Reginag18's Journal, 29 August 2011

The same thing happened to me about two weeks in. I started not wanting to enter my food in and I dreaded doing exercise. I wrote in my FS journal that I wasn't going to record my lunch because I didn't know the calorie content of the food I ate and my FS buddies called me on it and said to record something which was better than nothing. THinking about that made me realize that I was trying to not log my food which was the first step to falling off of my plan and that I needed to be accountable to myself. You have to take it one day at a time. Wake up and recommit to this process every day. Don't beat yourself up when you slip but definitely don't let youself get away with any excuses either. I know that you can do this, you've already come so far on your own. Think about how great you will feel when you reach your goal. You CAN do this! 

One thing I learned after being at it for a few months is that it's not fun all the time. Sometimes you'll be all gung ho about weight loss & staying on track, & other times you won't. But how you feel about it doesn't have to dictate your actions. More than once I've just gone through the motions of the planning & tracking & working out, & some of those days I wasn't right on with my targets & my workouts sucked...but it's still much better than I would have done without any effort at all, & inevitably the motivation comes back. It's a cycle, just do the best you can & hang on, & I PROMISE YOU it will come back. Just do damage control by keeping yourself from getting all the way off track, & you'll be fine. :) 

Thanks New MrsRando and kstubblefield. I needed a little pep talk on here :o) I just feel like I set myself a week behind. I guess I am more upset about that than anything. Now my scale isn't moving the the direction I want it to (or not at all). It just makes me feel really bad. However, I woke up this morning and I felt great! Then the scale told me the same thing it told me yesterday morning which I wasn't too happy with. I guess you are both right. It is a cycle and there will be a few slumps. I just can't let it get the best of me!. 

You know what, I went a whole month without seeing a loss on the scale, but my workouts ROCKED & I felt healthy, strong & just amazing in general. It would have been ridiculous to not enjoy that just because the scale didn't show me a particular number. Have a great day!! 

Just my 2 cents...My scale hasn't really moved in a year.. however; as Kat has said my work outs are rocking, I feel awesome, and my waist line is showing improvements even tho the scales says nothing is changing..I am not happy with the number on the scale BUT I am super pumped that other things are changing.. do not let a number define how you feel, be proud in the accomplishments you are making - even if its just eating healthier or adding more weight, or walking/running a longer distance or faster...  

That's true. I have been feeling a difference in my arms (getting toned), my legs are getting thicker (more muscle from running) and I feel a little lighter in the waistline. Again, the scale just won't budge. I will have to take it for what it is and just keep on truckin'! I can't let a scale discourage me. And I need to make sure I record my food since that is what I struggle with the most. Working out is easy to tackle. Thanks you guys! You all have made me feel a lot better about it. :o)