how do you get back into it?

to be honest, this is the first time i've logged on here in three months... it's terrible! i'm not sure how it happened, a day lead to a week which lead to three months... so i'm feeling a bit out of it!

what do you tell yourself when you know you're starting to get slack, to help get yourself back on track again?

if anyone feels like sharing some motivation,
it would be much appreciated :)

I'm in a similar situation.  Although I haven't stopped logging on here, I have gotten a little lazy in watching what I eat.  A week of holiday, then another long weekend have conspired against me to put me in situations where there's lots of beer and brats!  (As if I didn't put myself there! Ha, ha.)  I've had quite a few cheat days lately.

Anyhow, you're not alone in your boat.  I'm buckling down again and so can you.  Just start making good choices again.  Start logging what you eat.  Start exercising again.  And try to not be upset when you see a bigger number on the scale for a little bet.  You'll get through it. 

thanks a lot for that :)
i think it's partly because it's winter now... haha. i started on here during summer and i was on every day and felt really motivated, for obvious reasons (like the fact that i could no longer get away with wearing jeans and jackets, and forced to wear summer clothes). but it's come to winter and i'm used to covering up again, and it seems like food isn't so much of an issue because i'm always covered in clothes. but if i keep this up, when summer comes around again i'll be kicking myself so i need to get back into it now!

thanks again!

Glad to hear that you're getting back to things!  I've struggled witht the same problem for the past few years and right now i'm in week 3 of this dieting round, one of the longest i've been able to fully keep up with things like running and eating healthy. 

What really helps me is giving my cabinets a total makeover and getting my friends or family to diet with me.  Get rid of all the bad temptation in your cabinets and replace them with smart healthy choices that are still tasty.  Buying fruits and veggies always keeps me on track cuz then i grab that for a snack instead of a bag of chips. 

I love fatty foods and chocolate/cookies especially around that time of the month so what i like to do is not totally starve myself of these foods.  Get some small individual bags of chips so if you do have a craving its already portioned out for you.  I also get sugar free popsicles (15 cals!) and Edy's slow churned ice cream (100 cals!) to satisfy my cravings. 

I know it can be hard to start over but you can TOTALLY do it!! Just focus and look towards the end result.  Good luck and happy healthy eating!

ive been kinda maintaning for 3 months~

and i log in all the foods ... rude awakening when I go over my bmr ....

so i start again in the next snack or meal .... thats pretty much it~.... start w/ the next meal

like today i did not get on the treadmill....had a lot to do this past weekend... preferred sleep over getting up

now I know I'd feel better had i gotten up at 4:30am  but it was already 5:40am when I opened my eyes a second time~... so it was too late...

i got up got my workout clothes and socks for tomorrow...~!

OMG, I've been getting up for a year now, and keeping the focus is something that is hard for me at times. I lost 66 pounds, and I went from 226 to 160 within a year and 2 months. You have to really take a deep look at yourself, and see what you want for yourself. The question I always ask myself is.. Just how bad do I want this weight loss. I want it bad, but I want it to all shed in a healthy way, and it's been a journey that I will never forget. One, I will never take back.

 The first thing I had to do was get past the pain. That was my step one. My step two was get dress every morning, and start my day. Not just sit around, and think about what I should be doing, but get up and do it. I'm moving forward-because. I know I can do this. I can lose it. I don't have to hold on to it.

I can let these pounds go. So can you. I always remind myself everyday.. Great things are to come, and they are coming. You will get back on track. You just have to trust and believe in yourself, and know that you can do anything you set your mind to.

I'm here for ya.

~Lynn

thank you to all of you :)
that was inspirational, i think i'm in a better frame of mind now.
if i start doubting again i know i can just come back here and read over it!
i feel like getting back on track now, so i appreciate it.

Hi

Im in my 2nd wk of being gd again, i lost 2 sone and got down to 151lbs then had Xmas and just completely lost it, in 6months i have piled on 2st!!! I jsu cant seem to get into it and ive got a hol very sn (6wks) and im trying so hard to be gd but the problem is im pretty stressed at the min and have been for last few months and just eat when I feel like this :(

This post is very gd motivation tho

OH I so envy all the ppl that just eat what they want and be happy and skinny, I feel like my whole life is dietin and this aint gonna change for the rest of my life.

Losing weight feels soo gd but putting it on feel so terrible, its the guilt!

