Daily check in for support and accountability

Hey all!

I really need some accountability. I've been sliding too far and my fasting blood sugars are higher than they should be, I haven't been to the gym in about a month, I've had many days where I just give up and go way above what I should have and don't even track.

I tracked everything yesterday and was about 400 calories over what I should be on my heavier eating days. Today is my husband's birthday and so he wants pasta and cake. I need to make myself eat lighter throughout the day and keep my portions small on the rest. I did this for months and it's like I'm struggling to make myself get back on track.

That said, I did put the new recipe up this morning and I'm hoping my own post with a healthier dish motivates me to get back on the horse and start again. I made Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad) and I need to get back to making more sides like this. Something fresh and tasty and not just grabbing a potato or something.
https://www.healthyeatingwithlinda.com/post/esquites-mexican-corn-salad


OK. Pity party over. Sorry I'm so depressing. I just need a solid kick in the butt. If I don't have any check ins or positive updates soon someone call me out! Seriously. I need someone to remind me that I got my health under control and excellent blood tests and that going backwards like this is just going to be heartbreaking.

Right now, fasting blood sugar hit the 120s again (I had it down to right at 100) and I put 10 lbs back on. I don't even want to know if my A1C rocketed back up but I'm trying to get myself in gear before I get it checked again.

I wonder if that idea of "starting Monday" is rooted in doing things "right" and possibly even "perfectly." That's surely a mindset for failure. We're not perfect. Angelina Jolie doesn't eat perfectly. Rather, just keep going. You're already doing great. Losing anything from your starting weight is great to me.

My quote book says this: "If you slip up and eat something you hadn't planned to eat, don't feel guilty. Simply analyze what made you slip, and make necessary changes so it won't happen again."
Notice it doesn't say that you ate something you SHOULDN'T but something you didn't plan to. These things happen in life. And that's what we're trying to do: have a life.

Then, here's a positive one: "If your motivation starts to slip, lift hope much weight you've lost: a 5-pound bag of oranges, a 10-pound sack of potatoes, or a 20-pound frozen turkey will give you an idea of how much you've already accomplished."
And that, you've accomplished being imperfect you.
I hope that helps and doesn't make things worse. You never know. We're all different 🌞

Good morning!!!!

Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. I told you all yesterday that I needed to stop giving myself excuses and buckle down… and I think I managed pretty well. I ate super light through the day and when a craving hit mid-afternoon I allowed myself exactly one serving of tortilla chips to get the crunchy salty cravings out of the way. He wanted spaghetti and Carvel ice cream cake. I sautéed broccoli slaw with garlic and olive oil and some seasonings. Then I put a bunch of that in my bowl before the pasta and mixed it together so that I would have a bunch of veggies as my base. I added a couple frozen meatballs as well for some protein. Then added my marinara sauce. Unfortunately, I didn’t measure the cheese and caught myself snacking on shredded cheese while I was cooking. But in the big picture I had the calories and it was fine. I kept to a smaller slice of ice cream cake and estimated my calories there. Overall, my guess is I was somewhere around 1600-1800 and that is my actual goal. I’m counting it all as a win!
@dogwalker157 I’ve been on mfp for over 15 years. It’s definitely not my first back slide. It isn’t even my worst back slide. I was definitely having a woe is me type moment when I checked my weight and fasting blood sugars. Like it happened to me rather than I did it to myself. A positive attitude really does help. Purposely getting excited for the healthy options or editing recipes to make them better and being giddy over the makeover really are things that keep me on track. I just let myself forget that and fall into life for a while.

@harringtona1 I’m so guilty of “starting Monday” and I had to kind of remove that from my mindset. I’ve had to stop saying “bad food” also. Every time I used to fall off my plan I would think I was finished for the day. The past year I finally got so I can usually start fresh an hour after or once my little fall is done. My key is that I would still track the little binge, see how bad I thought it was, and go forward. The last 2 months I haven’t done that and not acknowledging the falls each time let me go backward way more.

