Re: update/yesterday--

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>> I don't think I have very good will power at all and I do cheat and

make excuses but I can usually get in a week before I do.

I've been thinking about this a lot. The lady across the street lost

a lot of weight doing 5-6 days 'on' then one day 'off'. She'd have

whatever she wanted on that day off, but she would do portion control

and listen to her body--she said that if she got full, she did

everything she could to stop. I think it's a good idea, but I'm not

willing to do it until I'm back on track again.

>> but she just can't get though a day on a diet or fitness plan. And

to be honest...Sometimes it scares me that someday soon I will be the

same. I already slack so much. Although I have loss weight I can see

myself slipping a bit more with each passing week.

What's causing you to slip? Foods? Lack of exercise? I find on days

when I don't do structured exercise, it all starts to unravel. For

some reason, that makes SUCH a difference!

>>I somedays know when I'm slipping and I don't stop myself. Then I'll

have to go the next 3 days to try and make up for it.

How do you try to make up for it? Really, I don't think one day of

slipping up is terrible...just get back on the next day and stick to

your normal calories for a couple days. I think if you're trying to

make up for it by cutting calories a lot the next day (or two or

three), that could be a bad cycle...because if you're depriving

yourself, sooner or later you're going to be plain hungry and might

overeat again.

>>I think for the most part now I know when I am cheating. I just need

to be able to control myself.

That's the hard part for most of us, I think. *sigh*

>>Good Luck Girl! All I can say is we are all hoping the best for you

as we do our own struggles. You have been one that I love to keep a

watch on in this group as I think you have been doing so good. You

inspire me when I feel low. You will get over the small bumps in the

road soon and will be on the straight downhill run soon.

Thank you so much for this! Really, this made my day. Thank you

>> As a last note. One of my goals was to fit into a smaller pant

size. Where as I can get into those smaller size pants now they still

don't " fit " and are way too tight. I feel as if I have failed that

goal because I wanted to get into the smaller size before having to

purchase more clothes.

You haven't failed--you simply haven't quite gotten there yet. You're

still trying, right? Failure would be giving up completely. If

there's any possible way you can do some sort of structured exercise

(even every other day to start with), I think it will help SO much.

Do you have a DVD player?

>>Well, That isnt gonna happen. I noticed last night my Jeans have

worn holes in the inner thigh(of, course....where else) so the next

time I'm out I have to purchase another pair of jeans and in my same

size I have been. Almost made me wanna cry. But I tried to remind

myself it's my fault. I'm the one who isnt being stricter with myself

to get this weight off. I sure wanted the next time I bought jeans to

be able to go one size smaller.

Hang in there--if I can do this, you can do this! And whatever you

do, don't get so down about the size that you'll overeat--that's what

I tend to do and that gets us exactly nowhere!