I also know I am the person I am today because of what I have been through. Because of the weight losses and weight gains and all the things I have learned about ME! It is so important for me to be gentle with myself and have lots of quiet time. The other big one is to be HONEST...with myself and others.
Keep putting one foot in front of the other...keep coming back to all the things that keep you inspired in a healthy way!
Cathy
THis is a great thread. I needed to read these great stories! I've been in a funk lately. Not gaining or anything, just feeling irritated and grouchy and not really feeling like I'm losing anything. The scale is creeping along and i'm afraid if I don't get over my funk it will creep all the way to a stop. :eek:
Oh yes, this happened to me too!
I gained back 30 pounds in a year and a half or so. At end of the gain I had, in some ways, stopped caring -- which really scared me!!
I had stopped doing a lot of the basics and had to get back to it. One thing that really helped was writing down everything I ate -- even if I strayed a bit. I realized that writing it down usually limits the damage to what I just ate -- maybe 200-400 calories or so. And then by writing it down I could adjust the rest of my day to recover. Rather than giving up and eating everything. So, even when I have bad days, at worst I am usually without much of a calorie deficit, rather than eating my way to a surplus, and a gain!
I have lost and gained many times; and all I can tell you is what I am doing now, and that is ... TO JUST KEEP ON GOING!
And, I also discovered recently that if I track what I eat -- I eat less; when I don't -- I eat more ... so I am journaling each day now! This just may be the key to success that we are looking for ... :hug:
thanks ladies, it's been really helpful to read all of your struggles and suggestions. i think i'm finally ready to get a grip on things :)
Luckymommy, that was a fabulous post!
Huge kudos to you for facing your reasons "why" and doing something about it, to the best of your ability. I wish you all the luck and perseverance in the world!!
I think just about all of us, to one degree or another, has done the lose/gain/lose/gain/lose routine.
I'll tell you what worked for me.
I bought a scale and I got on it. Everyday. I used to think that was obsessive and at one point in my life, it might have been. Now, at 50, it's exactly what I need. I can't help being 50, but I CAN help being fat. I simply refuse to be old AND fat. ;)
I've also simply changed how I look at food. It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle. There isn't a plan I'm going to go off of, this is how I eat. I like eating lower fat and healthier foods. My choices = a low number on the scale, my clothes fitting, much more energy and just a happier me, all in all. That's who I want to be and no amount of ice cream is worth going back to fat and unhappy.
Keep looking for what works for you! You'll find it, and best of luck doing so!