Accountability

I am in a couple groups / teams on MFP and I keep myself accountable through posting constantly with them. I have a group of people who know what I am doing and know when I mess up. So they keep me on track because I don't want to mess up for them.

From my undergraduate psychology classes, I have learned that one thing you could do is chart your progress by hand and paste it to the refrigerator. Or put a mirror on the fridge. Those things are common reminders about your weight loss goals when you think about food.

I hope that some of that helps.

I hear you and share in your frustration. I was at my goal weight last December, gained it all back by April, and haven't been able to loose any of it yet. As far as being accountable you can find a friend and ask them to help you out, but ultimately you have to make the decisions of what you eat and you have to be accountable to yourself. I love buying new clothes after I've lost weight, so that is my reward.
I too would love to hear any other tips or advice.


Good Luck

I feel so good that I did not have a single piece of candy this weekend although I had two slices of pizza One was saturday it was a full slice the other was sunday and it was a slice of personal pan not sure how many calories it is but i am assuming a lot. and I just finished my week 2 day 1 of the couch to 5k program and feeling great and its my first day of my new smoke free life hopefully.

I have my own official weigh in every Monday morning. For me those results really count even though I'm the only one who sees them. It helps keep me on track over the weekend knowing I will weigh in on Monday.

here's one I have used to keep myself accountable "this time" around:

throw out (give away) the fat clothes as they get too big. It makes me SO nervous to do this because I get a pair of pants that are too big and I think - I can't give these away, what will I wear if I gain the weight back? then I say, NO, you have to give them away, you have to lose more, maintain or go naked! It's really hard too - I didn't realize what a crutch it was for me. I didn't realize how comfortable I'd gotten with the idea that I might gain the weight back. after all I always have right? so now this is really helping me focus on the long term. and let me tell you - I've been floundering since mid summer - gaining and losing the same darn 3 lbs...but I know why, it's because my behavior hasn't been what it should. so I've started being more "on track" again just this past weekend. it took weeks of saying, "I'm going to do better" before I actually started doing better. Let me tell you something though...not having any pants to fall back on makes it painfully clear I needed to get back on track. because I know my pattern. if I fall off the wagon I tend to wait until it's next to a ravine and go plunging downward! so getting rid of the fat pants has kept me from leaping to my doom many times these past few months!

good luck to you - you can do it and we all understand what you're going through around here! :flowerforyou:

i am struggling too, but i have made this harsh, yet true, realization. i am the only one accountable for my weight loss. No one helped me put it on, so no one is going to help me put it off. Many many of the books I have read, say that if your not ready to be accountable for losing the weight, then maybe your not ready. Sounds like you need to do some soul searching. Try reading some of the success stories on here. Do you really want it? Still, you will find love an support here, but ultimately, none of us can come knock the twinkie (or whatever) out of your hand.