I have a confession:

For the last two weeks I didn't count any calories (or log onto CC) and i didn't workout one bit. I gained back 1.5lbs, but I'm OK with that. I made excuses about how i was on my period and that i shouldn't count the extra chocolate and wasn't going to work out. Then the next week I made excuses about how it was my b-day week and how i would just start again after the holiday. So the alcohol and food were plenty (I'm sure the calories were too!).

I am now mentally ready to continue on my weightloss journey.

Any one esle have confessions they would like to share?

This weight loss journey has been a long one for me. One thing I have come to terms with is that you will have times where you fall off the wagon. It only matters that you keep going. You won't ever go back to your old weight if you just keep getting yourself back on track.

Confession: I had pizza for breakfast yesterday.

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And chocolate last night.

i think i seriously lack the ability to follow thru with most things i say i'm going to do...seems like me gaining back the 15lbs i lost would be trigger enough but obviously it's not...i need some motivation and consistency in my life!!!!

I keep telling myself i am doing everything right and i cant loose weight. When in reality I skip workouts at  least 4 times a week and i eat over my calories every weekend. SO thats prolly why i cant loose.

i was really good at thanksgiving!! used a smaller plate, got smaller portions of things i REALLY wanted and loaded up on veggies...skipped biscuits and waited until much later to eat dessert and went for quick walks with familymembers....THEN i got kinda drunk that nite and pretty much ate every thing in sight! brownies, crackers, candy bars, etc.....

back on the wagon along with every one else i suppose....and holding on for dear life when christmas comes around!!

Hey, everyone is allowed a break once in a while! And even then. Two weeks off and only 1.5lbs gained? That's a drop in the ocean. :] Happy belated birthday!

It was a double-whammy for me last month, I'm a 2008 participant and winner of NaNoWriMo -- which serisously cut into the hours I had left in the day -- and then we celebrated Thanksgiving twice, or three times if you count the turkey enchiladas with cousins. I'm up five pounds, or maybe three, depending on the day.

Tomorrow is my 29th birthday. I'm still 15 pounds under where I started, but I'd like to make it down to 135lbs. in 2009. Time to get moving again. I'll start by taking my little dogs for walks every day. There's really no excuse when it's 60 degrees outside.

We're broke, and I only have a few visits left on my gym punch card, so I'm saving them for January or February. It's just me and my mp3player in the basement...with a jump rope. And maybe an excersize ball. ROCK ON!

Wow. I feel like that was me that wrote the original post.

Yeah, my b-day was the 19th....fell on a wednesday so it seems to last longer though because we went out that night, plus a night out on saturday for b-day celebrations. Of course, Turkey day and since family was in town, we got together on Saturday after. So, pretty much I ate my way through the last week and a half also. It was kinda nice to cut loose though.

...back on track....for now...Good luck all!

confession: I didnt count calories wednesday-sunday last week...because I was on vacation (but I must have been walking mroe because I think I LOST weight!) and I had Taco Bell for lunch...I feel horribly guilty, but it was SO good...and the only thing I was hungry for.

I have an advent calendar now...and I am making sure the ONLY sweets I eat are that one peice of chocolate a day. and I think it's going to help a lot :)

I always tell myself that I'm going to start tomorrow, and it's okay if I do something bad or slack today. I'm not totally and completely useless in terms of diet or exercise, but telling myself "tomorrow" is how I gained 30 pounds last year... sigh.

I lost 70lbs here two years ago and now I'm back because I've gained it all back. :( 

i don't know if losing weight will make me happy even though i continually tell myself it will.

It's only 6:45 in the morning over here and I'm already 345 calories into my daily limit.

Bugger

Original Post by sb788:

i don't know if losing weight will make me happy even though i continually tell myself it will.

I go by process of elimination. There are a lot of things in my life i am unhappy about, being overweight is one of them. By losing the weight and become physically healthier, i have at least eliminated 1 cause for my unhappiness. This will enable me to concentrate on other areas.

At least i can look in the mirror and tell myself i did a bloody marvellous job of losing the pounds without losing my mind.

Take pride in your achievements. You will need that pride and confidence when you hit rockier times in your journey.

All the best

I gained 15 lbs since September! I lost my confidence and motivation, until NOW!

2 Days into a very strict eating regimine - notice I did not say diet.

I had 2 scoops (total) coconut and  I don't know (xmas special) gelato today. Who say's gelato is fat free!! Now I can't find the calorie info anywhere and I know it's not under 200 cals. Yeah I'm kinda bummed out about that (not knowing) how much I went over today.

Confession: I have quit counting calories all together. Well maybe not quit counting, just quit recording. Also I know I go over every weekend and instead of having a "cheat" day I have a "cheat" weekend. I like pizza (I find myself eating it or it's brothers (pizza pockets, pizza stix, pizza rolls) at least 1 time every 2 weeks).

All this is o.k. though. I feel good about my exercize regime, and I am still losing weight. I know it could be faster- but if I am miserable doing it than what's the point? I am down 22 lbs as of today(since Sept. 17) only like a million more to go!!!

Um, thanksgiving was may day to kinda "give up" on my diet. iw asnt even going to try. one day wasnt going to kill me.

i ended up porking the next 2 days!!! ugh.

i didnt gain anything though, actually lost 1 surprisingly? ha. But yeah i still felt like crap.

Confession: Most of my calories today came from squash bread with EB and soy eggnog.   And it was wonderful.