Fallen off the wagon and can't get back on!

vickybooker
vickybooker Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
I know what you are all going to say, but maybe I need to hear it to help myself. After christmas I decided I was finally going to lose the weight I'd put on over the last 2 years. 2 stone to be precise, and I've managed to lose 13lbs so far, but then about 3 weeks ago something changed. I stopped caring what I ate, stopped tracking so strictly and started eating all the bad food again. Then just over a week ago I sprained my ankle and could't go to the gym so have felt even more depressed about it all. I know I eat when I'm bored so have tried to keep busy, but once I start I can't stop. Every night I say I'll start afresh in the morning. every morning I start well but it gets to mid afternoon and I don't know what comes over me, all I can think of is chocolate, wine, cheese, (all my vices). I think maybe I've got cocky having lost half the weight I wanted to, and have relaxed. Problem is Im spiralling out of control and I'm worried I'm going to undo all of my hard work.
My other thought was that prior to that I dropped my calorie target further, maybe I was cutting back too much and my body is rebelling?!
Any advice at all to help me get back on track? Or do I just need to give myself a massive kick up the *kitten*?
Help!

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  • wamydia
    wamydia Posts: 259 Member
    The only way to get back on the wagon is for you to want to do it. If you don't want it enough, no amount of other people telling you the right things to do is going to help. I've fallen off the wagon myself once or twice, so I know how hard it can be to get motivated again. I just remember during hard times that I can't rely on motivation to keep me going all the time. When I don't have motivation, the thing that I have to have to keep myself going is commitment. You have to commit yourself to what you are doing or else this will happen every time the motivation fails.

    In regards to the restrictiveness of your diet, that is something that only you can tell for sure. My advice to everyone is to never do something to lose weight that you aren't willing to keep doing for the rest of your life to keep it off. That way you don't run into these times when you are just so fed up with what you have been doing that you throw it all away. It's much easier to ride out the low motivation times when the stuff you're doing to lose weight doesn't seem all that bad or restrictive. If you think you've been too restrictive on yourself, try to come back with a less restrictive plan and see what happens. You may find it much easier to get back on track.
  • vickybooker
    vickybooker Posts: 3
    Thanks, I think I will go back to the calorie count I used to be on and see how I get on for a bit, maybe getting started again won't be so daunting.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    No restrictions and moderation is what keeps me on the wagon. The longer I practice this, the more conscious . I become regs err ding food choices.

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