Ok, So i gave up...but I'm back now

I moved to a new place about 2 months ago, and since then I've been  off my diet. I don't know why really.....but there is no use in explaining or justifying it....just know that I am back on track now. I weighed myself in this morning and I am basically starting from scratch again. Lovely. But I can't erase the past...so I just need to move on....wish me luck and good luck to everyone else out there who is struggling!

Welcome back!

Welcome back - you aren't alone - I started back a few weeks ago....

The most important thing is that you are here, and you are trying again

Good luck

Ax

Me too!!

I've been off my diet for 3 mos. I didn't do a lot of damage actually, but still haven't been counting calories and have been eating very unhealthy.

I just don't know how to do a lifestyle change, and not a diet! I know what to do when i diet, i just don't know how to keep it going which is obviously the key.

Good luck!!

Me too!  I feel like I did a great job the first time, but 6 mos in, I lost track and have been on and off ever since.  You can do it!  We're all here to help.

Welcome back and good luck!

Good luck to all of you as well....it's hard to keep my mindset positive and to not give in to my cravings. It's so silly....I know exactly what I need to do....it's just I don't want to do it for some reason! I was actually debating about going to the gym tonight...but after reading these I am off right now! Thanks everyone!

What is going to keep you from giving up this time? 

I've jumped on and fallen off the wagon so many times.  I had no idea how to stay on it.  I sat down with a trainer a few months back that had me set very specific goals for myself.  A long term goal, what weight I'd like to be at in the end.  A short term 90 day goal.   What size clothes I wanted to wear, what level of fitness did I want to be at, every thing you could possibly imagine.  It was very detailed and was very much like a road map for me to follow.

He said to me, "without goals, you don't know where you are going.   Like telling the captain of a ship to sail west.  Without a destination, he's surely going to get lost at sea."

These goals are the things that keep me from falling off the wagon now.  When I feel like cheating, I think of those goals.  I imagine what I want to look like at the end of my long term goal and know that cheating isn't going to get me there.  Those goals give me my motivation and focus,  and without setting them like I did,  I surely would have fallen off that wagon a few more times since then.