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sounds to me like you are making progress by evaluating what happened and you also seem to be making a plan to keep your success going, good for you, Lee

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

Response:

Finding the balance between sweets-deprivation and sweets-binging can be tricky business. I struggle with that myself. When I eliminate all sweets from my diet, I usually don’t miss them past the first few uncomfortable days. But once I start eating sweets, I want more and more. Your exercise plan sounds good. Keep doing what works. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

Response:

Hang in there Betsey. You can get back on track. Take one day at a time. Get out your journal and your water glass/bottle. Good luck.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

Response:

Hi, Betsey, You are trying and that is good.  Once you are back on program, the weight will come off. — Take Care Catherine joined 5/20/98 Lifetime 6/2/99 154/134.4/136 Personal goal 126

Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

Response:

Sorry to hear the struggle, but we are here.  I know you can get back on track and get back to where you need to be.  We all have our moments that cause us to go nuts with the foods.  That is how we ended up here to begin with. Remember we are trying to change the bad habits into good ones.  A habit takes years to change.  It took most of us at least 20 years to get the bad habit, how long do you think it will take to rewrite our brain to the good habit. These habits have been in our head since being a kid, now we have to rethink and relive to get them out.  I know it is not easy and this is a lifestyle change. Keep it up… Charlie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

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Well, I did not eat well nor recover well from being on vacation (going to my father’s for the July 4 weekend). I started out ok (except for the chocolate chip cookies the 1st night) and progressively got worse with the sweets; regular food was OK except for too much peanut butter). We came back to Dallas on Monday night, and whenever DH and I return from a holiday weekend like that, we have a hard time getting back on track (meal-wise and otherwise). I was feeling rather disgusted with myself with my apparent inability to control myself (although I was very picky on what I binged on!), then I decided this was not much different from the 2 weeks I went to England and Rome last November and ate seemingly non-stop. (OK, I don’t have the excuse of the great Italian food and the very good/I- hardly-ever-have-it  British food!) I know I’ll lose the weight I regained (not much, I haven’t been very good at weighing myself first thing in the morning, but I’ve gained about 4 to 5 pounds, and even had some water weight on top of that). So I’ll probably have to pay the next time I have to weigh in (for those who don’t remember, I just made lifetime 2 weeks ago); I have  the ticket. I think I let the desire not to pay anymore rush me a bit in my weight loss. I’ve been keeping up on my exercise (even stepping it up a bit), and that’s pretty good. I even bought some good running shoes Friday so I can start running outside and join a running club. But I digress. I was even avoiding reading this group because I didn’t want to whine about my problems when 1) I really think I’ve had it pretty good and 2) I don’t make enough supportive posts (time management is one of the things I’m working on). However, I am posting now. I’ve given myself permission to be a bit free on the food today before I get back on track with eating and other stuff tomorrow (esp. since I did a major workout today, and did it feel good!). Yes, I did "resolve" to get back on track each day, but I didn’t follow through. I’ve learned (nothing is a failure if you learn from it!) that I think I need to incorporate more sweets (my weakness the past week) into my regular diet so I don’t eat too much when I do have access to them. I think this also has been part of a self-defeating tendency on my part (I gained quite a bit after I made goal as well). Something definitely to work on! Sorry if this seems a bit rambly, but I’ve had so much going through my head that to write it all down would be a major undertaking and I don’t want to put y’all through that. And I’ve been a bit heavy on the parentheicals, but oh well. Thanks for listening, and congratulations to the losers! Betsey

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