Major DOWN...And not the "right one"

I understand where you're coming from. I've hit another rough patch where I let life & the things that happen revert me back to the emotional eating. It's hard getting back on track when that self loathing kicks in, but you can do this! Look at it this way...you're almost halfway to your goal...that is an awesome accomplishment! Think of the positive things, & you'll be back on track before you know it

This must be going around. I feel your pain and empathize with the frustration and irritation that goes along with letting yourself down. I caved this afternoon and ate a 2/3 pound Monster Thickburger from Hardees (including fries and the medium soda). After relishing in the flush of nastiness coursing through my veins and recording the embarassment in my food diary, I've steeled myself to try again tomorrow.

It's okay to have an off day - it's okay to slip once in a while and gain 3 or 5 pounds in a day. We're human! Water weight alone brought on by induced stress can result in various fluxations of weight. It's okay to cave and eat the nasty food we've been craving.

The trick is to NOT let it become a habit. I've been doing this for 3.5 weeks now. I've been "dieting" since I was 18 with a new baby and over 100 pounds of gain pregnancy weight. Only recently did it hit me that in the past 12 months I've shed 20 pounds?!

Changing a lifestyle is never easy friend. Know that you are not alone; Know that there are others out there screaming at the scale "WTF? 3 pound increase?" and then thinking maybe if we injest a laxative it'll fix everything ... As with every path in life there will be speed bumps and pot holes - REMEMBER: KEEP MOVING FORWARD!! Don't bother looking behind. - CCL

Wow you have lost 35 pounds that is incredible and fantastic!!!! I bet you are super proud of that accomplishment, I know I would be. Keep positive

Been there! I think for me it was self sabotage. I saw that I was losing and knew that I "always" failed at this before. So I would just decide to help the failure along. You know, get the diappointment over with quicker! But I eventually realized that I don't have to fail. It is possible to succeed, even with a few bad days here and there. Don't let a couple of bad days throw you completely off. You HAD a couple of bad days. You gained three pounds. BUT you've lost 25. You've had several great MONTHS!! Yesterday does not define tomorrow. You got this!

First - *HUGS* for doing so well for the past 8 months!!!

Second - put the cookie/brownie/chips/whatever your weakness is DOWN.

Now log it.

Now move along with your day and plan something healthy for dinner tonight.

This is not a yo-yo or merry-go-round. It's life. You're going to have ups and downs and frustrations and AAAAAAAAARGH!!! moments, but you're going to deal with it differently from now on...You've obviously been doing things differently for the past 8 months - what changed?

Yes, you realized that you're not burning as much as you thought you were - that 200 cals might've slowed your loss just a bit.

However, you're still burning FOUR HUNDRED CALORIES at a time!! That's AWESOME!!! Please pat yourself on the back for that - that's something that I'm pretty sure you weren't doing "before."

What are you expecting from the scale? Are you expecting to drop 1# each week? Is this something that maybe you should re-evaluate? I found that when I adjusted my cals and expectations from 1 to .5 per week, I am doing a LOT better. I'm not almost-hungry all the time (even though I have less than 200 more cals per day than before). I'm waaaaaaaaaay less hostile.

Yes - you have 35# to go....but from your ticker, you're HALFWAY to your goal! You've lost 25 lbs!!! Maybe try changing your ticker layout so that it reflects what you've lost, instead of how far you have to go?

It's highly unlikely that you gained back 3# in 2 days. It might be water weight, too much sodium lately, etc. Just drink lots of water, try to get in a walk here or there, and it will go back down.

Are you taking your measurements? Please start. Even when the scale doesn't move (or moves .3 down) I measure once every 2 weeks, and the measurements have been consistently going down.

*HUGS* again for realizing that you're having a hard time, but now instead of giving up you're fighting back. Way to go!

First thing... DON"T HATE YOURSELF. There are enough people in the world who will do that for you. Love yourself no matter what...so what your not perfect...is anyone out there really perfect and have it all, health, happiness, money, great spouse, small noise, big bust, etc.,etc. Second, staying healthy is an everyday event that you need to incorporate in your daily routine. Just like you find the time to brush your teeth and wash your face you need to say to yourself I will give my body 30 minutes of exercise everyday. Third, it really is about eating clean 90 percent of the time. 10 percent exercise. If you feel like putting something in your mouth that you know is not healthy wait and count to 10 slowly and then think about if you really want to give in to that stupid craving. I tell my children all the time if you don't think your fabulous no one else will and you won't please everyone and have everyone like you but do you really give a ____fill in the blank...LOL

Good luck, stay positive and LOVE yourself like no one else could in this world.