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25 February 2014
Journalling today for the first time in a VERY long time, out of utter desperation! As of today, I have gained back all of the weight I ever lost, and I am once again at my highest weight of 167 pounds. The last time I was at this weight was due to mega lifestyle changes, having gone from working two grueling jobs to being a housewife who lived dangerously close to a Carls Jr. After realizing how much weight I had gained, I made slow and steady improvements in my diet and lost a good amount of weight. Then I ramped up my efforts and did a lot of strength training and some cardio in the gym, which got me to my goal weight of 140 pounds. In the past couple of years I have gained 20+ pounds AGAIN. I am trying to understand what went wrong, and I know that there were a lot of factors. To begin with, my motivation waned immediately after reaching my goal weight. I stopped going to the gym, started allowing myself more treats and fatty food, and told myself that maintaining would be easy. It was obviously not as easy as I thought, and even if it would have been easier that losing weight, I put literally no effort into maintaining, and set myself up for failure right away. I had a few good months in which I would regain some drive and reign in my diet, but the exercise was never as much of a priority as it had been before. I also started going to college on weeknights, which has not only made scheduling workouts difficult, but has resulted in added temptation, since there are vending machines outside every single building. I have realized that I will never be able to workout in the same fashion as I did before. Going to the gym after work is no longer realistic for me, since I work from 7:30 to 6 or 6:30, 4 days a week, and on 2 of those days I have class after work until 9:30 pm. My days off are (most) Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I can work out on these days and perhaps fit in a short workout or two after work occasionally. But, what I struggle with, and I mean REALLY STRUGGLE with, is my eating habits. I have had little to no willpower in the last couple of years. The tips and tricks and mantras that used to keep me motivated and on track don't seem to work anymore, or maybe I am not as committed to them working for me anymore. I am once again at the point where I feel overwhelmed by the amount of work that I will need to do to get back to a healthy weight. I think I will need to take it one day at a time, because it seems so daunting right now. Today I had a healthy breakfast, not the best lunch but better than the McDonald's that I had yesterday, and I have already slipped up on the snack front, when I had two pirouette cookies. BUT, the day is not over, and I can make healthy choices for the rest of the day. All is not lost, even though I have started to feel hopeless. I want to be strict with myself, but also non-judgemental, and I'm not entirely sure if I can strike that balance.
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11 January 2014
Weigh-in:
165.0 lb
lost so far:
0 lb
still to go:
5.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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gaining 1.5 lb a week
03 November 2013
Weigh-in:
150.0 lb
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0 lb
still to go:
0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 1.0 lb a week
17 September 2013
Weigh-in:
157.0 lb
lost so far:
0 lb
still to go:
0 lb
Diet followed poorly
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gaining 0.5 lb a week
01 May 2013
Weigh-in:
148.0 lb
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0 lb
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0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 0.9 lb a week
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