Thread: Losing perspective...

Quote: Originally Posted by Windchime I worry that I will stop caring about my weight and go back to my old ways. The last time I lost weight, it was about 30 pounds and I maintained it for well over a year. Then something in my brain--the same think that clicked "on" and helped me lose weight--clicked back off. I didn't care. I started slowly going back to my old habits and I felt myself getting literally too big for...

I did this same thing just today. Ate off plan and then felt guilty, added the math and was still well within limits. I think this is one thing that it doesn't matter if everyone else does it it still feels bad. Have you ever read the book The Beck Diet Solution the author deals with how you feel about things like this and how to change your thinking so it doesn't happen in the first place.

Quote: Originally Posted by ubergirl I still live in fear that one of these days I'm just going to "snap" and I'll suddenly revert back to my old ways. Yeah, I feel like that a lot too. Is it because I have lost weight and gained it back? I do feel like I am a different person today. But I also feel like a little kid and the "gift" can be taken away at any moment. A binge is a heart beat away....

Yep, I understand that too. If it isn't exactly what was planned for the day, it is an instant guilty feeling and a lot of despair. I don't know how to avoid it, but thought I'd let you know that you aren't alone!!

Im exactly the same way so all I have is understanding...no advice. lol I just feel like even if I go off plan with a planned splurge that any second Im going to be brain washed and forget all about dieting and gain every pound back. Its a horrible feeling. Perhaps its because we want to lose the weight so badly that were terrified to gain it back? Its odd though because I feel totally in control and yet Im overwhelmed with feelings of...

I understand too. Quote: I still live in fear that one of these days I'm just going to "snap" and I'll suddenly revert back to my old ways. I have this fear also except that I think of it as a healthy respect. I fear fire enough to not stick my hand into a roaring fire. That fear is a healthy respect. It is very possible for me to go back to my old ways so I have to be careful to not slide. Watching what I eat is...

I know just how you feel. I feel like at least half of the time I am on the edge of a cliff and could so easily fall off and back into the abyss of binging again. I know for me a lot of the problem is that I have lost weight so many times, only to give up before reaching my goal and putting all the weight back on, plus more. So deep down I don't actually believe I can do it this time and reach the finish line, I'm just waiting for...

First I ask myself why I did it- is TOM around the corner? Was I upset? Mad? Then I tell myself I'm human- I'm not perfect- I am changing my life and not going to beat myself up about it. The next day I make extra sure I am good with my food intake and up the water intake also- usually I mess up with sodium though.

I worry that I will stop caring about my weight and go back to my old ways. The last time I lost weight, it was about 30 pounds and I maintained it for well over a year. Then something in my brain--the same think that clicked "on" and helped me lose weight--clicked back off. I didn't care. I started slowly going back to my old habits and I felt myself getting literally too big for my britches. And I noticed it, but I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Windchime I worry that I will stop caring about my weight and go back to my old ways. The last time I lost weight, it was about 30 pounds and I maintained it for well over a year. Then something in my brain--the same think that clicked "on" and helped me lose weight--clicked back off. I didn't care. I started slowly going back to my old habits and I felt myself getting literally too big for...