Upset with myself

I agree, if being upset at the scale causes you to eat, stay off it. Don't beat yourself up, life happens. I was on a streak of over 400 days and am back to day 2 today. Take each day and do your best, don't worry about what happened yesterday.

Im upset with my self as well I started lifting weights 2 weeks ago and on Friday 3 people told me they could see a difference in my appearance. I was SO SO excited and then yesterday and today I slacked and didn't get up and go to the gym. I fell horrible and the old me would say screw it and be done BUT 3 people noticed a difference after 2 weeks!!! So tomorrow I am getting up and going to the gym because its never too late. Keep your head up and stick with it. I ate crap all weekend and I just knew I would gain weight and guess what I was down a lb today. its really hard I know but try not to be too hard on yourself

Absolutely EVERYONE does that. No one sticks perfectly to the plan. We all have times where we "slack off". Don't beat yourself up for it, just get back on the horse and ride! Keep moving forward, don't look back. Like I used to tell my son, if you spend all your time looking back where you came from, you're just going to run into a lot of obstacles along the way.

If you know that the scale is going to get you down and out, maybe you can use another measure for success. Let's throw out the scale and go for a tape measure instead. Another 8 weeks, and you could be down inches instead of pounds.

Think of getting into clothes that are older or you didn't fit into and fitting into them, etc. Just pointing out that the scale is not the only way to measure your successes! :flowerforyou:

I only lost 2lbs in the last few weeks. I try to tell myself that the slow weight is better than no weight. It is very hard to let go of the stigma of the scale. Now I only weigh in every other week.

I know we all put a lot of emphasis on the scale but it really is the worst thing to track on short term. I have almost gotten to the point where I only weigh ever 3-4 weeks. Otherwise I get frustrated with the fluctuations like:

Week 1 - Lost 1 pound of fat but holding 1 pound of water = 0 lbs lost
Week 2 - Lost 1 more pound of fat but 1 less pound of water = 3 lbs lost
Week 3- etc, etc

Once you are fully confident that CICO works it becomes less about the weekly weigh-in.

My two cents.

I am right there with you today, starting over... again. But hey, at least I am not giving up!! I was doing great for a while but then let life take charge of me rather than the other way around. I stopped tracking, started dipping into the candy bowl at work, and quit exercising all together. Well to no surprise, today I finally braved the scale, and while I wasn't shocked about the gain, I was stunned by how much!! I have gone completely backwards and am higher than my starting weight!!

So back to the basics today, started back on the bike and making better choices for what I eat. I have a horrible work schedule where its one week of 12 hour shifts on and then one week off. My problem is while its easy to stick to my diet on my week on, its hard to work in exercise, and when I have my week off, its easier to fit in exercise but harder to stick to good eating habits. I did much better when I just worked 8 hour shifts 5 days/week, but that is not going to change anytime soon so I am just trying to work out a plan for both weeks separately. That is all I can do really, keep trying since I am not ready to give up just yet!

Absolutely EVERYONE does that. No one sticks perfectly to the plan. We all have times where we "slack off". Don't beat yourself up for it, just get back on the horse and ride! Keep moving forward, don't look back. Like I used to tell my son, if you spend all your time looking back where you came from, you're just going to run into a lot of obstacles along the way.

I couldn't agree more....about 4 years ago I was at 310 lbs and decided I needed to change or die way too young so I joined LA Weightloss and just as I reached my goal of having lost 100 lbs they went out of business so I've been floundering a bit and had gained back 45 lbs and most it was because of the lack of being accountable to anyone for my crazy eating habits. A few months ago I found MyFitnessPal. It seems odd being accountable to my the MFP Smartphone App but it is working with its automatic reminders to log my meals etc....plus I've taken up riding my bicycle on a nearby bike path and have managed to lose 10 lbs. Pleased don't despair....it is possible to lose weight even though it seems like losing 1/4lb at a time is too slow...before you know it it adds up to where you know its making a difference.

I notice that on my profile says I joined MyFitnessPal in 2012...I had D/L the app but didn't use it...my bad.

By the way 'hi folks'

I am so upset with myself as well! I have attempted to join Fitness Pal twice before. I was going to lose some weight for summer - and then I just got lazy! Now that everyone is back to school perhaps this is the time to start again??? I am at home - student - and taking distance education courses from our local university. I need some sort of motivation to exercise every day. I have a spin bike - which I use occasionally! I need to get on it every day - and I am going to try Yoga starting tomorrow. I've found some beginner yoga online to get started and I bought a Yoga for dummies book that explains the poses, breathing etc. I really think it would be good for me to relax while stretching all the important muscles. Once I start to get into a bit of a routine - i would also like to start using some weights to get my arms/shoulders more defined. BUT - of course I also need to start eating better. I'm terrible because I make cookies, etc for my daughter's lunches and then I snack and pick at them all day! If its sitting here I eat it! HELP!!! Please give me some motivation!!!

I love yoga. You get a good workout and you don't really break a sweat and it improves flexibility. It's also very calming. Find some type of workout that you LOVE to do. I see people on here all the time saying that they are running, but they hate running. That won't last. And I have the same issue- if it's at home I will eat it. So I don't buy it, OR I eat in moderation and log it (and exercise the calories off). I have stopped trying to deny myself things I love, but if there's something I will eat a LOT of without meaning to, I just don't buy it (cookies, potato chips, Little Debbie cakes, etc). So don't beat yourself up too much- get into some habits and routines and pack healthy lunches for your daughter too.

Been there, done that. Forgive yourself and move on.
Ps - YOUR BABY IS SO CUTE!!!!