Getting back on track

Do an exercise you enjoy, and create good habits.

Okay, I haven't been very successfully lately at losing weight, so my advice comes as-is no warranty.

You've spent the past month eating junk.
-Make sure you get some junk while tracking. For example, I have dove dark chocolate almost every day.

Went from 6 days to none with exercise.
-If the exercise feels like torture to you, find something you enjoy more, and worry less about the calorie burn. I could burn 400 calories on a treadmill in 45 minutes, but lots of times I walk my dog instead, she's old and slow, it takes 45 minutes, I only burn 190 calories, but I enjoy it more.

Start of my new surge
-Sadly, everyone is hardcore and a perfectionist for 2 or 3 weeks, and then they quit. I recommend taking your time, don't get pissed if you go over your goal limit by 300 or 400 calories a few days the first couple weeks. Give yourself time to adjust to tracking and weighing. Remind yourself it is a marathon not a sprint. When you screw up, remember it's a trend, not the success or failure of a particular day.

The world's worst wagon ride
-When I fall off the wagon...sometimes for days, the first day must be like what it feels like to be released from prison...FREEDOM! I eat whatever and how much of it I want! The second day is also fun, no scanning bar codes with my phone, no weighing food on the scale, sweet baby Jesus, food is enjoyable again! Eventually, I'll weigh myself, and see a 2 to 3 lb gain. Then I remember how much it sucked to weigh 254, and I know I don't want to go down that road again, so I get back on the wagon that's going down the weight loss trail

Try to do exercise that you like, but once a week, try something you haven't tried before. If you keep variety, it's less boring. If you get sick of the thing you usually do, there are plenty of other things you've done to pick from.

Try to change your eating habits. Don't just make portion adjustments, add in foods that are good for you on a regular basis. If you can change bad habits into good ones, you've done yourself a lifelong favor.

But make sure it's all what you want to do! If you don't really-really-really want to do the work of losing, don't start. If you don't want it, you'll quit and then get mad at yourself for not doing the thing you never wanted to do, anyway. That's a lot of work and guilt and shame for no reason. Only do the work of losing if it is what will make you happy.

Working out 6 days a week is quite a lot though - Maybe try working out 3 times a week, and get back on track with your eating!

I used to work out a lot, but it was too much. I used to get so annoyed if I missed a class or didn't burn 'x' amount of calories.

Ok now I may have put on a few lbs, but I am more happier and now I am trying to focus more on eating healthier. To me at the moment, sorting my diet out is key. If I get to the gym a couple times a week, its a bonus!

Good luck!

The winter sucks though - I just want to eat rubbish!