I am slipping, and I need a kick in the butt! PLEASE!

First it was on the weekend when i went roller skating for my friends birthday... well it ended up being about 5 drinks (maybe more) and a late night including a classic with cheese with fries ( and a diet coke ofcourse... lol) 

Last night was my sisters 14th birthday so she came over with a cake but i was already about 100 calories over my limit and that cake for sure blew my day of eating out of the water.

Also since the one night of drinking (which i haven't done in probably 8 months or so) i seem to have only been doing an hour worth of workouts per day instead of my usual 2..

I feel like i am slipping, my mindset is changing and my expectations of myself are lowering again. I cant let this happen! Anyone have any ideas of how i can get back on track before it gets worse?? Any words of encouragement?

Thanks

Diana

I definitely feel like that a lot. I start out so strong and positive, and let a few slip-ups completely undo a lot of hard work.

The encouragement that works best for me is an upcoming event, like a wedding or party, where you know everyone is going to want to look their best. I use that (or really, really try to) to start. Once I get back into the swing of things, it becomes habit again and you don't feel so scatter-brained.

Good Luck!!

Whoa. Two hours of working out? Man, I don't think even I could sustain that for very long. Maybe you could work with how you're feeling instead of fighting against it. For example: Try HIIT. 20 minutes of high intensity training, and you'll feel like you did an hours worth. Or try upping your intensity in your one hour workout so you don't even need that second hour!

As far as eating goes, what else is to focus less on what you can and cannot eat, and amount of calories left in a day. Plan ahead, and focus on eating healthy... which means tons of fruit and veggies, whole grains, and lean meat (or legumes/soy/tofu if you're a veggie). If you focus more on the abundance of yummy fresh foods you're more likely to feel satisfied. I don't know about you, but having a HUUGE salad, or a bunch of veggies next to whatever I'm eating makes me feel a lot more satisfied then if I just had a small bag of cheetos with the same worth.

Think: What will give you energy? What makes you feel full? What makes you feel glowing and happy?

I don't think booze, cake, or any other junk food has ever given me that. Being healthy feels more amazing then what a couple of seconds of processed crap has ever given me. Keep that in mind.

For me, what encourages me is to look at someone who is fit. Are you into fitness blogs or food blogs? I highly reccomend ohsheglows.com or katheats.com! Both are healthy, balanced people! I also look at trainers and fitness experts who say "Yeah! You can do it!" For me, those fitness trainers are Tony Horton (http://tonyhorton.blogspot.com/) and Chalene Johnson (http://chalenejohnson.blogspot.com/). I get a lot of encouragement to keep up with my program by looking at their advice, and looking at others who have done the same program as I'm doing and have excellent results!

But don't fret. Losing motivating, having some extra calories when events come up are all apart of your life. You can't avoid a piece of cake forever, and there will be days when you can only fit in 10 minutes of your workout before you're done! That's perfectly O.K! What really matters is getting your spirit up and doing your best. If you feel like you can do more, do it, because whether you can or can not, you're right. You have the power to do anything you want to, and I know you'll be fine and get back on track in no time. :D

Good luck!

A kick in the butt is not what you need. Everyone slips up from time to time, and the thing I have found helpful is to notice it, write it down and then think about how you would react to the same situation given a second chance. I find that helps me. If I slip up, rather than kick myself about it, I go back and review my food log, the emotions that I experienced, and the situation as a whole. Then I plan, if this were to happen to me again, how would I face it having this knowledge. Over a period of time, you do begin to notice change.

Hang in there and know that you are making an effort and thats what counts!

Leela

I think "slip-ups" are great.  It's more like real life and not a diet.  If my weight plateaus, a slip-up becomes great motivation to re-aim and re-focus.  Those periods right after the slip up actually are the times I lose the most weight.