How Do You Stay On Track?

self control really isnt something you can just DO! it takes heaps of practice

ladies you r not alone

it can be really hard

i find it best to allow 100-200 calories a day for 'naughty' treats

so i feel rewarded without stuffing everything up

also finding some exercise that u enjoy really helps you keep motivated

I just have a weekly routine. Mondays and Tuesdays I am so busy, I rarely get to eat during the day anyway, and I have things on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, so I can't sit around at home eating.
I don't ever buy junk food, I just sort of switch off it's existence in my head, so if I am hungry during the day, I have to either cook something from scratch (including heating the oven), or eat fruit. Or go and do something else instead.

Firstly, Happy Birthday! May this year be full of fulfilled dreams and ambitions

This is something that really helps me: Write down your goals and your motivations. I saw, for example, that you would like to become a trainer? Great! Now everytime you want to eat something unhealthy or feel demotivated, remember that goal and concentrate on it. Ask yourself: why you want to become it, how would it make you feel? While your mind is on your goal, REMOVE YOURSELF FROM TEMPTATION, especially at the start when it's hard not to give in. Get some go-to goals and maybe stick some pictures up in your room to remind yourself of them daily (eg. skinny jeans, bikini, running 5 miles without stopping, being able to feel comfortable around peers, etc). The Success Stories on MFP are a great visit when you feel yourself falling.

Don't eat yourself up (haha, pun?). Remember, you basically have to change your lifestyle and your body is in a mode, it's not going to give up that easily! Show it whose boss. As you start refusing to give it the things it craves, it's going to start getting used to it and the temptation won't be so great. It gets so much easier, I promise. Just slowly concentrate on getting through the first bit.

I am preaching a lot, give me one more point. Everyone falls of the wagon sometimes. Some days, I really cannot resist eating that burger! The key is to compromise. Take the burger for lunch, but leave the fries and soda. Then eat some veggies and salad for dinner. If I ate a piece of cake that afternoon (which I could not resist!), leave out the carbs in your dinner. Don't give up after a mistake, drink a glass of water and try to correct it immediately. Just because you've done one thing "wrong", don't make the day a free-for-all-food day.

Keep it up! That fact that you lost the initial 2kgs means you know how and well done on that. You still have not picked up the total you lost, which is great! Focus on that. Use your birthday tomorrow as a challenge. Have your cake and eat it! Just remember to compromise a bit.

You can do this! Believe in yourself. Hope this helps you.