Wobbling!

get yourself on track as fast as possible...i went through this after the holidays and it took me several months before i return to MFP....good luck

Believe me, I think all of us have done this... I have done this on a weekend, both days of just eating tons of crap... what you HAVE to do is just take it one day at a time... when monday rolls around you stick to your guns and just pretend this is the first day of your weight loss journey... I'm down 30 right now and I'm at a stand still but, heck, I am very happy that I am maintaining even tho I can have some pretty bad eating days... just start again the next day... you come this far don't give up, you can do it, you have already proven that you can!!!!
Holly:flowerforyou: :drinker:

This sounds like me exactly.. I too have lost 22 lbs. Last weekend we had a lot of family things going on and I spent two days of unhealthy eating. It was sooo hard for me to go back to the diet Monday morning and even double hard to exercise on Tuesday but I just made myself do it. I'm nibbling a bit more than I did before but I think if I just keep denying myself and making myself exercise I'll get back to where I was. It's a shame what a few pounds weight loss, compliments and poor food choices can do in just a couple of days!!

You'll get back in there, just keep visualizing how you're going to feel and look when you're done. ( I personally visualize all the shocked expressions I'll see from the people that have belittled me over the years.)

Good luck!!!

Forget about yesterday -- focus on today!! You can't re-live yesterday you can only make today the best day ever

Keep your head in the game!

I have my binging moments. The best thing I did was learn my triggers - the where, when, how, and whys of your binging. It's different for everyone.

Here's how I figured it out:

JOURNAL. When I feel the need to binge, I write down just a short note of what I'm doing, where I am, etc. I started out by documenting where I was (in the car for me, but it might be at home for you, or at a specific person's house), what time it was (for me, after work kept popping up), and what I was doing (On my way home, or On my way to see my then-boyfriend, but it might be going TO work if you stop at a coffee shop in the AM, or on the weekend while watching a sports game or something).

ACTING ON MY FINDINGS. I learned SO MUCH from the patterns in that book after just 1 month.
WHERE - I learned my favorite place to over eat is in my car. Makes sense. No one is there to see it.
Solution? Make sure I have a calorie free drink and a pack of gum in the car. That way I won't stop for any of my usual binge triggers.
On the flip side: I learned that I DON'T really binge when I'm at home. It's just the transit time that was really tough. At home, I'm too lazy to go out and get crap food, and I only keep good stuff around.
WHEN - These revealed that I eat when I feel stressed - like after a hard day at work. It also was a HUGE red flag that I saw my relationship as a high stress situation, since I'd usually eat a sweet on the way to see him.
Solution? I started keeping a water bottle in the car, and a pack of gum. That way, I could pop a piece of gum instead. I also took a hard look at the relationship w/ the guy I was dating and realized IT was really stressful too. After attempting to work on it, I ended it (and am in something FAR healthier several years later).
I also noticed that I am more likely to make poor choices when I'm tired.
Solution? When feeling really tired, eat only what you brought to work or eat only what is at home. Being hungry is better than being fat. Also, make rest/sleep a PRIORITY.
WHY - See above "stressed" and "tired".
HOW - My favorite things to binge on were Twix bars, hot chocolate, and a pastry AND a latte from Starbucks. Now, I only buy 1 Twix AS A TREAT on rare occasions. In fact, I rarely even go into gas stations anymore and I avoid the junk aisles at grocery stores and 7/11 type stores. IF I keep hot chocolate around, it's diet hot chocolate, and I don't keep this constantly on hand, so it's a "treat". I looked up the nutritional information for my favorite starbucks pastries (Pumpkin Scones). So I ended up deciding that I can either get a skinny latte and NO pastry, or a hot tea AND a PETITE scone - and ONLY when I go INTO a store - not use the drive through. I may still go through a drive thru for coffee once in a while, but it's either a skinny latte OR a hot tea. That cuts out that 400 calorie scone right there.

Once you know yourself, you'll get those binges under control. Hang in there!