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Off track!

mspatriciabrown
mspatriciabrown Posts: 6 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
HELP! I started so well on MFP about a month ago. I had lost 8 pounds. Now I cannot seem to maintain my focus. I have been making excuses to eat whatever I want and feeling like I cannot stick to the program. Any hints or ideas??

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  • NancGreen
    NancGreen Posts: 12 Member
    Hi there, I feel the same way. I think accountability is my issue, as I am travelling for work, eating in the car, eating out alot at restaurants, etc. I know that if I have to come back here everyday and calculate my progress and maybe check in with someone about exercise and progress, it might help.
  • corierose1212
    corierose1212 Posts: 32
    I find myself doing the same thing. But you just gotta hold yourself accountable
  • NancGreen
    NancGreen Posts: 12 Member
    Well on that note, I am going to get some grocery shopping done, do some laundry, and burn some calories! Hope to catch up with you later... thanks for the encouragement.
  • Jezebel9
    Jezebel9 Posts: 396 Member
    I have had the same problem... would get motivated to do it... thennnn it was the kid or husband or dishes or dusting OR A MILLION OTHER THINGS. I do this the first thing in the morning before anything else. It is a rule. In this way, if I an do this, the first thing in the morning before anything else, I am forming a habit. In a few weeks, it will be the norm for me, and easier. It will be just the thing I do. So... first thing... come to your fitness pal, eat your breakfast, exercise and log it.
    Also a diary helped me- with a list of the reasons why I am doing this, how it will make me healthier, etc...
    A buddy who you shoot a msg to 1st thing in the am (accountability)
    The dishes can wait
    the child will not die
    the husband will not starve
    the dog wants to go for a walk- (go for a walk with the dog and run a bit)
    An hour. One hour a day will increase your health, your efficiency, your quality of life.
    You can do it
    Don't quit and do not be deterred.
    I wish you the best.
  • meikab22
    meikab22 Posts: 21 Member
    We all go through this. We just gotta stay committed and bounce back as soon as we have a slip or a "I Just want..." day. Planning out the day helps a lot...
    Don't beat yourself up. Just get back on track and know that each day is an opportunity to do the right thing for your health, your body & your self-image.
  • ptcruiser55
    ptcruiser55 Posts: 11
    Everyone goes off track sometimes, the key to success for me is accepting that. When I go off track one day I accept I did and start fresh the next day. Don't give up! Its one day at a time, I especially like the part when completing a food diary for the day and MFP says if every day were like today in 5 weeks you would weigh___. It gives me motivation to try as hard tomorrow.
  • MeTime37
    MeTime37 Posts: 29
    It is so easy to go off track, just got back myself! But it doesn't matter how many times you fall off the wagon, what matters is that you get back on :happy:
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