@hoarc1987 I used to love my Planet Fitness location when I lived near one. I hope you have an excellent and fun workout!

@pampered- love the added veggies to bowl before pasta idea. So nice that you were able to enjoy the birthday and feel good too!

I have a lot of reading to do to get caught up on myfitnesspal, but I am back. I am three days late as it is Thursday, not Monday, but better late than never, as they say. I was overwhelmed with what I had to do to get the house ready for Father's Day (10 people for a barbecue) and when I am overwhelmed at home I eat. It's not what I need to do but I need to be doing something, so I eat. This very effective avoidance technique is EXACTLY the reason I am in this overweight, excuse me, Obese, boat! Going to a wedding shower on Saturday and getting out of my routine was a small part of it, and also my knee still being really sore, but it was predominantly my feeling of mental overload that did me in. And once started down that road it is very, very difficult to make a u-turn. And just for context, it was completely my idea to host this gathering. My dad is 87 and in a retirement home for just over a year. Mom passed away in November and Dad is so bored. He still drives, but he has nowhere to go. I needed to get him out of there and when my sister wasn't considering hosting something at her house, but visiting him instead, I took the bull by the horns.

WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN

201.8

First order of business is to get back to Onederland!!

I have just read through all the posts that I missed. I must say, I really enjoyed everyone's thoughtful and detailed posts. We are working through our own issues with our posts, but more often than not something we say will resonate with someone else. So, by helping ourselves, we are also helping each other!

@pamperedlinny Your corn salad looks amazing! And thank your for reminding me about Jennifer Weiner. I read a few of her books a while ago and really enjoyed them, but I had forgotten about her as an author.

Yesterday was a total bust. I got too hungry and ended up grabbing a bag of almond filled pretzels, which I devoured while driving around doing errands. Then I had pizza for supper and that put me way over daily calorie goal. This was definitely a lack of planning and I know this is an issue but I just haven't been feeling like it.

@harringtona1- I would gladly share the magic bullet if I had it. It seems like no matter how good things go, there are moments when I choose to eat when I'm not hungry. The only thing that seems to help is catching myself and diverting my attention to something else. This doesn't always work though, but hopefully these episodes will happen less frequently.

I'm going to get to the store and fill the fridge with some quick go to foods that I can grab if the weekend gets busy.

Have a nice weekend all and hopefully we all feel good on Monday

Hi all, just started the app 2 days ago. I too lost 170 pounds once and gained back 70. Now weighing in at 222, I'd love to get back down to 156. I'm my 55, 56 in December and also have a health condition. Calories hasn't been a huge issue, but sodium keeps coming up for me. This is huge because inflammation is a big issue with my health, and of course weight loss. I found that it's an exchange, carbs for salt on most labels.... Trying to find the balance this week, and this app makes it easier to make these choices. I just hope I don't lose my level of excitement, as that is what usually happens....bordem...

I'm going to weigh in on Wednesday and possibly take measurements... Thanks for creating this group!

@kristinecmkavanagh1 That's an incredible loss!!

Today is the annual Freedom Blast event. We love it. Inflatables, good trucks, way too many people 😂, live music, fireworks. I'm going to try and eat light until we go and avoid most of the food bevels while we're there. We will pick up pizza on the way to help with that temptation though.

Fingers crossed I don't feel too attracted to the scents and the long lines keep me discouraged.

Good morning all!

We're playing hooky and skipped church this morning. I'm so tired and my daughter has even budged. We didn't get to bed until after midnight. However, I didn't but any food from vendors at the event. We picked up pizza on the way, brought single serve bags of snacks, and a bunch of cut fruit in our cooler. Another friend showed up with 40 chicken nuggets from McD. We kept to our snacks, enjoyed all the things, and the scale is finally moving down again. Yay!!!!

I have 6.4 lbs to hit my previous low. And 18 lbs to hit my next goal.