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reintroducing myself after an extended break :)

NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
NotAllWhoWanderAreLost Posts: 615 Member
edited October 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi there MFPeeps :)

I thought I'd pop over here and reintroduce myself after taking a break from MFP this summer -- personal reasons/ buying new house/ just plain fell out of habit.

I am not new to MFP really... I lost 70lbs between December 2009 and this July/August. Since logging off, i managed to get into some bad eating patterns. When I moved, I tended to rely on convenience foods waaaaaaaaay too much! And that was the gateway to all sorts of other crap and not measuring, logging, etc. I gained back a few pounds over the past 3 months but managed to hike Mt Washington and to run a decent 10k and half-marathon during that time, so its not like i was a total sloth LOL

Yet here i am, KNOWING DAMNED WELL that i shouldn't be eating frosted sugar cookies but BAM they pop in my mouth anyways :( I have been thinking "I just need to get a good day under my belt" for about a week now, but without the structure that MFP provides, I've fallen sadly short every day :( .... I really REALLY don't want my eating patterns to revert to the way they were that got me to my previous weight. But I'll be honest with you: i've been eating like I used to eat... whatever, whenever, however much. ITS GOT TO STOP!

ok, so thats my update and reintroduction... Hopefully some of you remember me (or my previous name: adkwatergal)

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  • alibur85
    alibur85 Posts: 122 Member
    So glad you're back friend!!!
  • rosiesparkle100
    rosiesparkle100 Posts: 85
    Welcome back! And well done on the running! :)
  • rachel5576
    rachel5576 Posts: 429 Member
    lol @ Wendy's advice. she's right though. I took just too weeks off from logging an know how hard it is to get back on track. We're here for ya. Please feel to add me for support. Im a runner too :)
  • Mahlissa
    Mahlissa Posts: 128
    Hi

    I know what you mean, I took a break too, new job, new kindergartner in school, new routine...sigh.. Life, sometimes get's in the way, LOL!

    I am a runner, too. It' s nice to meet you :)))
  • NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
    NotAllWhoWanderAreLost Posts: 615 Member
    YOU are a mega woman!!! So happy you are back and good luck with getting back to where you want to be with logging and nutrition-YOU'VE GOT THIS!!!! Get the crap out of the house Amy!!!!!!!!! Just eat straw and cardboard for a few days then everything will taste good! hahaha

    hahahaha! You kill me, Wendy! :P I am going to work on one meal at a time for the time-being, hoping to string enough together without undoing things in between :P ... HOWEVERRRRRRRRRRR my husband is overseas for a little longer and is bringing home a bunch of Bounty Bars for me :love: :sad: :love: :sad: If you've never had them: DON'T! LOL!!! (they're awesome)

    I will see what sort of cardboard i can dig out of the recycling bin in the meantime :laugh:
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