Do you believe in self sabotage?

I do the same thing! I feel like I should be able to reward myself with a fattening treat, like I'm a dog. I'm trying to break myself out of this rut by avoiding places and not putting "crap" food in the house cause my family wants it. I hope these little suggestions help and know your not the only one.

Do you know why you indulge in self-sabotage? I mean, a deeper reason than just feeling like it's a reward? It might be fear. Sometimes not knowing/not being able to imagine success makes it safer for us to stay in the "known zone." I've done that before with things other than weight loss, and it always helps to verbalize my fear and why it's not actually a rational fear. You can do it! 190 is sooo close and right within your grasp.

soldiergrl_101 wrote: »

every time I hit 199 on the scale it seems like that day I allow my self to slack off and eat something I shouldn't like a dinner at Applebee's and a few sodas. I don't know why I keep doing this to myself I want to get to 190 so badly. I have been working out 5 days a week strength training and cardio does anyone else have this problem? I have lost 30lbs so far now my self sabotage has kept me at a stall pattern for two months

I do it all the time. I realize I am doing it, and I still do it anyway.

clh72569 wrote: »

Try rewarding yourself with something non-food related. I bought myself some a new purse, or clothes for every 10 lb lost.

Yes, this is a very good habit to learn. "Treats" don't need to equal food.

I also like @DessaTuck's plan. Make whatever you are craving at home so that you can control the sodium and other things that you put in it. For long-term success however, it's imperative to change your mindset from dieting = deprivation and that rewards = food. It takes work, but it can be done!

It took my a long time to go from 208 to 199. Weeks and weeks and weeks. I would get close to 200 and the back up, over and over.

I just kept logging and exercising and working to see problems areas and deal with them ahead of time.

For instance, I had to ask my husband to please don't get dessert when we go out to dinner, I just could not stop myself from sharing. And when i eat sugar i am always very hungry the next day. He really didn't mind and said if he really wanted something he would get it to go or have a milk shake with his dinner. I am not really tempted by icecream, so this was a plan that worked.

I finally went below 200, I'm at 198 now and I haven't gone back up because I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN!

My advise is to pinpoint the place where you fail and make a strong plan for how to avoid that place. If you mess up, adjust the plan and try again and again.

I do the same thing. The other day I finally went under 85 kg (I was at 84,9 kg, but still) and I totally derailed.

It's some kind of trigger that makes you just go "f it all" or something. I personally think that I'm scared of succeeding in my weight loss because then I still have a lot of work on other parts of myself to deal with. Maybe it's something like that for you too?

I self sabotage daily and know I'm doing it but, for some reason I cannot stop. Today I am starting my diet AGAIN, I have lost and gained the same 20 lbs so many times I have lost count. Mine is a mental thing, I say things to myself like..you don't look that bad, or you're under a lot of stress you deserve to eat what you want, or look at all the bad things happening in the world does it really matter if your thin, or my all time favorite I WILL START MY DIET TOMORROW! I am really going to try and turn those thoughts around and actually have success this time because I know I will feel so much better if I have control over food instead of food controlling me!

I do the very same thing. I will do well for a week or two and lose a few pounds and then BAM, I have a binge or stop tracking for several days or even weeks. Then I gain the weight back that I had lost and start all over.

Yep I do too! Matter of fact I was looming at 205 to 210 to 208 to 207 rrr damn you tempting treats! I get that oh ive been so good one treat meal wont hurt yea right!

It is just hard to keep up. Gotta take a break sometimes. As long as you mentally replenish yourself & lose weight over a certain average time period, I see nothing wrong with it. Can't really just push yourself over the edge. Gotta take some breaks. Just gotta make the breaks count & get back to the commitment to lose weight.