Back on the wagon...AGAIN!!

Okay...here I go again...and I am sure I am not the only one.  If you have 10 pounds to lose or 100 pounds to lose and you want/need motivation, applause, sympathy, etc...you have found the place!

I have been on CC for almost 2 years...and I weigh probably 40 pounds more now than I did when I joined...I am a stress eater, tired eater, "that sounds good" eater, etc...food is yummy!  When did we become a society where we live to eat instead of eating to live?  Well...it is here to stay so we have to do something about it...

I recommitted to WW...not going to meetings but I have done it so many times that I know the program...I am counting calories along with it to make sure I am fitting it enough without fitting in too many...I also joined a gym...my first workout was today...and I know how to do it now without overdoing it.  I am co-dependent...I want it all right now...I want to lose 30 pounds by tomorrow...fit in a size 16 by next week...and do it all without giving up anything...lol...I know...not realistic...but it sounds so good and I hate to wait!

So...I am doing it...and I will struggle...I will fall...and I will get back up...and I will keep going...because I have to if I don't want to die from my unhealthy choices...

Right now...I hate myself...I look in the mirror and I know why my husband does not hug me...I probably portray myself that way and it shows and it keeps him away, but I need to learn to like me...this is Day 3...let's have many more...

i too am a stress eater, emotional eater, just love to eat good, bad, all foods really that appeal to my taste buds. I fell off the wagon for about 2 months eating anything and everything I wanted somewhat paying attention but not working out like I should. I would justify that I was too tired, or too stressed out and needed to relax infront of the tv. I never was really a couch potato until I started dating my boyfriend. We are now trying to limit our tv watching. thank gosh we do not have cable and get only 3 channels on a goodday.

Don't be so hard on yourself. It's easier said than done and a lot of people who struggle go through this. The weight will come off not overnight though. i started yoga tapes and they seem to help a lot with stress levels. If that doesn't work, just be happy to alive, stop and take a breath and look around. Be happy with who you are and you'll get to your goal

Take your time and stick with it.  You've described all the reasons that I'm an eater, too.  I've bounced back and forth with weight loss and I don't want to screw up this time.  Stick with it and good luck - you know what to do - this site seems to be a great place to get support.  Hang in there

I joined WW a while ago and lost 40lbs and thought it was easy and stopped going to meetings and following it by the book... and gained it all back!  The Key is Exercise!  It makes everything go into place better... and 5lbs looks A lot better in the Mirror!  I just joined Calorie Counter cause WW isn't gonna work for me for life!  I'm very Active but Sometimes there are 2 many things to do after work that it doesn't happen!  So i Decided I worked in the City that i should go for a 30 min walk @ work... if i take the stairs down (from the 10th floor) all that i will get 198Calories gone... and i will feel better cause i left my Desk!

Stress Eatting- We all do it!  I finally realized that when i'm stressed I need to Get away from food... So i head to the Park and walk... and enjoy nature and get outta my head whats stressing me out!  If i can't get away from stress (IE Work)  A good thing to have is popcorn!  it last a long time.  And the Entire bad is 220 Cals... Close to what a Candy bar would be... and after that candy bar is gone you'd be back to hunting for food!

Its Never Easy!  and all that Never goes away!  Good Luck

Hey Tabby!  I found it!  Boy did you hit the nail on the head!  If it's food and it tastes good, I want to eat it.  It doesn't matter what kind it is.  Good food, unhealthy food, fast food, snack food, garden food, cook out food.  Whatever.  I really need to pay attention to portions and calories on top of the carbs and it gets depressing and hard and then I start to make excuses.  That's the killer.  Making up excuses for yourself to put forward to others and you believe your own "lies".  That's what excuses are, they are just lies to ourselves to make us feel better about our bad choices.  "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" were never truer than with overeating and eating poorly. 

So, I've fallen off the wagon, been picked back up, climbed back up, and been dragged back up.  I can't seem to find a comfortable seat on this wagon or I get too close to the edge and instead of scooting back away from the edge, I lean over more and more, then when we hit the bump or rut in the road, I bounce right off. 

I'm hoping that we can work together to hold each other on the wagon and if necessary, tighten he seat belt.  I've been doing ok this week (the last 7 days) and I even exercised for 30 mins today.  I have decided that I will do another 30 mins this evening.  I did eat a swiss roll today and immediately started walking and dancing in place.  So I had two poached eggs this morning with buttered toast, a cup of bing cherries, one hot dog, one slice of cheese, 1 slice of whole grain bread and 1 cup of milk.

So motivational support would be wonderful.  If not for CC and the Over 200 Club! last year, I would never have kept motivated to exercise and eat right.  I stopped posting last fall, my computer had problems, I didn't have time, I didn't care what I ate or how much of it and my weight gain was 17 lbs and my numbers for my diabetes check up was way out of whack.  My next check up showed a little bit better numbers but not where they were good.  I have until October to show that I can lose weight and get my numbers back under control or I will have to go on medication for Diabetes.  I can't afford to do this and I can't afford to be unhealthy... So give me your support!!  Please!

 

Well.  I've done so so for the last couple of days.  Not bad, not great.  But I have to start somewhere.  I keep telling myself to get up and move and I don't.  If I can just get that going, well, I'd be flying.  Got any motivational tips? 

Hellooooooo out there!  Any body home????? 

Well.  Did a little better the last few days even with going to the fair.  The calories have been in line and I've walked a bit more.  I nearly got 10,000 steps on Wednesday. and 5500 yesterday.  A couple of days before that I got about 7-8000.  I did really well on my calories yesterday and my carbs.  Gotta keep goin'. 

come on wagoneers... we need some support or this wagon isn't goin' anywhere!

blj55

Hellooooooo out there! 

hi!

i need help staying motivated. this summer has been torture for me, and as such, I have gained probably 20 pounds. I was doing so well before school let out (I'm a grad student in Philadelphia) when things weren't nearly as conducive to exercising and eating right. But here at home, where I have access to a garden, the farmer's market (with fair prices), a treadmill and a yard big enough for a couple laps (and a neighborhood friendly enough to help me) ... I just lack the motivation. This is the perfect scene for me to be doing something about my weight, but I find myself living on peanut butter cups and vitamin water. I certainly haven't been eating anything too nutritious except every few days. (and my parents have gone from health freaks to, still eating healthy foods but in an unhealthy way- my mom suddenly likes her fish fried instead of baked or grilled, my dad suddenly likes his squash covered in cheese, etc.)

I wish I had someone here to motivate me. usually my twin sister helps, but as that she runs back and forth to philly and will be gone for a week at a time, and then is extremely grouchy when she returns, life hasn't been ideal.

I just need some motivation. :-/ please help?

I am in the same place.  I lost weight (60 lbs in 6 months) counting calories and exercising, but over the last two years, I've stopped exercising consistently and I am not nearly so disciplined in what I eat.  I too have joined Weight Watchers, just for a change and something new for motivation, but I continue to count calories.  I would love to stay in touch with you all and be a part of a recommitted to healthy living group!