Off the wagon! :(

you will do it. I ate thrice the amount I am allowed to eat . I am feeling so guilty today. I did not exercise as well last week. But its time to recommit to myself. I will do it .

Meh. Mistakes are part of the process. Just get right back to it like nothing ever happened.

Don't skip a beat, just pick right up where you left off. Your first week will be harder, but then you should be right back at normal.

A weekend of over eating and a week of inactivity aren't enough to completely ruin your journey. Just get back to it and stay focused on the long term goal!

i didn't even log this weekend, thats how "bad" i ate.

and it's okay. you can allow yourself to do that once in a while.

One of my favorite sayings..."Don't let a lapse become a collapse". We ALL have times when we eat more than we should or fall off the wagon. Whether it be a day, a week, a month or longer...it happens to the best of us. The key is recognizing this, getting rid of guilt/negative feelings, and refocusing on making healthy choices. Don't waste your energy feeling badly about yourself - take that negativity and turn it into action. You'll be feeling great about yourself before you know it

Must be something in the air. I didn't exercise at all last week due to an injured foot. I had went on a 3.5 mi jog last Saturday and my running shoes were too tight, then worked a 10 hour wedding and I could barely walk the rest of the week. Then I had family staying in my workout room, finally got back into things today with a slightly sore foot still...

Please don't waste time feeling guilty!! That gets you nowhere. Don't be too strict, that is absolutely the worst thing you can do, and you will be setting yourself up for failure. If you eat very little you will just be starving and there is a much greater chance that you will overindulge again. Just focus on eating whole, healthful foods, at your normal calorie limit. And go easy on yourself with the exercise, if you are already having problems with your knees you don't want to create permanent damage by overdoing it as you get back into your routine. I speak from experience here. Just take it easy, walk daily, or swim, avoid high impact exercises. Your body and your weight will thank you. Good luck!!

So much great advice already but please don't be too hard on yourself,it happens,sometimes we choose to indulge and then we know it was a bad move but you can't undo it,you can only say 'okay I made bad choices now I have to move on,get back on track and plan how to deal with social events in the future'.

I agree that you learn a lot from it,in my earlier days I had a weekend where I allowed myself to go crazy, I was feeling down and went for a burger king,the next day I ate chocolate for lunch and my husband went to a sports game and brought back chinese take out which I ate, I could have said no but I ate it.

I had been losing weight before that and have lost plenty since,those two days I would not repeat but long term it did no damage to my plan,if I feel down now I go swimming instead.

Since then we have had birthdays,a wedding and a few other social events and I have allowed myself treats, I factor them into my allowance and I have finally given up my sedentary lifestyle, I do have a disability that means some things are off limits but I managed to work out what I can do and without boring you with my life story I will just increase on that if I know there is an occassion coming up.

So yes put it behind you,yes go back to the gym,you will feel better for it as long as you are taking it easy and not going to injure yourself again and get back to the plan.

Just your making this post was the first step to already getting back on the wagon!