Starting over... Again!

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  • tmptina
    tmptina Posts: 72 Member
    I'm on my 3rd day! :# I was gone for 29 months and don't plan on leaving any time soon. I would love to be a part of a support system, I really need it! :'( Add me! add me! :D
  • finalcntdown257
    finalcntdown257 Posts: 17 Member
    edited November 2015
    Add me, I'm in a similar boat. Hopefully we can help each other. Anyone is welcome to add me. Looking for support as I'm new again. ;)
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    littleblue2 wrote: »
    Welp I'm officially an off again/on againer. SMH. 2 years ago I lost 23lbs. I got a new job, worked a ridiculous amount of hours and gained it all back plus some. Earlier this year, I got back on board and lost about 15lbs as of May. Well as of this week...I gained it all back. I'm confused. The hell is going on here? LOL.

    This time I'm serious though. I brought my gym bag with me to work, and have been eating better this past week (not awesome, just better). However, I no longer want to log. I literally don't have the time to do it anymore. I wonder if I can be successful without logging. :/

    I think your post answered the question about whether you can be successful if you stop logging. I stopped logging and gained the weight all back and then some. I think it takes a long time for most people on maintenance, before they can get away from logging. Years maybe. The second I stop logging I get funny with what I eat. I'm not honest with myself.

  • katjord
    katjord Posts: 17 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    Since you're starting over again, what's your game plan this time around?

    Moderation really, each time I have tried in the past I have always reached for a quick fix. I would get frustrated if I screwed up one time and let it affect the rest of my week. This time around if I eat a piece of cake so be it. I just won't eat more cake and more cake :)
  • katjord
    katjord Posts: 17 Member
    StrawbC wrote: »
    I've not stopped logging for over 300 days but this would be my 5th go at MFP and so far the most sucessful but I've gotten into the habit of binge eating alot and not logging it all just kinda giving up once I sense the binge has started so I guess I fit the criteria. I'm not being honest with myself thats the bottom line and I want to get real again. I'm feeling a little desperate after having weight gains over the last month. I can't bare the thought of returning to my larger self. It scare the crap outa me but not enough to get off this vicious cycle. Confession over now for the work to begin.
    You got this!! I binge too. Try not to keep any trigger foods around and just move more!
  • katjord
    katjord Posts: 17 Member
    I am going to start a group tomorrow! Let me know if anyone is interested in joining!
  • KristinaHajjar
    KristinaHajjar Posts: 24 Member
    I'm starting again too, so you're not alone.
  • malioumba
    malioumba Posts: 132 Member
    mangoperiod wrote: »
    I'm starting again as well after a year. I'm only 5 lbs lighter than I was last year, so I can understand your frustration. Staying on track is really tough and takes so much self control. In fact, there is a piece of cheesecake in the kitchen right now that I'm trying really hard not to eat.

    There's a lot of us who understand what you're going through, so feel free to add if you'd like support and motivation. I could definitely use some too:)

    In my opinion, living alone is easier. I don''t tend to buy myself sweets and treats, but the family sure does...they bring in loads of things and leave 'em wide in the open. I can't blame them, but I will say it definitely makes things harder.
  • ShallaLovee21
    ShallaLovee21 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm also just getting back on the wagon. Last year I hit my goal weight of 150 loved how I looked I was shooting for 140 and got off track, got busy with life and now I'm back to 200lbs. Cheers to starting again! I've been back working out for a couple days now. I am very sore but I push everyday! This is my new page for MFP because I was gone so long they deleted my page LOL. Such a shame right?
  • xxxibgdrgn1981
    xxxibgdrgn1981 Posts: 10 Member
    Great job for starting !!!!! Don't worry about anything you've done ... Clear your head and move on... You got this !!!!!! :-)
  • ImChevy34
    ImChevy34 Posts: 9 Member
    I've started over again and again and again but this time I got this and so do you girly! :)
  • katjord
    katjord Posts: 17 Member
    ImChevy34 wrote: »
    I've started over again and again and again but this time I got this and so do you girly! :)

    Heck yes!
  • KevinPsalm23v4
    KevinPsalm23v4 Posts: 208 Member
    I too started off about 6-weeks ago. Going through a divorce for me; because life became sooooo chaotic, I was able to focus on only those things I could control - which was weight loss, health and Church.
  • llbrixon
    llbrixon Posts: 964 Member
    I am back again with the program. I know it works so here I am again.
  • ArwenP
    ArwenP Posts: 53 Member
    I'm right there too. Feel free to add. Always happy for shared motivation!
  • AnitaCRice
    AnitaCRice Posts: 114 Member
    StrawbC wrote: »
    I've not stopped logging for over 300 days but this would be my 5th go at MFP and so far the most sucessful but I've gotten into the habit of binge eating alot and not logging it all just kinda giving up once I sense the binge has started so I guess I fit the criteria. I'm not being honest with myself thats the bottom line and I want to get real again. I'm feeling a little desperate after having weight gains over the last month. I can't bare the thought of returning to my larger self. It scare the crap outa me but not enough to get off this vicious cycle. Confession over now for the work to begin.

    I could have written exactly this about myself. It's so frustrating!
  • Achaila
    Achaila Posts: 264 Member
    Its never too late. You're not defeated until you stop trying. Years ago I went from 273 down to like 190. I got pregnant and got back up to 226. Started losing weight again and got down to 195. I was committed to a ward for postpartum depression and ended up gaining weight while there. Sobriety and my mental health ended up taking the front seat while my weight became less important. This time around I started at 241 (back in June) and I'm currently down to 198. I don't plan on getting pregnant again (tubes are tied!) and I don't plan on having any more mental breakdowns or going back to drugs. Its only up from here!
  • jbosey
    jbosey Posts: 119 Member
    I have tried losing this weight a hundred or more times in the last 20 years..I can do so well until the scale stops rewarding me with a lower number! I can lose very fast for the first couple of months but you let me stay below my calories and not lose weight for a couple of weeks and I have always quit before. NOT THIS TIME!!! I am getting to be an old goat but this old goat is tired of being a fat old goat! I am a 6' 2" male that keeps flirting with the 300lb digits on the scale. I am very active and the last time I was on MFP, my wife and I joined a gym and religiously walked fast on the treadmill 6 times a week, it was great, we both felt the best I have felt great with the work out and the lowered weight. I had to go out of town on business for few days and after returning home just stopped logging my intake. I know now that I cannot quit honestly logging my intake. Logging is the key and will continue to work as long as I do not give up. I welcome anyone that would like to join me because this is going to be a complete success and we can all do this together! Oh my picture is how I feel when I go over my caloric goal for the day...that is not really me, I am much older than that.
  • Lwilso87
    Lwilso87 Posts: 16 Member
    Hello :) feel free to add me. I'm starting again for what seems to be the millionth time, and I'm starting heavier than when I originally gained MFP. But I'm back on it, seems to be going better since I made some changes in my life I hadn't realized I needed. Good luck everyone, you can do it :)

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