Fell off the horse

Similar experiences, yes. A couple times recently, I made some bad choices that left me feeling really bad about myself, physically AND mentally. I don't know why I did it, and sometimes in the moment it felt good, and other times it was like my head was saying "No, no, no WHY are you doing this?" yet I didn't stop.

I'm in maintain and these moments have happened MORE since I've been in maintain. It was very very rare that anything like this ever happened when losing the weight. A couple poor choices, mindless multiple handful grabs from container of nuts, eating crackers and not counting or logging, etc. But lately, wow. It hasn't been good.

Do I have a fix? Unfortunately I do not.

When I had some slips I wouldn't log them. Some I had no idea how much I consumed, or I didn't want to know. Lately thought when I've slipped I have logged it. Real eye opener. It does motivate me to do really good through out the rest of the week, but then sometimes recently I have another slip moment. I don't know, not sure what is going to work to help this issue.

Oh, wow, *kitten* is not blocked.

I am so tempted to run around the forum posting "*kitten*" for no reason.

Sadly, I must work instead.

Everyone slips from time to time mine was a 45lb gain in 16months (I'd lost 56lbs before this) but i'm back again and have lost 3lbs in the first week. My motivation (second time round) is my husband who has been diagnosed with COPD which is essentially terminal as it can never get better only worse but can be controlled to slow the disease.

But even with this motivation it still has to come from within me to push my will power to the max and motivate myself to do it. I think that is essentially the same for everyone. Try motivating yourself by giving yourself a treat after you've set yourself a reasonable target.

eg. to do a minimum of an hours exercise everyday for a week or aim to lose 2lbs a week for a month etc and reward your achievements. It all helps.

EDIT: treat as in a new cd or top not an unhealthy snack :sick:

Oh, wow, *kitten* is not blocked.

I am so tempted to run around the forum posting "*kitten*" for no reason.

Sadly, I must work instead.

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You just made my bloody day! Hope I get kicked in the *kitten* for this!

I think part of my problem is using the "busy mom" as an excuse to not work out. Yeah, my kids' after school activities take over my evenings after work. It's at a point where we get home at 7-8pm then dinner by 9. By the time dishes are done it's almost 10 and I haven't sat down long enough to unwind let alone work out. By that time, I think it will be after 11 by the time I'm done working out and midnight before I'm showered and in bed, only to get up at 5:30 again the next morning. So I skip the workout and the day repeats itself over and over before I know I've missed 3-4 workouts in a row.

In addition to that, things aren't so great in my marriage right now and I've tried to spend more time with my husband, but his idea of spending time is laying in bed watching tv, so again I'm skipping my workout and using my failing marriage as an excuse. I'm beginning to wonder if it's best to be selfish and do my workouts daily for me and let my marriage heal or fail as it will without trying to get in more quality time.

No! Not mindless snacking! If you want to do mindless snacking the right way, figure out ahead of time what snacks are low cal, filling, and nutritious, and keep them accessible (and don't buy the bad snacks). My favorites are hard boiled eggs, cheese, dried apricots, and quacker chewy granola 90 cal bars.