Don't ever ever ever EVER assume that you can do this on your own. Trust me. You can't. You need a support group, you need a plan. You need motivation and you need focus. Getting up in the morning and saying, "I can control this without help" is a lie. And you know it.I just had to re-remind myself of this little piece of advice on Friday at my disastrous weigh-in. I've gained back all but 6 pounds of the 20 I was down.
To say that I'm disgusted is an understatement. My problem, and I recognize it fully now - is that I started getting cocky and assuming that since I was doing so well on Weight Watchers that I could start managing it on my own without recording my points and my exercise. Slowly, week by week, I watched the pounds come back. I stopped blogging, I stopped holding myself accountable. I kept thinking, "It's only a pound, I'll make it up this week." A pound a week adds up. No shit huh?
But you're back now! That's what's important. I too had some set backs. I had lost 15 lbs, going from 250 to 235, and I not only gained those 15 lbs back, I got up to 260. And this was only between Sept and Nov. I was ashamed big time.
ReplyDeleteBut I decided that I will either give up or pick myself up off the floor. And I choose the latter. I set up weekly goals and I do my best to live up to those goals every week. I'm not perfect and I still give in to cravings, but slowly I'm getting better.
I know you will push through this and we will be here to support you all the way!
Yes, I *am* back now! And you're right, that is what matters the most! Thank you for the encouragement, I definitely need it. I'm sorry about your setback, I can relate, a few years ago I was down to 308 lbs and then gave up my personal trainer and within a year was up to 338! Yikes. Talk about a shock. Good luck to you!
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