Mood

Some things that help me stay on track:

Keep in mind that whole, healthy foods will do a lot more for lifting your mood than that cookie ever will. The cookie is a short-term pleasure, but healthy foods will make you feel better all day.

Drink plenty of water.

Exercise, even if it's just a brisk walk around the block. Getting your body moving will release endorphins, which will make you happy.

Get out in the sunshine, making sure the sun gets on your face and forearms.

Make sure to get plenty of sleep, if you can. If you're having trouble sleeping, try chamomile tea with a little milk and sugar. You can also buy herbal sleep aids, such as calms forte or Hyland's Insomnia, that will help you relax without making you feel drugged.

Above all else, remember that being good to your body and making healthy choices will help your mood. When your body feels good, you feel good. And be kind to yourself. If you do slip up and have that donut or whatever, it's not a big deal. Accept it and move on. The world will not fall apart just because you had an unhealthy comfort food.

Everyone gets in a mood, everyone beats themselves up about the littlest and dumbest things when it comes to weight loss. You have to be in control of yourself and your body. This is a challenge, push through it anyway. Even if you are miserable while working out , when you are done you can say hey, I did it and that will make you feel all the more better. Then when this ****ty week is done and you kept up with your goals and your better mood comes along, you will be able to feel that much better because you stuck with it. Dont let a bad mood ruin your progress... its your mood, its your body, change it. stop feeding the negative dog and feed the positive one. get rid of all the negative around you.

Part of this journey is learning to deal with the ups and downs of our moods and balancing that with how we deal with the world.

You can do this. Push through the funk! Sometimes it helps me to go for a walk/run (though it usually is better when I go to kickboxing and can punch the crap out of something). If exercise isn't helping, then try a new recipe out, or take something that is your favorite food and find a way to decrease the calories. It'll be constructive and (hopefully) fun.

If none of this works, then just keep pushing through.

We all have bad days and weeks when it comes to food and exercise, you just need to help yourself by knowing that it's a lifelong journey to fix our food issues and one day out of a lifetime isn't going to cause us to fail.

Hope some of this helps.

Part of it could just be your body adjusting to the changes you are making. If you are eating less calories and working out and doing physical exercise you haven't done in a while, are you compensating by getting plenty of REST? Thats one of the biggest mistakes i think people make is to forget that the machine needs rest to recuperate AND it needs fuel to run. Some people suddenly dramatically decrease their cals while adding exercise....who wouldnt be tired and grouchy? Id say to look at your diary closely, make sure you are eating the right amount to support your level of exercise AND make sure you are getting QUALITY calories as well.
The other issue is whether you are getting support at home- sometimes it makes this journey much more difficult when it feels like you are on your own; but that's why you are on MFP!!!!! Keep reaching out for help and encouragement. You started this journey for a reason! Hangin there and remember even little changes can have big results so dont try and overdo it all at once just to give up on yourself-you got this!!

Moods are a funny thing but can play a big part in losing weight. I try to keep a happy mood by breathing deeply when I am stressed. If I keep doing this, I find my happy mood returns.
I find it hard to keep my diary but I make it a priority on my TO DO LIST which I update each week.

4 POUNDS lost is so good though! Keep your spirits up your making great progress