Super Frustrated!!! Why can't i just stay on track!?

So not sure if people read this or not but i felt that i needed to put this into writing where others can see it. Maybe that will help me get my act together!!! So for the past 2/3 months I've been trying to lose weight... at least in the beginning. Then it was so easy to just stop and grab something to eat from school before i go to work where i waitress. My life is sooooo busy that it's kinda like eat now, or forever hold your peace!!!

Needless to say, I've kept my weight down and haven't gained a whole lot... but I should be at the gym at least 3/4 times a week... haven't been there since school started in september. I was doing so well and all of a sudden excuse after excuse... and now I've got some catching up to do... anyone else have this happen to them?

Today I had about 4 hours in between class and a test, so what did i do? Went to Panera to use the internet for schoolwork and before I knew it I was sitting at the table with the food in front of me! I remembered saying, why did I just buy this? I'm not even hungry! UGH!!! SUPER FRUSTRATED!!!

Hi Jenny_bean! I know exactly how you feel. I told myself I'd NEVER let myself get to the point where I needed to lose a bunch of weight again (especially since I know exactly how I put it all on!) but now I've got a good 20 to lose.

I feel like it's all habits. It just seems like you've started some habits you want to change. When stuff gets busy it's easy to grab something quick, but just remember it's just not in your plan.

Plan healthy snacks and carry them with you so you always have something. And make sure (no matter how busy stuff gets) you take time to eat it, enjoy it, and acknowlege you're full! Once you get back into healthier habits and routines (with no excuses!) every day it will be easier to stick to.

And be careful of the word should! I realized that when I think of all the things I "should" be doing (going to the gym, not eating that thing I just ate), it makes me irritable and ready to grab some food :).

You can do it! Seems like you've been doing good so far! Good luck :)

I know how you feel about the workouts. Once I get out of the habit of going to the gym, days string into weeks...then I'll go 3 days in a week and then stop going again. I wish my schedule was more predictable and less busy! I need to just schedule it in like everything else and have no excuses.

Hey ladies, I'm in a similar boat and figured I would share my strategies...first of all I'm the manager of a Dunkin Donuts shop, UGH!  haha.  Luckily I've gotten sick of all the food there, but the smell of fresh bagels and muffins coming out of the oven is just torture sometimes!  What I have gotten in the habit of doing is keeping a plethera of healthy food and snacks at work so that I dont have to touch any of the other food there....Cereal, fruit, nuts, nutrigrain bars, etc. etc.  In the end it is really all about willpower...and we all have our good days where we feel like we are doing so well, and then our bad days where we just want to say 'screw it'.  What keeps me from giving in is thinking about how upset I will be with myself after eating something bad.  In the end it is not satisfying, you only feel depressed that you gave in....and that is usually the beginning of the downward spiral.  Stay strong!  Fitness is a lifelong commitment!