feeling disheartened

In need of some serious motivation.. started at 154 lbs, went down to 146 lbs, was doing so well! Felt really proud.

THEN, gone back up to 150 lbs in the past week because of going off track. I know this sounds minor but its knocked my confidence that I can get to my goal weight of 134 lbs.

I need some words of motivation from you guys please!! I'm starting fresh today.. healthy eating and starting running..

If you only fell off track for a week then that's simply water weight, glycogen, and other stuff. It's not permanent weight gain. You have to realize that you can't diet forever. At one point in time, you'll go on maintenance and as soon as you do, you'll gain some weight back but it's not fat. You won't ever gain a ton of fat in one week or two weeks. It's rare unless you're eating at a buffet everyday.

Also, scratch healthy eating. Eat to suit your lifestyle. The difference between you eating during a diet and you eating in a normal life is simply calories. That's it. This doesn't mean eat only chocolate and such but simply be reasonable.

In the end, think of losing weight as a temporary, difficult endeavour to reach a desired body. It's just a few months away. What is a few months? Nothing.

Don't feel bad! Just stick with it and good things will happen I have problems like this all the time lol. For example, Friday morning I weighed 136.5 pounds and this morning I weigh 139.8 pounds lol. I went out drinking Friday night and this is the result. But I know if I just keep at it the weight will come off. Never give up! The days and weeks will pass anyway, and if you give up, then you will accomplish nothing. But if you stick with it then you will see a change!

Here's how I'm looking at it: my hubby works away from home, he's gone for weeks at a time. Right now, he's home for his spring break, so he'll be here for another 4-5 weeks (and he's already been home for three). When he's gone, I find it very easy to eat healthy and workout, but when he's home we party and he eats nothing but crap so I find myself partying and eating some crappy food too. Last year, when he came home, I gave up and gained most of my weight back. But this year I'm still "trying" to workout daily and eat mostly healthy. Since he's been home for three weeks, I haven't lost any weight, but I haven't gained any either. So, for myself, this is an accomplishment! It would be so easy to just give up and have a repeat of last year, but I don't want that so I'll just keep on trying to lose weight and I'll be happy if I manage to maintain until he goes back lol.

Do these weight gain setbacks suck? You betcha! But if you give up then you'll continue to gain and be even more disheartened than you are now.

That is normal. I was stuck at 190 lbs for nearly 2 months, then one day, boom, I started falling a pound a day right down to 184lbs. It was great. Now, I am back up to 186-188lbs, but when I started I was at 203lbs, so it is a big success. You are already ahead. Just keep doing what you are doing. Eventually, the weight will start shedding. it just takes time. You can't expect results in a week or two.