2 week stall

[WayLessInNH]

Hi everyone,

I am disappointed with myself. Dec. 23rd I weighed 204.8. I had set a goal of 200 for New Years. Then I sabotaged myself. I started eating chocolate, cookies, pringles, etc.......Everything that I had avoided for months. I started grazing after dinner and eating everything I shouldn't. The scale started to creep up and I got mad at myself even more. I had gotten back up to 207.4

I realized I wasn't as focused. I wasn't filling out my food diary everyday. I wasn't stepping on the scale every morning. I wasn't paying attention to what I was consuming and I stopped working out. I even stopped wearing my pedometer. In just 2 weeks I had completely gone back to my old habits.

Then it dawned on me. I must get back on the horse. This was not a true "stall". This was me not doing what I am supposed to do. I am now (3 days and counting) turning it around. I have been tracking my food intake focusing on proteins first, wearing my pedometer, using my treadmill, weights and bands.

As of this morning I have re-lost what I had gained plus .2lbs. I am now down to 204.6

I started this journey at 289. I have come a long way. I do not want to go back to where I was. I still have a ways to go. My goal is 160 lbs.

I will meet my goal, I will exercise, I will watch what I eat, I will log in my food diary daily, I will take a minimum of 10,000 steps everyday.

[melissalap]

We all have setbacks! Good for you for getting back on the horse! Way to go!

[curvygalgettinsmaller]

Congrats on pinpointing this! It is very hard but so important to be honest with ourselves and look at where we can be our own worst enemies! I am glad I came across this because I have started to get these negatives thoughts, making myself feel like I'm "missing out" because I couldn't have any cake or champagne on New Year's! It was very hard, I was with a bunch of naturally thin women and men that loved to eat and drink and I sat there with my herbal tea and a sugar free cookie. I should be so proud that I was able to do that (I had my surgery 3 days before Thanksgiving), so this was truly a different holiday season!! I see where your thoughts can be crucial to allowing you to succeed or setting yourself up for failure. So good for you, you are doing the right thing, and listening to that internal voice - thanks for the inspiration!!

[Island Girl]

Thanks for sharing your motivation! The holidays are rough and we are all human! Happy New Year and keep up the great work!

[Leanng]

I am right with you there on the stall. I was eating Christmas Cookies like they were going out of style. We bake about 1500 cookies every year for friends and family that work (we are lucky to be retired). Well those freshly baked cookies were calling me everyday (even at a week old they are pretty darn good). Then on Christmas Eve I logged onto the forum and got involved in a discussion about stalls. For whatever reason it clicked and I was able to get back on track. I'm back to basics on food - protein and have increased my liquids. I'm also back on my exercise plan. I feel so good that it is hard to beleive that we let ourselves get off track.
Best of luck to you in the new year. Get back to it you can do it!

[jduford]

Congrats on recognizing that this was sabotage and not a stall. We all have set-backs, it is how we handle them that matters.