Losing weight is such a constant battle

gabriellax92
gabriellax92 Posts: 65 Member
edited November 18 in Motivation and Support
Just a little rant I want to get out. This is really the only place I find comfort in expressing my weightloss journey, I feel we all can relate and are all trying our best (even when we don't lol). It's tough when people around you don't understand. I'm at a constant mental battle with myself.
"Don't eat this, don't eat that, don't give into cravings, it's just 1 bite... 5 bites... Okay the whole package. I'll make up for it tomorrow right?"
Just yesterday I caved into a craving I knew I shouldn't have. This morning I stepped on the scale and was up 2 pounds. It's probably water weight, or all that yummy food. But when you're fighting yourself so hard to keep losing that scale becomes the devil. I have to keep reminding myself that I will get there. I will keep making good choices, I will log every single piece of food I put in my mouth..even if I'm guilty of it, even if I go over my calories and didn't exercise that day. I will hold myself accountable when I don't see progress, I will reflect back on bad habits and just being plain lazy. I will be hard on myself, but I won't let it bring me down any longer. The more I let it bring me down, the more I feel sorry for myself and eventually I cave and give up. I'm not giving up, I want this and I'm the only person who can make it happen. 17 pounds down, 63 more to go

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  • llbrixon
    llbrixon Posts: 964 Member
    Once your mind is in the right mind set you will achieve your weight loss. Make little eating changes along the way so you are not overwhelmed. Get that exercise done. Go for 1 pound of weight loss a week. Get the rest and sleep you need each day.

    I do a modified intermittent fast in the morning. I have my coffee and then I will have a peeled grapefruit to eat. By keeping the calories very low the morning allows me to eat most of my calories for lunch and supper and snacks.
  • R3b3ccaa
    R3b3ccaa Posts: 9 Member
    The struggle with yourself is hard. I go through it everyday trying to convince myself that I don't need "just one more 'small' helping". I would love it if someone else could lose the weight for me, but then I am such a control freak and love to have the control myself.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Maintaining weight is more of a battle to me. At least when I'm losing weight, I have a goal, and a reason to be restricting calories. If I don't fight the battle when maintaining I put on weight... I've just had to learn to understand that if I want to maintain my weight/physique where I'm happy, I have to make sacrifices with what I put in my mouth...
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,538 Member
    2 thoughts. I try to look at WL as mostly things to do. You keep logging what you eat, even missteps, the plan will work.

    Then there are things not to do.
    Some things are urges, like the donuts someone brought to the office. You weren't thinking about donuts. You didn't plan on a donut. But there they are. Urges need to be resisted. Giving in is giving away control over your decisions.

    Cravings are different. The donuts are gone, but still thinking about them. Check back tomorrow. Still thinking donut? Pizza? Whatever? Gotta plan to satisfy a real craving. How much is a satisfying portion? How you going to fit it in?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I haven't lost the gain of my previous binge so I have to stay on track with calories today. It's too early to stress about it. I've had breakfast, I'm preparing the pizza dough for dinner, lunch is a couple of hours away. I'll be ok today.
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