What have I done :(

Consider it a lesson learned. We all have to learn some things the hard way. Now you know. You can lose the weight again and this time you CAN keep it off. Start today, don't beat yourself up.

I went through a similar thing. A week off turned into a month off and before I knew it, a year and a half went by. I am learning to allow myself a treat meal occasionally--maybe once every week or two. someone brings a treat to work, I will allow myself a bite or if my calories are low for the day, maybe a small piece.

I managed to get to my ideal weight last summer and I was the happiest I have ever been. I felt healthy and beautiful. Due to a long winter I started comfort eating and snacking. I have gained 2 dress sizes in the space of a month and a half and now im so angry with myself. I eat lots of home made food but can't keep of the cokes and doritos. Grr . We have all been there keep your chin up you will lose it again

I most definitely feel like that... although, I've never actually thought of it like that. But yes, if I "allow" myself to eat like crap for a day or weekend, I have a VERY hard time reeling it in so it's better for me to just not start.

Keep in mind this isn't something you can do until your happy then stop. If you want to keep the results then the change has to be permanent.

I'm kicking myself in the @ss right now -- I was doing great, then had a bad day a few weeks ago and I'm still trying to get back on track. I gained a few pounds but I'm still struggling because I don't want to toss in the towel as I've done in the past. Why do I do this?

My first impulse was to give a motivational "tough love" just-suck-it-up-buttercup response, but I've had trolls flame me for that a lot lately, and it gets boring, so I'm not even going to go there.

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You are so not alone, i am back here after a long hiatus, i had lost over 20 lbs and i decided to just relax for the holidays and my holidays keep coming, but a week or so ago i looked at myself in the mirror after i couldn't get a pair of jeans on that i wore before Christmas.

I couldn't believe it, i had gained all my weight back plus some, talk about depressing, i wanted to cry but i knew i had done this all by myself, i had no one to blame, so after getting back on here, reading all the success stories i decided i can do this, i cant look at it as a diet i need to look at it as a lifestyle change..

So here i am doing what i need to be doing, and making plans on what i am going to do when i lose 20 lbs, i am going to reward myself with something, maybe a manicure, maybe a new haircut, i dunno, but i will do something for ME...

Good luck on this journey, you just need to figure out where your motivation comes from and grab it and run, you can do, you have already proved you can once....

bumping....same as everything above!! Glad I'm not alone.

This is the exact reason why you don't "diet". Being healthy and getting there is a lifelong journey. Your food lifestyle MUST be sustainable. You don't deprive yourself of foods you like, just eat them in moderation and load the plate with veggies. If your foods were really bad, find a makeover recipe.

I don't understand why people say I fell off the wagon and now I'm getting back on. If you know you may have a high calorie day, plan it out. Find a cheat page that shows you portion size so you are eating the right portion. Example, at Christmas, have a proper serving of each of your faves and a dessert but avoid seconds. Take fruit to nibble on to keep you away from the sweets table. If eating out, look up the menu online before going to plan it out or ask for the nutrition data before you get seated. Portions are huge, don't eat it all!

What I'm getting at is if you plan out the high calorie day, then you're still on your journey. I still eat my chocolate, my pizza, my takeaways......but I never go over because its planned out.

I just logged on to post my very own topic about just THIS VERY THING. We are in the same boat, and I feel terrible. I do not want to steal your post. I want you to know that you are not alone, and perhaps we can help eachother. I want to start by saying that I am gengerally a happy person. I lost 34 pounds in 2012. I let it go over Christmas a little bit, but took that back off in January. Then, I had jury duty for 9 weeks and put on as many pounds. I took off 5 of that. Over the past few weeks I've managed to put alot of that back on, so technically, I've only lost 22 of that original 34, but I cannot stand to change my ticker. I cannot. I feel like a failure, and I am unhappy with myself, because really, who else is to blame?

People keep saying, "don't be so hard on yourself", "we all have setbacks", "today is a new day", "look at all you have already accomplished", "you still look great"...none of that matters when all you can think about it how freaking HARD it was to lose that weight in the first place, and now it's just there.

It is such a daunting task to do what we do. I think about my body every second of the day. I cant' help it. I exercise. I exercise more than many. I log on every day. I was logging every single thing I ate. The last couple of weeks I haven't felt like it...like logging everything. To do that would be to see all the garbage I've been eating and it would be right there in my face. Maybe to some people, it motivates them. Not me. It makes me feel even worse. I am not the type of person who does well under pressure. In fact, you pressure me, and I dig in and do whatever is the opposite. I have to do what I have to do on my own. Not through what anyone else says to me...on a related note, salespeople drive me away with their ploys!

Maybe getting this out there will help me and you to get things back on track. I keep looking at my belly. I hate it. I have always been the type to say I would not get surgery. This has been so freaking hard, I am starting to see why people do it. It's not like my goal of losing 70 more pounds is unattainable. In fact, all I want to do right now is lose the 12 I put back on over the past couple of months, before summer.

I'm going to keep on top of this post that you have made, because it is me as well. Good luck to you, and know you're not in this alone!

I too have had 15 kilos find me after losing 22 kilos via Weight Watchers. So disappointed in myself to have slipped so badly. Clothes that were once way too big have gotten a wee bit tight. My old WW meeting closed and I am no longer working so I can't afford it anyway.
I decided last week to go and buy a Calorie Counter book and stick to between 1200 - 1500 Calories per day. I told my sister what I had planned and she put me on to the My Fitness Plan App for my phone. That was last Wednesday and I am pleased with the results so far.
I weigh and measure all my food accurately and don't guess anything.
Good luck with your quest and don't be too hard on yourself. Doing something about it is more important than beating yourself up.
XXX

me too...all the way, been there...lost over 6 st yrs ago......pile it on....lose it....on and on......im now 56 and struggling to even lose a lb .....this site really helps me as im more aware now of what i am eating...and how high sugar is in food....

examples are - at some slimming clubs fuit is FREE .... ooooooh that sounds good ...but the dietry intake p person per day is recomended at 40gms per day....... so u work that out .......1 apple ...an orange...and half a banana !!!! yeah ...so when they say fruit is free just remember that.......plus all ur other food that has hidden sugars....i dont want to go back to a slimming club - paying someone each week to weigh me - just to say oh u lost 1 or gained 2......i can now do that .....( ive been going to these clubs a long time over the years - now no more !!! )

for me its a battle every week.....im more aware now thanks to this site.....but this is like a disease .....or like being a boozer ur right....and also if i dont buy it ...then i cant eat it .....onwards and upwards...good luck everyone !!!!!


oh if anyone wants to add me from this message please do....x