Who else is starting fresh today?

sweetsarahj
sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
edited September 27 in Motivation and Support
I 'relasped' last week into very crappy eating habits.... i.e. doritos for dinner. Today is the start of a fresh week, and I'm back to being committed to my healthy eating and fat loss goals. There is no more "cheating"--- I've learned that when I 'cheat' I'm really only cheating myself. I threw out/gave away any junky, binge food in my house.

I know I'm not the only one starting fresh this Monday.... let's hear from you!
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  • rcazjsmom
    rcazjsmom Posts: 10 Member
    me
  • michelletr
    michelletr Posts: 218 Member
    me too :laugh:
  • brittanym30
    brittanym30 Posts: 15
    I am! I fell off track with finals & end of the semester projects, but I'm now committed fully - I've got to lose this weight!!!
  • mavila1978
    mavila1978 Posts: 49
    Me too. According to my scale, I am 9.8 pounds heavier than I was last Wednesday morning. WTF.. So back on this thing, I need to eat healthy.
  • ilovebiccies
    ilovebiccies Posts: 19
    me too. carnage all weekend so back on track now...
  • SLaw4215
    SLaw4215 Posts: 596 Member
    Me too! No gain/no loss last week but I know I could have done better.
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    Haven't really fallen off but I've been at my parents hous celebrating birthdays & mother's day! Lots of eating out & junk food! Trying to resist it all today!
  • sae1316
    sae1316 Posts: 70 Member
    Mother's Day weekend = fresh start on Monday!:smile:
  • casey12105
    casey12105 Posts: 293
    RIght there with you ;) Had crappy days Friday through Sunday, getting back on track today.
  • northcircular
    northcircular Posts: 6
    I start fresh every Monday as I inevitably go over my calories on the weekend because I drink more, exercise less (as I'm not cycling to work) and often eat more indulgently. I like to think it's balanced out by the fact I'm usually 300 or more calories under every weekday, and so far this does seem to work as I've lost weight quite easily using the site. I think the weakness of myfitnesspal is that if you aren't eating quite strictly controlled foods - i.e. if you aren't making the food yourself or buying prepackaged foods or food from a chain restaurant, it's difficult to even enter them into the food diary and so on the weekends I often don't bother even to log the food I eat.
  • hollyb9871
    hollyb9871 Posts: 401 Member
    The weekend wasn't so great in the food department. Nothing overly bad just over! Add in little to no exercise and..well..it wasn't pretty. Back to circuit training class at 6 this morning, and I will be working to keep food in line and cleaner this week.

    Lots of luck to my fellow fresh starters!
  • lbtewksbury
    lbtewksbury Posts: 147 Member
    I'm definitely up for starting fresh, Mother's Day was wonderful , but it threw me completely off track this weekend. My kids are home from college and I've been cooking more starches and I gave in to rice and beef stew last night and bread at lunch. So, Monday it is all new I am erasing the past and starting fresh for the week , I only have 11 days till my beach trip and I really want to lose these last 3 pounds . Here's to a successful week>>>>>
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    I like to take every day as a fresh start. Whether yesterday was good or bad doesn't matter as long as you look forward with the right attitude.

    Good luck to everyone today and for every day of fresh starts! :D
  • mandyr67
    mandyr67 Posts: 3
    I am with you
  • tami315
    tami315 Posts: 12
    I started my big journey over 2 years ago, at 218 pounds and got down to 152 but now I have manage to get back up to 164 pounds! slowly but surely its creeping up so today I have decided is the day to start to remove the extra bit!!

    I have been running today and on an exercise bike, so have made a good start!!
  • joycarrow
    joycarrow Posts: 2
    ok, so I had a horrible first weekend and fell way off the bandwagon...but today I am running to catch up with it!
  • lastchance2010
    lastchance2010 Posts: 494 Member
    fresh and ready to go!!
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    I'm definitely up for starting fresh, Mother's Day was wonderful , but it threw me completely off track this weekend. My kids are home from college and I've been cooking more starches and I gave in to rice and beef stew last night and bread at lunch. So, Monday it is all new I am erasing the past and starting fresh for the week , I only have 11 days till my beach trip and I really want to lose these last 3 pounds . Here's to a successful week>>>>>


    You can do it! I bet you can get a lot of progress in the next 11 dyas, and think about how happy you'll be on the beach knowing you did your best :)
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    I like to take every day as a fresh start. Whether yesterday was good or bad doesn't matter as long as you look forward with the right attitude.

