Starting over.....

I have been on CC for a long time, fallen off the wagon so to speak too many times...but I am watching the needle on the scale go in the wrong direction. Some of you here know me and know my struggles, others...well my profile says it all.

I am an emotion eater..happy, sad, mad, glad...doesnt matter, food is the center of emotion for me. I know this is not healthy and my body shows me every day...I was doing so well, the I got comfortable with myself, decided in my mind that I was ok at the weight and I could go back to the old bad habits..guess what??? 10lbs of the 60 I have lost have come back!

As of right now I am sitting at my desk at work, drinking a Diet Dr. Pepper, wondering why I let my mind over ride my efforts...I was working out 5 times a week, cardio/ weight lifting...and IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!! I stopped my membership, kept telling myself that I would work out at home, hit the track, do push ups, etc....and here I am, in my "fat clothes" (well the ones I kept)...and hating myself....

Yes this is a pity plea...but one that I need to do for me...to get myself motivated, I know what I need to do...put down the spoon/fork, push away the plate, turn and run from the candy, and know that food is not for my emotional stability....it only makes it worse...food is an addiction...the worse one, I was able to stop smoking (2yrs)...but I can't stop the cravings...even though it makes the feelings worse.

Thank you for reading this, and any advise, comments (good/bad), constructive critisism is accepted!!!!!

I have reset my weight, my start date and my goals, today is the start of the rest of my life....a happier, healthier me!!!!

I am bumping myself...anyone out there???

heya, I'm doing the same. Getting back on the wagon once again on my 300th diet it feels like :P

10 lbs is nothing, you'll have that off in what? 2 months? 3?

Then you can get back to feeling the way you want.

Come on girl ypu can do this!

Okaaaaay... step away from the fork!

eat, for pete's sake, but eat for enjoyment, not emotional fulfillment!  really take the time to savor small portions!  pay attention to what you're eating.

And pay attention to the way your body feels.  Are you comfortable right now?  No?  Think about how good you felt when you were working out.  Set an appointment that you "have to" keepo, the way you had to go to the gym.  6-7pm every night, or something.  Get an accountability buddy - someone who will work out with you, even if they're not losing weight with you.  If you are responsible to someone besidesyourself, you'll probably do better.

Good job on quitting smoking!

The smoking plus the eating suggets to me that you might be... i don't have a good word for it.  Like me.  fidgetty.  I eat, bite my nails, do a lot of little things when i'm bored or avoiding doing something else.  So now I knit and crochet instead of picking up the pot to cook some food.

Make sure that what you have in the house are ingredients, not foods.  does that make sense?  You're less likely to mindlessly snack if you have to actually cook something.  Always have some sugar-free jell-o made up and ready for when you feel the urge to snack!  invest in some flavored popcorn salts.  yummm....  of course, maybe that's just me.  i'm all about the salt!

I'm trying to back on track too. I hit my goal last winter and maintained it for a few months, then those 15 or so pounds crept back up over the past 6 months! >:(

And I'm quitting smoking next month. It'll take a little longer this time, but I have also reset my weight, goals and such.

Hang in there! I know I will!

Thank you for the responses..and good luck to everyone for your goals.....

as for the smoking....it was the second hardest thing I have ever done...losing weight is the first!!!