard to keep up the routine when my work schedules messed up and I'm being boring *sigh*
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    Sorry can't relate, still on that wagon!

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