Fell off the wagon for a week

This happens to everyone, cudo's to you for getting back on the horse. When I fail, I tend to go all the way. GOOD LUCK

Why start tomorrow? Start right now!!!!

Yep...that was going to be my tip. Start now. Whether it's a workout or eating better the rest of the day, start now, you'll be feeling so much more motivated to keep going tomorrow if you start today!

Last week went to a friend's birthday and ended up drinking beer (something I gave up to lose weight), which led to me eating all kinds of horrible foods (chocolate, cake, cookies, etc). It's been a week since that night and I haven't been to the gym once. It's like that one night of bad eating was enough to make me completely fall off the wagon. Valentines day I ate a bunch of bad food and chocolate as well.

I'm so mad at myself! Tomorrow I'm starting again and I bet it will feel like I'm starting from square one again on the treadmill.

This happen to anyone else? Tips on staying motivated??

I just posted this on one of my friends status and I think it will be good for you as well.


Im right there with you. In reading everyone's post we are all struggling. I am having a hard time with the lower calories and I keep going over. at first it wasn't much but then it was MORE. I am still Tracking my foods ONLY because I want to be able to look back and see what I have been eating on the days it was the worst. I am doing better and most days I am not over by more then 100-200 calories. It is still too much. It has been hard on me because of Surgery I am limited to mobility I too have Sciatica that makes it hard to do certain things like walking and bending. The last three weeks (including this one) I have gained. Not proud of it but I am getting back on track slowly. taking it one day and meal at a time. And if I go over I work on being better tomorrow. If I still go over it is less then the day before so I am better. Don't let it get the better of YOU. It is going to take time for all of us to get through it and NONE Of us will EVER be perfect. We can only do our best. **HUGS** Do for YOU what works.

I agree with others. Start with your next meal not Tomorrow.

I fell off the wagon a bit last week too although i'm doing better today. What helped me was I still logged all last week, I was just over 2 days instead of my usual one spike day and very close to goal one other day so I'll be over for the week.

However i looked and realized that although everything I have already eaten at this point leaves me about 250 calories to goal for this week with all day tomorrow left to log and todays dinner. That goal is 3500 calories below maintenance. I won't eat that much the rest of today and tomorrow so I'm still not going to be over maintenance. I'm not going to lose much but as bad as I was I'm not going to gain. So I didn't ruin all my hard work... I just stopped moving forward for a bit. Now all I have to do is start moving forward again.

So how bad were you really? if you didn't log, try to log everything you can remember and maybe add a bit for what you don't... My guess you probably in that week weren't bad enough to gain more then 1 lb if even that. You didn't undo everything, all isn't lost. All you have to do is start moving forward again.

One week's not so bad. If you get back on the wagon now, you'll easily get back into the swing of things. When I fell off, it was for about 2 months in which time I gained back half the weight I had lost. Talk about disappointing. But I'm back on the wagon and I know you can make it back too. Good luck!

Every decision we make is a STEP - either closer to, or farther from your goal. We're all striving to make the best decision we can each time we're presented options. Right now, your options are to start now or start tomorrow. Go get 'em, Tiger!

We all fall off once in awhile.....I only worked out once this week but that's the first time since xmas....Sometimes you need a break, just don't beat yourself up about, life happens! Just get back on track, we all have curves in the road to get around!!!! Hang in there!

We all fall off once in awhile.....I only worked out once this week but that's the first time since xmas....Sometimes you need a break, just don't beat yourself up about, life happens! Just get back on track, we all have curves in the road to get around!!!! Hang in there!

Exactly this. I've done it, I'm sure everyone here has. I haven't been to the gym once this week (albeit, I spent the majority of the week battling a cold, but still). The fact that you've recognized what caused this slip is awesome, and that you resolve to stop it.

You'll be fine, hang in there!

just keep reminding yourself of your goal. i have fell off the wagon many times. i just pick myself up and keep going

I did the same thing for a week right around Christmas. It happens. Won't have a lasting impact if you don't let it.

I was reading a success story the other day and the guy was talking about how he had to overcome certain obstacles, but ultimately made it. It got me to thinking that *IF* I am able to get down to my goal weight and be in-shape... that I'm going to have to overcome some as well.

At first this kind of made me disappointed and un-motivated.. but then I thought about it more and decided that it's a good thing. Do you want to get into awesome shape and tell someone it wasn't a big deal at all? Like you walked to the mailbox to get the mail and "poof!", you're instantly in shape?

That's not true. And now I actually look forward to finding and tackling my obstacles. I am mentally meeting each challenge with a "that's a good one!" and know that beating those things are what is going to get me where I want to be.

I think falling off the wagon for a week, while natural, should be considered an obstacle. Do you let the lapse be what beats you? Or is it just another hurdle whose a** you kicked? Get back on the horse, dude. Good luck!

I feel exactly the same as you. Had a rough few days and have overeaten by 1000+ calories for the past 2 days. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.