Help! slipping back into old habits

Thankfully no ads in the app! But I've been trying to think ahead of time what to eat, write/journal it down and stick to it. My issue is whenever I find myself with unplanned food at my grasp, I suffer, I try to stay out of those... But slips happen

I have had the same problem recently. Work hard all week then weekends just want to eat everything in sight! I am only approx 1 stone away from target, 4 stone lost so far.
At the weekend. I went with my daughter to shop for an outfit for a wedding she is going to. Just for a laugh I tried on an outfit also and was amazed that I could get a size 14 fitted dress on - previously I was a 20-22. It looked ok!

This is my new inspiration, this weekend I WILL NOT BINGE. Just wish I had thought to take a photo!

I am sure you must feel different, healthier? I know I do. I can climb the hill near near my home without getting out of breath, I used to nearly have to do it on my hands and knees:sad:
Have you got a before picture to stick to the kitchen cupboards? I haven't as I wouldn't have my picture taken, but I could see this would be useful to show how far you have come.
Good luck , hopefully we will both succeed

Prelog at the start of the day and stick to it. Sorted.

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

Not sure if you've checked this out, but it's helpful to me.
Can't see your diary so I don't have any specific tips.
I plan on being around for a while and I'm active if you'd like to add me

I feel like I too need to get back on track, so I am wishing you the best of luck x

Like other posters have said, evaluate what exactly is going on in your life during the times you go off track. Our emotions can derail our efforts to lead a healthier life. We have to treat this like a battle and have strategies and back up stragtegies to combat our enemies. Planning ahead is one of the best pieces of advise you can take and start doing. Unplanned eating is asking for trouble. How many times are we going to cotinue to act like Charlie Brown, when he cotinues to fall for Lucy's mind games, making him think she will hold the ball for him to kick, only to move it at the last moment and he falls on his face. This is when we say to ourselves, "I won't plan what I eat over the weekend but I will eat healthy, or "when I go to this restuarant with my friends, I will eat a salad". When the weekend comes and you go to eat with your friends, the "football" is pulled from under us. We don't eat healthy over the weekend, we don't eat a salad at the restuarant, we eat the high fat/greasy food, but instead of stopping or eating with moderation, we tell ourselves "well since I've gone this far, I might as well cotinue" and we go on a full blown binger. This is a vicious cycle that has to stop. There is nothing wrong with eating your favorites foods, when you correctly plan for it, but do yourself a favor and compromise where you can. Substitute some foods for others, example, if going to Mexican restuarant, skip the chip bowl and order water, but enjoy your burrito/enchiladas. At home, the age old advise that still stands, DON"T KEEP FOODS THAT YOU CAN"T CONTROL IN YOUR HOUSE! or find healthy alternatives to your favorites. For me, my favorite snack is popcorn, I can't eat it in moderation, but I can't stand air popped and don't want to eat unhealthy microwave popcorn. I was so happy to find the Skinny Pop brand, it's delicious but doesn't kill me with a lot of bad ingredients. So if I go overboard, I don't feel as bad. Keep your final goals in the fore front of your mind, we tend to forget, we get mentally lazy. Each day, if I am faced with a choice to eat something off the plan/not exercise, I ask myself, "Is this going to help me reach my final goal?" If the answer is no, I have a better chance of CHOOSING not do the action. Finally, remember, we all slip up, there is no such thing as being perfect, but each day is a new day to do something different. :bigsmile:

I prelogged my day 95% of the time. I prep food sometimes the night before... and I stick to a specific workout routine. (I.e. Monday - crossfit / tuesday - ballet / wednesday run/crossfit... etc).

I need the structure to be successful.

Definitely don't allow yourself to get hungry. The worst is when I am hungry/starving and then I blow it with a huge consumption that turns into a habit. Eat frequent small meals or snacks and keep healthy options at arm reach such as fruits, nuts, etc. If you eat smaller portions consistently you will have a hard time screwing up with a gigantic meal and even your moments of overindulgence will be better in comparison. If that makes sense.

:flowerforyou: Keep focused and keep moving forward!

Wow this woman can read minds or something, because this is my answer as well. This works you can do it don't worry. :drinker:

I prelogged my day 95% of the time. I prep food sometimes the night before... and I stick to a specific workout routine. (I.e. Monday - crossfit / tuesday - ballet / wednesday run/crossfit... etc).

I need the structure to be successful.

I do the same. I also include ice cream almost every single day (weighed out), sometimes a cookie or a donut, if it's offered. I've found that including it every day has helped immensely with the urges to go for those things when I'm stressed out. Also focusing on meeting my calorie/macro goals and not deviating from my planned workouts helps. This is a really good guide for filling out your diary, and it changed the way I think about my diet. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/925464-fitting-it-in-giggity