How many times have you "clean slated"?

Too many times to count, especially in the last two months. There has been more bad days than good. Anyway, back at it again today. Wish me luck.

I have found that until I could get my mind in the game, no matter how much my heart wanted it, it just wasn't going to happen. I would do well for a few weeks and then backslide. Now I am in the right mindset and have been at this since the week of Christmas. :flowerforyou: Good Luck to you !

Hey!

I have always had a hard time with keeping track of my calorie intake past the two week mark. I get all ramped up for a little while... eat well...and then I just crack. All I want to do is eat and not have to worry about what I'm eating.

I know that this is a matter of just sucking it up and taking care of business, but I'm wondering for those of you who have had success on MFP - How many times did you go off track and have to "start over"? Just rededicate yourself to the whole process? Because at this point I am having trouble every couple days.

I have done this a couple of times. I did real well for about 4 months. I even made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then I just... stopped. I've tried a couple of times since then to get back into it, but I just didn't have the motivation. Hopefully I'll keep the motivation longer this time. I've been told that for some people it can be a lifelong struggle, but if you keep at it, you can do it. Here's hoping!

I have not started over. It does not matter what I eat, do not eat, or should not have ate; I keep moving forward. Losing weight is a lifestyle and not a diet. No one person is perfect therefore my food consumption is not ever going to be perfect. I started my journey in Oct 2011 with a goal to lose my first 100 pounds by Oct 2012 . As of today, I have 18 pounds to go. I share this because I am NOT the cleanest eater, I have a cheat day every week, and I still take one day at a time and one step at a time to a healthier lifestyle. IT has been a learning experience and I will continue on this life journey to be the healthiest I can be.

Good Luck!

This is a ongoing thing for me!! I swear I gain 5 every time I get geared up to start again!! WTHeck??!!

I have not started over. It does not matter what I eat, do not eat, or should not have ate; I keep moving forward. Losing weight is a lifestyle and not a diet. No one person is perfect therefore my food consumption is not ever going to be perfect. I started my journey in Oct 2011 with a goal to lose my first 100 pounds by Oct 2012 . As of today, I have 18 pounds to go. I share this because I am NOT the cleanest eater, I have a cheat day every week, and I still take one day at a time and one step at a time to a healthier lifestyle. IT has been a learning experience and I will continue on this life journey to be the healthiest I can be.

Good Luck!

Great perspective and congrats on your progress!

I haven't gone off track. I may not be "perfect" every day, but I never stop completely. I used to be that way - I'd blow my diet, eat whatever I wanted, and vow to start my diet again on Monday. Obviously that didn't work out, because I ended up fatter than ever. So now, I log my food even if I don't want to and even if I overeat. I get some exercise even if I don't want to and even if it's only 5 or 10 minutes. I look at each moment as a fresh start. Once I started having consistency (not perfection), the good habits formed much easier than I anticipated. And once you have that momentum, you realize you don't ever want to go back to where you were.

Just take small steps every day and do the work no matter how much your mind is fighting against you. Soon, it won't feel so difficult. :flowerforyou:

My biggest mistake in the past was starting over every Monday. It meant a full week of over eating bad foods so instead if I slip up I start fresh the very next day. That way I am not so hard on myself and I haven't spent a week bingeing on rubbish, the effect on the scale is less damaging than just throwing it all away everytime I make a mistake.

Until you have the determination to never give up and treat it as a total lifestyle overhaul, you're going to have those days. And that is okay. Just dust yourself off and go again. Do your best to not turn a "cheat" meal into a "cheat" day or week or month. My goal is one meal, one day, one workout, one pound at a time. There is no other way to do it for me.

Good luck.