Fell off the wagon - anyone else?

Not sure if I would say I have fallen off the wagon, but i am certainly not eating the way I was a month ago. I am still eating in moderation and some of the healthy habits I picked up have stuck with me, so luckily my weight has only gone up a pound or two.

I am mostly discouraged at my lack of progress, I could be almost to my goal weight by now, and how sluggish I feel compared to how I was getting use to feeling.

My plan is to commit to staying within my calories and do some sort of exercise each day this week. Maybe set up some simple short term goals and pick some non food related rewards? Also, do what modevates you! Read a motivational book, listen to motivational speaking, look at others before and after pictures.

This has happened to me twice. If I had not fallen off the wagon, I wouldn't have had the health problems I'm having now. Fear is a good motivator. I'm now back to losing the weight and staying on the wagon. And like 88olds said, even if you go over for a few weeks, doesn't beat yourself up and give up, just start logging again!

2017 in six months I went from 183 to 122 lbs. then I fell off the wagon, like I had flipped a switch. I went from running and walking alternating days and doing atrength and eating well balanced and logging food. To doing nothing and eating everything in sight. It was a number of reasons. Stress from some fairly major things going on in my life being one. Not being able to mentally change my workout habits to adjust to a change in schedules..... I ballooned back up in months. My weight hovered above 160 for a while. Then my dad died May 2019 after a long battle with awful heath problems. My weight got all the way up to 190 by April this year. I felt MISERABLE in health and mentally. It was awful. I was continually beating myself up and felt so incredibly discourage, depressed, upset with myself. I finally snapped myself out of it april 21st and just said enough was enough. I was never going to loose it if I was focusing on the mountain of loosing 70 pounds. I had to just focus day by day, small goal by small goal. Celebrate the small victories and TRY to live better daily.

Currently, I am at 135lbs. I’m 15 pounds from my goal. When I started, even this seemed almost impossible, I knew how much work it took, and it seemed too hard....it would take too long. But here I am almost six months later. I never would have gotten where I am right now If I had kept thinking like that. If I hadn’t just decided to start.

Anyways. A lesson I’ve learned and maybe it’s a bit hallmarky...but... Don’t be so hard on yourself. *kitten* happens. Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes we make mistakes and stumble. And that’s okay. What matters most is what you do about it now. Pick yourself up and dust yourself off and take a step in the right direction for your health. This journey is definitely not a straight road.

I was just coming here to post something similar. I fell off the wagon in September (it's been very stressful with back to school & kids sick). I gained 5 lbs 😣. I struggle to lose 0.5lbs a week yet it is sooo easy to gain a lb or more a week.

Sigh. Back at it I go.