Strap me to the wagon please!

StrawberryThief
StrawberryThief Posts: 115
in Motivation and Support
So I was here before, did really well, lost quite a lot of weight. Then came Christmas and well.... That didn't go too well. Plus I fell off the exercise wagon during the winter. Then my job got boring, there was a loss in the family and now I'm stress-eating because of the new job (unlimited free bread in the kitchen fml). And excuses excuses excuses.

Can you let me know what helps keep you on the wagon? Or how to not feel awful when you've slipped for so long?

Thanks!

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  • caffeinekandie
    caffeinekandie Posts: 40
    I like to think of this quote "Don't judge me by my past, I don't live there anymore."

    Apply that to your thinking of yourself. Once I learned that beating myself up over failures, and continuing the same action that I'm angry at myself over and over agian keeps me stuck, it helped me in many areas in my life. We can't change our past actions as they are the past, we can't guarantee our future actions because we don't live there yet, we can only control what we do now.

    As for the bread temptation, instead of swearing it off cold turkey perhaps you can set a twice a week (or whatever works for you) max, and go day by day about wether or not that particular bread is worth using as one of your bread days. I find I can't swear everything off completely (and I'm a carbaholic, I would be so tempted in your place as well), so I just think about how I CAN eat anything I want, as long as it fits my daily goals.
  • bunnymum150
    bunnymum150 Posts: 311
    I have to laugh, I remember reading a post sometime ago and the writer was angrily screaming in print that there is no wagon.

    The good news is that you have been successful in the past and have learned a very valuable lesson that if you "let things go" (nutrition/activity etc) that the weight returns.

    Try to focus on health and think about the reasons why you want to change. Not too long ago my thinking changed, and it was no longer about losing weight for an event, or to look good or to be thin, but focusing on optimal health. This did not happen overnight, I have had disordered thinking for many years and now at 52yo I feel that I am on the right "track" (wagon or not).

    Kudos to you for wanting to improve your health and seeking advice from some of you MFP pals:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    All the best to you on your journey:heart:

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