Glad so many ova ppl have the same struggles I do to lose weight tho

Thanks!

i know what you mean, i just hate the feeling of not being motivated. it's like you know that you want to lose the weight sooo badly, so why won't you get up and do something about it? it's annoying :(

and i agree about those skinny people who can eat anything >:| haha.
because i only have a little amount of weight to lose i know that it's not just going to happen overnight, yet it gets so frustrating when nothing happens at all... i'm going to put in extra effort this time :)

hearing what everyone else has to say makes a big difference i think though, it's great to see everyone is so supportive on here!

it goes both ways

just because you are skinny and get to eat whatever does not mean you are healthy.. and vice versa.. ok...

its very hard to make healthy choices to snack on or a meal... especially w/ bbq's and get togethers.. but you have to only decide for yourself... aint no one else going to wake up the next day retaining water but you... so think about that

(ok i just gave myself my own 2 cents of advice) gotta love forums!!

Medipower posts

ok here is my two cents or maybe one cent.

I would recommend that you start getting back into dieting as well as fitness slowly.  Don't try to overdo it especially your first day , week, or month.   You have to have solid plan of what you are going to do and make sure you log it everyday.

You must know that temptation will bug you too.  There are going to be days when you want to stuff your face.  BUT DON"T.  There also going to be days that you don't feel like doing any exercise but force yourself to do it.

Common mistakes I see are people will dieting for 1-2 week and just not see any real results.  They then give up or quit eating which is counterproductive because it slows down your metabolism to a halt.

Don't be foolish and start popping dieting pills.  I believe that they are all garbage and I wouldn't waste one more penny on them.  Just remember to stay positive and you can do it!

i have been in the same boat as you for the past week or two. i just got home for summer from college and its been nonstop parties and going out to eat and getting drinks. its really hard for me to stay on track but i tried my best today and actually haven't gone over my calories and i even walked for quite a long time. i think it will be easier for me to continue after today, especially since i've been watching the scale creep up, AH! this thread has really helped too. thanks to everyone, and thanks for starting it stephanie!

I'm having trouble getting back into it as well. I'm doing overall better in terms of eating - but when I get home from work particularly on Wed and Thur when I work until 10pm.... that is my worst time. I've asked my husband for help... he means well but isn't always helpful in that regard.  I need to change up the routine - when I walk in the door, I need to head to a different part of the apartment, not the kitchen.  Since I let my gym membership lapse, thinking I would exercise outdoors, it hasn't happened yet.   I"ve been thinking at least I'm getting the food under control. Maybe I'm duping myself?

That was me....

I was feeling so bad about myself. More so than just gaining weight back, but you know, falling off the wagon...again. I was to the point where I had no choice not to, or continue to feel so depressed and "stuck". Any negative thought held me back. I acted as though I was afraid to feel Great about myself. Holding on when I want to let go. It takes a changing in the mind before you can even BELIEVE enough to see it happen, once you see it you know "This is my time to do this"! YOU can accomplish this!! " I changed my mind and my mind changed me". -Shawn

The rewards will outweigh the effort, stay focused, see it, Believe it and it shall be YOURS!!

Live Love and Laugh everyone!

 

I agree u have to get ur head around it b4 u even attempt to try and be gd/lose weight, I have to feel I can do it in my mind 1st!

I normally give my self a couple of days to get my head round it

good luck every1!

I am getting some new tennis shoes and some new work out clothes to get me more motivated into going to the gym to start exercising more routinely.  I have been doing it for a little over a year and  the cardio stuff is getting boring. I actually like it when my body is sore the next day because I feel its working.

Good luck

im going into my second week, im a newbie to all of this, but not a newbie at being over weight, or trying to lose weight i go thru stages and they are

stage one.....i decide to diet, and then panic while im dieting, worried that i wont be able to do it.

stage two ......i get complacent and think its easy , and wonder why the pounds arent coming off as i eat a curly wurly

stage three ..... it stops working and i give up , have a huge blow out curry and resign myself to being fat....( because thats easy)

but ive decided that its not easy and i am going to struggle some days eat more sometimes , and that s ok. and im not going to beat myself up when that happens , im going to give myself a hug, and tell myself as i would a child, dont worry and lets make the next choice a good one,  so dont worry about the choice you made before , think of your choice you make now , right now because thats the one that counts.  good luck to all of you be  happy, healthy and smile ( right now lol )

love cherry x

I was feeling this way a couple of months ago.  I slacked off for the winter season.  I know when it's time to get back into it because I start feeling lazy, tired, and always hungry.  I just tell myself, "You know what needs to be done, start doing it and take it one day at a time."  This seems to work for me.