Posts by wildfire1991

Wow! I have a similar predicament to you. I am 5'5" and weigh 145 right now, but my HW was 166 and lowest was around 129 (132 I was at for a year? or so). I was up to 150 last Christmas then got to 140 for awhile, and even 135 (for like 5 days), but this summer I was at 150-155 and within a short period of time got up to 166 (my highest weight ever....uggh!). So far my weight loss is pretty significant but I have gained 6 lbs to be at 145 (was at 139 like 2 weeks ago, and gained 4 lbs in one week from 4 days of binge/emotional eating!)> It is so frustrating> I feel like I'm scared to lose weight, although I really want to. And I want to lose it before summer (get to 132-5 goal) so I don't want to keep putting it off! I'm in Weight Watchers so that gives accountability but I am somewhat of an all or nothing person so when I get in binge mode I can eat a ton in just one night and that really affects my weekly weigh in as you can guess. I need advice and encouragement to get back on the wagon and reinvest myself in the weightloss process : ] I want it so bad i can 'taste' it, lol, but I am wiling to work hard, I just need motivation not to slip up again! It frustrates me and makes me feel sad too, like I'm not a normal person and have all these hiddden 'problems] : [ Cany anyone relate?

I totally agree Miket, also, about undereating that sets off binging again. Going back to healthy eating patterns tells your body you're focused and balanced and not getting deprived, so you don't have as strong of an urge to blow it or then the guilt that comes from blowing it.

Hawaiin Girl,
I really agree with what you said! I think counting calories is helpful because 1) it's easy because most foods have labels or if not, like fruits/veggies you can look in a book quick, online, or guesstimate and 2) it makes sure you're getting enough/ or not too many cals. On WW I often feel hungry eating only 20 pts a day, and if I tally up the approx. cals, it comes up to only 1000-1100, definitely not enough healthwise if I'm being active. Plus, for points, it's so easy to grab previously point-calculated foods that aren't as healthy, like granola bars (which we should limit). It's also not totally accurate, because they have to round off points a lot. Thanks for the great advice 'hawaiin' and hope this helped your original question bunnyish!