I used to only track losses and not gains as well, as I was going up and down by a few pounds and considered that maintaining...until the few pounds kept going up and not so much down. I don't know what it is, but I can give many excuses, I just can't seem to keep weight off these days. It's like taking one step forward and two steps back. Maybe I need to try harder to pay more attention to my food diary and eat what I want to eat instead of what everyone else is eating, which is stuff that I want as well, but not as often as it's happening. I gained 2.8 pounds last week, which I blame on the superbowl and wanting to enjoy it with my husband so I logged everything later instead of using my food diary as a guide. The week before that I gained 2.2 pounds, which I had an excuse for as well, a friend of mine died in a snowmobile accident and I just wanted comfort foods & drinks. I thought I would snap out of it but I'm still failing. I have a couple of good days after weigh-in gives me a reality check and the rest of the week just seems to go awry. I've been thinking that maybe for Lent, I will give up making excuses AND giving in to what others want me to eat and see if that really is what my problem is. Okay, I'll take my husband to McDonald's but I will make my own lunch at home! That is hard to do though cause my family and people I work with do not support my food diary. They all think I look great and have nothing to lose. I'm not overweight, but if I just don't try at all, I soon will be! Why does nobody get that? Why do I give in to them so much instead of sticking to what I know has worked for me in the past? I guess I try to please other people too much, so I guess that's what I'll have to try to give up for Lent! Thanks for the opportunity to say my peace! I feel better already!

Time to put the fork down and get back on track. You can do it, you know you can!

I'm in a similar situation. I was at my lowest in Mid-November right before Thanksgiving and now I'm 10 pounds up. I also never recorded gains because they were always temporary but this time I had to do it. I just felt like I was lying to all my "friends" having my loss number be 10 pounds higher than I really am right now. I'm getting back to logging and forcing myself back into my exercise routine. Before the holidays I was consistently exercising 4-5 hours every week so I know I need to get that back. It's not easy but if I want to really look good then I know I have to put in the time.

I am still trying to get in the mindset I had before the holidays and I did ok during them so I don't what is up with me. I know about choices and am working out at least 4 x a week but just not feeling the love of healthy choices. Not quitting-but if that damn pie is calling my name I am answering it's call. AAAAHHHH :grumble:

I have lost the 4lb I gained over Christmas but since have gained and lost the same 2lb. I start exercising on a Monday but by Wednesday I find some excuse. I am in much the same mindset as when I come back from vacation that I just can't get back into it.

My weight inched up after the holidays, too. Finally I had to "reset" and post my actual weight instead of waiting for it to go back down. This time of year is hard because it's so cold out I can't be as active as I like. When we ski, that usually means nachos and beer, so kind of negates the exercise! Right now I'm battling some sort of coughing issue, so exercise just wipes me out. Usually I walk after work (I live in the hills - all up and down) and then do pilates or yoga for about 30 minutes. For the past week, by the time I finish my walk, all I can do is sit and rest I'm so exhausted. I'm having a CT scan tomorrow to see what's going on. On the plus side, the doctor's office scale had me 1 pound lighter than my home scale! That almost never happens!