    Good luck to everyone today and for every day of fresh starts! :D

    Great attitude!
  • jam3114
    jam3114 Posts: 250 Member
    Right here :blushing: needed to start back fresh weeks ago - now up 4lbs and feeling crappy:sick:

    But hey if it was easy I'd be done already so I'm just gonna pick myself up dust myself off & climb back on the wagon AGAIN:bigsmile:

    Happy Fresh Start everyone :happy:
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    Haven't really fallen off but I've been at my parents hous celebrating birthdays & mother's day! Lots of eating out & junk food! Trying to resist it all today!

    You can do it! Lots of water today to flush out all the crap that's in junk food LOL. Think of how happy your body will be with fresh fruits and veggies, lots of nutrients and vitamins :)
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    Me too. According to my scale, I am 9.8 pounds heavier than I was last Wednesday morning. WTF.. So back on this thing, I need to eat healthy.

    It's probably a lot of water weight. When we eat bad food (junk food, processed food, restaurant food) our bodies tend to hold onto a lot of water since those foods are high in sodium. Drink a lot of water today--- A LOT! I try to drink 4 liters to stay hydrated. Weigh yourself again on Wednesday and I bet you will see a big difference :)
  • jpooley1988
    jpooley1988 Posts: 119 Member
    I fell off the wagon on my first weekend by drinking far to much wine and then compensating the hangover with junk foods!

    But I don't see the point in stopping drinking while Im dieting as when I achieve my goal I will start drinking again and pile it all back on.
    Maybe Ill just cut down next weekend!! :)

    I still managed to be under yesterday as I swam 90- lengths of the pool last night which is a mile and a half so, Im a little happy about that.

    Just need to stay away from the sugar and fast food with the hangovers!
  • PinkAndSparkle
    PinkAndSparkle Posts: 324
    I ate out almost every night last week...count me in!! I want to get these few pounds off before next month and I am DETERMINED to do it!
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    Not starting fresh as such but I am not quite finished my first week of "serious" dieting and using MFP religiously.

    My weigh in is tomorrow- hoping to have lost 1lb (please!)

    I had a fairly good week last week- had the odd glass of beer but I counted them into my allowance.
  • tpycha126
    tpycha126 Posts: 217 Member
    I am right there with you. I feel like I haven't been doing my best with this since Easter. Last night I went completely off the deep end I had a couple (yes a couple!) bottles of wine and I made a chocolate cluster peanut butter cake for mothers day. Lets say its very bad on calories and I had 3 slices! No wonder the scale hasn't moved! So today I am starting fresh and am going to be 100% commited to this and to get back on track until I am able to hit my goal.
  • Melis25Fit
    Melis25Fit Posts: 811 Member
    I screwed up bad this weekend. In being in this journey over 2 years, I've never binged as much as I did this past weekend. It was rough. I have 20 more pounds to go, and I think this past weekend showed me that I need to get back on track 110% and stay focused. I'm never going to get anywhere eating everything that's in front of my face. Thats how I got to be 284 lbs and miserable.

    I'm strong and we've got this.
  • monky13grl
    monky13grl Posts: 55 Member
    ME!!! I hit the motherload of cheating (fiance's birthday, camping, mother's day). I ate everything. I woke up this morning and started fresh. No worries... one weekend won't kill ya- as long as one weekend isn't every weekend. :)
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    I screwed up bad this weekend. In being in this journey over 2 years, I've never binged as much as I did this past weekend. It was rough. I have 20 more pounds to go, and I think this past weekend showed me that I need to get back on track 110% and stay focused. I'm never going to get anywhere eating everything that's in front of my face. Thats how I got to be 284 lbs and miserable.

    I'm strong and we've got this.

    You've done ***amazing*** in the past 2 years! Congratulations on your sucess, you're in the home stretch now!
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    I am right there with you. I feel like I haven't been doing my best with this since Easter. Last night I went completely off the deep end I had a couple (yes a couple!) bottles of wine and I made a chocolate cluster peanut butter cake for mothers day. Lets say its very bad on calories and I had 3 slices! No wonder the scale hasn't moved! So today I am starting fresh and am going to be 100% commited to this and to get back on track until I am able to hit my goal.

    You can do it!
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