Healthy Weight Loss

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

I think getting back on track and forgiving yourself are more difficult than adhering to your eating plan in the first place. It's so easy to just throw up your hands and say the heck with it when you've strayed a bit. And beating yourself up over it only makes you feel worse and the cycle begins...

This is so true...especially when (for many of us) the eating issues are emotional or stress-related. We beat ourselves up, and it just makes matters worse.

After my 2- 1/2 day slip, it did me good to regroup, get a little perspective, and just start again as I was before. When I weighed in this morning, I could see that...really...the damage was 1 pound, and a few lost days. In the course of a lifetime, that doesn't make a speck of difference.

Whether the slip is 1 treat or 1 day or 1 week or 1 month...it's important to put it in perspective, be as understanding of ourselves as we would be for someone we love, and just start fresh without recriminations.

What we're doing by working at eating healthier is a good thing. We're taking care of ourselves. And just because we aren't perfect at it yet doesn't negate the good things we're doing.

I say....here's to us!

[JustJo]

Hey everyone...don't know about all of you, but this has been a rough little stretch...Valentine's Day seemed to grow into a few days of eating, and the potato chips have been calling my name in a really cruel way. Ugh!

I'm still working it, but it's one step forward, two steps back on some days....and two steps forward, one step back on the others.

Habits are hard to unlearn...that's for sure!

Sending you all good thoughts and encouragement.

[Bella~Vita]

I'm on and off also ..what a struggle

Im curious if anyone has tried weightwatchers recently? Is it cheaper to go to the meetings or the same as online?

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Kat_Fl

I'm on and off also ..what a struggle

Im curious if anyone has tried weightwatchers recently? Is it cheaper to go to the meetings or the same as online?

Its new now pointsplus program and its cheaper if you buy a monthly pass and attend the meetings every week or you will waste your money!!

[Bella~Vita]

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

Its new now pointsplus program and its cheaper if you buy a monthly pass and attend the meetings every week or you will waste your money!!

Thanks Lips ... I kinda figured that. I think I would do better if I was held accountable with attending the meetings. Do you know how much the monthly passes are?

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Kat_Fl

Thanks Lips ... I kinda figured that. I think I would do better if I was held accountable with attending the meetings. Do you know how much the monthly passes are?

I am not really sure if it was 35 dollars or more but you could call the 1-800 number or go to weightwatchers.com and check it out. You do get the etools which is good and you can track your weight and meals too. I hope that helps.

[sylvie]

i've been a bad, bad girl.. (and been staying out of here because of it)..lol..

i have fallen off the wagon, so to speak, but want to say, i am (for the first time) not beating myself up over this.. soo facing my demons, putting it out there, dusting myself off, and jumping back on & enjoying the ride..

hi all *waves* remember me? lol.. sigh!
well, all was going great, but i had a bit of a set back.. but i need to say this, i woke up yesterday morning with one helluva new outlook on life, the things i need to do to get healthy, be happy & live life with ease..( that's a combination of a lot of things in my life, not just healthy eating...)

i'm used to bullying myself around and beating myself up for the small things and not celebrating the really great & big things.. now it's going to be about that AND having fun with it!! this isn't work so much as it is a drive to be healthier, happier and want to LIVE to enjoy those i love and the things i love doing...

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that being said.. i'm really mindset on my eating disorder..
i called my therapist yesterday about a program to go to, just for some extra support, and we'll also touch this in my therapy sessions.. my therapy is based on positive support and helping me reach my inner stuff and tackling the challenges that hold me back so i can find ways to move forward..but this is one i was not willing to go there with her about... so , think this is a big step for me.

ANYway, that being said.. i only binged once in the last few weeks, but.. it's what i have done afterwards, that really has put me in a pickle.. i stress myself over that one downfall which leads to my not eating at all a lot of the time which in turn plays on my health and vicious circle.. though i have had some workouts and have had some days where i've eaten some and honestly, it's just a depend on the day kind of thing... i internalize the inner bully, beat myself up and then do things to hurt myself, ya know? not easy to admit ive been doing that for years but, it is what it is.. (uhhh, hurt myself meaning starve myself and beat myself up)

so, BACK on the wagon i jump..
setting some goals for myself today, & for tomorrow..
i'll be back with those goals, just getting this out of my system first..
and sending you all TONS of encouragement, to keep going ..
lots of hugggs for the hard days, and a gentle push to keep at it too!
we got this, REALLY we do!! =)