Anyone close to goal and getting too comfortable?

[wiskband]

I am now near goal (another 15 pounds)..............
I know I know.it gets harder but, I am real comfortable at this weight and feel like I am getting into a zone where I may gainit back!
I feel so good about myself, and feel like I am slipping back into old habits!

anyone else go through this?
I have stopped exercising ( gonna try and force myself tomorrow) and I have been rationalizing alot of bad eating!

Let me know you thoughts?

renee

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Whatever you do, do not let yourself get too comfortable. It is a trap! People like me who have struggled w/my weight have an actual disease or addiction, IMHO. It is like alcoholism, only w/food. I too had gotten to my goal weight a few years ago. I was in a size 6 and felt great. But every day was a personal struggle. I had to really watch what I ate. I was not able to give in to temptation, I just did not realize it at the time.
I had a lot of friends who could not understand why I ate like I was dieting when I was so thin. Keep in mind, most of these were new friends who did not know me before I lost the weight. I tried to explain the situation to them but they had not been in my shoes and could not understand. They would constantly feel bad for me, thinking how terrible it was that I had to turn down all of those tasty desserts. (Beware of the sneaky temptation monsters in your life!) I finally gave in to temptation and I have gained all of my weight back plus another 50 lbs. I am starting over again and now I know better. So, please...it is great to be comfortable w/who you are, but never get so comfortable that you could slip. Trust me. It feels so much better to be comfortable but cautious. Good luck!

 

[ohMom]

oh yea ---------have you noticed my weight in my siggie has been the same for over six months!!!!

i'm really trying to get back under control and buckle down in a week and a half after our vacation to Ocean City.

renee -- i PMed you a while ago, did you see it??

 

[catherine]

I am not too near my goal. However once I got into my healthy BMI range I started to relax a little, and I became complacent!! As a result I have put on a few pounds. Thank goodness I realised what I was doing before it got too far out of hand. I have now got my head together, and I am happy to say that I am now back OP

 

[MelanieC]

Me, Me, Me!!

Except I reached my goal and made lifetime a few weeks ago. I stopped exercising (it really wasn't something I should have stopped exercising over, but I got really involved in some research) and I can't get exercising again. I also gained about 5 pounds and I feel like I am out of control.

I feel awful right now, and If I could just snap out of it maybe I could steer in the right direction. I just feel so out of control right now and I don't want to loose ALL that I acomplished. Uggh, I know it's just an "I got there and now I can relax" feeling!

I need to get down under my goal, at this rate I can't even go weigh in at WW's or I would have to pay!

On top of that, this week is my Birthday and DH is going to be making me a cake and I have a dinner to go to this weekend. He isn't going to make my cake until Sunday.


How about we start a thread to get back on track. We can check in and post how we are doing. I know the old committment thread worked wonders and it was what got me exercising. I just know I need something or I am going to end up having to buy larger sizes when I go to DIsney in November. I can't let that happen!

Melanie

 

[wiskband]

hi all...........
thanks for respones, glad I am not the only one! Yea, I have gotten so much positive feedback and comments that I have just gotten real comfortable now but I am gonna start the battle again.........
I am not the one for excuses but honestly work is so physically tiring....( waitress, in a ver y very busy restaurant) I am promise I wont use it as an excuse anymore! lol.

a thread would be great! someone start it cause I dont get on too often but I will if there is a thread at least 4 5 times a week......

oh mom.....
I have Pmed you back sorry I just dont check my messages too often. let me know whats happening..............
thanks to you all lets keep maintaining!

renee

 

[ZerasPride]

I'm about halfway to goal and last month started to get complacent. I was eating sugar free treats and ice cream and not drinking my water. My portions were getting bigger and I was starting to feel like my old fat self.

I have things under control again (I think). I know to get all the way to goal I have to keep the "eye of the tiger" like in the Rocky movies. I find it helpful to go back and re-read my journal entries from the early days when this was so new to me and I was excited about it. I know it will take me anywhere from 8-12 months to complete my journey and even into maintenance I'll probably still have to be very careful so the prospect of this being a lifelong challenge can be kind of daunting sometimes.

I try to do things to shake up my journey like the current stay off the scale challenge I'm on. It's something that gets my juices flowing and makes this process a little more challenging. I find that I have to keep "uping the stakes" to stay interested and that what was working 3 or 4 months ago may not be enough to keep this journey interesting for me. I think that's one of the keys and one of the things we each have to ask ourselves. How can I make this journey as interesting today as it was when I first started?

If someone starts an accountability post, I will be sure to be active in it.

Melanie - it's so good to see you posting. I'm sure you'll get your work out mojo back soon!!!!!

Renee - hang in there, sweetie! I know you'll get it together and reach your goal!

 

[gshoemate]

Been there doing it right now. I am 3 pounds from my goal weight and I have slipped so much. Todays menu included a bowl of fruit with whipped topping, lunch was a pork sandwich (on a bun) with pork and beans. And we just finished dinner which was chicken brusshetta from TGIF's......pasta. I keep telling myself that I am going to jump back on the low carb diet but I just can't seem to do it. I keep finding excuses. I have kept up on the exercising....in fact I had my body comp done yesterday, I should get the results tomorrow, but I think I have lost a few more inches in the last 3 months. I can manage to mantain with my bad eating habits but have been feeling icky....tired, worn out, cranky. So maybe tomorrow I can start over....it's just so hard.