Old Habits Creeping Up

Over the past week or so I have felt old habits starting to creep back into my life.  I can feel myself getting tired of being healthy and smart about what I eat.  I recognize that old thought process in my head telling me that eating good food is so much fun and it tastes delicious so I should eat it- a lot of it!  I am half way through my goal, and all I am asking for is a few words of encouragement!  Anything you've got will help- maybe a personal sucess story!

Thanks!   This support group means so much to me! :)

| just keep reminding myself, all the time,

"It doesn't matter how slowly you go, just as long as you don't stop.."

Keep it up! And don't ever stop these healthy eating habits.. They're a change for life!

Your already halfway to your goal and that's great! I bet you can really see the results. Just imagine what it will be like once you reach your goal and are able to shift into maintenance.

You are right,  eating good food is a lot of fun. It's delicious! You don't have to give it all up though. Just eat moderately and enjoy it.

Stick with this healthy lifestyle. Yea, it's a life long commitment but you already know the benefits. Keep it up!

I find that I actually feel bad when I don't eat healthy, is this the case with you, if so could that be enough?  or maybe a free day a week, I know some folks to that.

Maybe it's time for a break - except not an all-out break, where you fall back into old habits and stuff your face with fast foods and sweets, undoing your progress. Rather, take a few weeks and eat at your maintenance level. It'll be great practice.

I've been having the same problem recently... old habits die hard, that's for sure. Take it from me, you definitely don't want to turn back now... actually, I wish that four weeks ago I had been proactive like you are being now. That was when I first started to notice my old habits creeping up. Unfortunately I did not do anything about it, and I let myself go a bit. Now I've gained back much of the weight I had worked so hard to lose, and in an extremely short amount of time I have "un-did" three months worth of better health! I say this not to discourage you, but to tell you from my experience, that the longer you let yourself continue falling into old ways, the harder it is to get out of the rut. Hang in there! This week I finally wised up and jumped back into being healthy, and I feel infinitely better! It had only been a few weeks, but I had almost forgotten how great it feels to be good to your body with healthy foods and portions, as well as exercise. This week, that has been motivation enough for me, but I know that some days it isn't going to be so easy. One thing that helps is to tell myself: "nothing tastes as good as looking great feels!" Keep up the great work! Writing encouragement to others helps me feel encouraged as well, so thank you... without even knowing it, you have motivated me today! :) Let's both use this week to get back on track, so that the weight can start coming off again, Deal?!

I'm half way through my goal as well.  I feel the same way, its almost instinctive how the old habits creep up.  I find myself eating larger portions.  But when I fall off the horse, I get right back up again!  I keep reminding myself, this is for the rest of my life, one day isn't the end of the world...just like the song from Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer says "there's always tomorrow for dreams to come true!"  ha ha ha.  That was really cheesy, but its important to not take one moment of weakness as failure.  I start over the next morning.  (because my bad moments are at night, in front of the tv) Its easy to get into the old habits and saying things like "i messed up, i'm ruined, i'm going to be fat forever"  But I love the way I feel now.  Its amazing to not be weighed down and feel so heavy all the time.  Keep going, and remember that it always feels like its taking forever, but if it didn't take effort it wouldn't be worth it!  Just take it one day at a time.  Also maybe try making smaller goals for yourself, and once your reach them, reward yourself with something.  That cd you've wanted, that shirt you saw in the store, or that movie you've wanted.