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Post by finreporter on Dec 28, 2016 9:12:20 GMT
12 lbs higher than my lowest recent weight of 144 lbs. my pants are all too tight. all i end up wearing lately are dresses with tights because at least tights stretch out. or long tops with leggings.
i always feel like winter is when i care a little less if i put a few lbs on because i'm all bundled up in jackets and long sleeves. it's summer when i feel like i buckle down more because i'm showing way more skin on a daily basis when it's hot out!
anyone else having some struggles during the holidays? i hate to be one of those that starts over in the new year. i'm not waiting till then of course, but i feel like i'm being very typical.
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Post by azcristi on Dec 28, 2016 17:01:18 GMT
Oh, yes! I usually allow myself a 4 to 6 pound holiday weight gain during the holidays with no guilt. I hate the pudgy feeling, but I have little willpower during the holidays and I enjoy all the baking and treats.
Come the first week in January, I'll get my ass back in gear and get back on plan and lose the extra gained weight, and hopefully more.
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Post by nannynaomi on Dec 28, 2016 17:01:21 GMT
Fin it's the holidays I seem like I put on almost 5 lbs But I ate a piece of cake ,peacan pie, and chips oh and you know I forgot every night I ate a small piece of Fruit Cake but trust me at the end of the day I sure have OVER ATE.
The funny thing I can't tell the difference. But I'm with you now is the time to start not tomorrow...
We can do this. We have done this ,I lost 52 pounds I can and will lose these 5 pounds or how many I have gained....
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Post by newheavensearth2 on Dec 28, 2016 17:17:50 GMT
Chocolate... lots of it. Lost 4 this month, got to 3 lbs above goal, gained 5 in a week. I'm bored with Smart Points and feel slightly deprived. I eat the same safe and clean foods, but the first piece of something sweet sets me off to binge. 3 small pieces of chocolate takes half my points so I just go to "what the hell?" mode. No idea how to fix this. At this point its almost all or nothing, which isn't beneficial either. This plan makes me feel like I'm walking on eggshells sometimes and I just don't like that feeling.
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Post by finreporter on Dec 28, 2016 17:52:35 GMT
i did the same! a lot of "oh well, you already ate all the food, may as well not care if you eat more." the awful part is, i KNOW when i'm eating the extra food how bad this is for me that i'm not in control. yet i continue to shovel it into my mouth anyway.
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Post by finreporter on Dec 28, 2016 17:53:27 GMT
oh and to add, the interesting thing is when i indulge in alcohol but not too much food, i'm fine. it's the food that gets me every time and always when i'm not even drinking.
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Post by gottakeeptryin on Dec 28, 2016 18:07:41 GMT
oh and to add, the interesting thing is when i indulge in alcohol but not too much food, i'm fine. it's the food that gets me every time and always when i'm not even drinking. My problem with alcohol is when I am done with my buzz I get the munchies! Bad!
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Post by wwlurker on Dec 28, 2016 18:47:07 GMT
I was disappointed with how I handled the holiday this year. It wasn't a free for all, but for three days, it basically was. With little indulgences creeping in during the days leading up to those three days.
In the end, I'm up 0.4 from last WI, but before the three days, I was down a couple more, so I'm really up more like 3. I'm trying to take it in stride (0.4 is really not that bad) and just get back on track as best I can.
I find that alcohol definitely reduces my willpower. It's hard enough to stay on track without adding that to the mix. So, I've been trying to avoid it as much as possible.
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Post by Kitty on Dec 28, 2016 23:15:53 GMT
I was doing really well right up until Christmas. Christmas day and since then has been terrible. I am up 3.3 pounds! I know that isn't all real, but discourages.
I do think it is important for me to analyze why I struggled since I don't usually struggle at holiday. I am usually very careful over this time since I know it is easy to get off track.
A couple of factors for me this year:
1. We went shopping a couple of days before Christmas and went overboard on buying cookies. I usually don't buy cookies for the house but will at Christmas since we have house gifts. Still, DH and I couldn't totally decide on what to get and ended up buying 3 packages of cookies plus cookie dough to bake! I protested a bit but DH (also lifetime at goal!) pointed out that it was Christmas and a special occasion. Well, yes, but I still bought way too many cookies for the number of people we had so I ate tons of cookies.
2. I forgot we were going out for a day trip to visit someone on Tuesday. So we ate there (and they had cookies!) and then we were on the road at dinner time so more eating out.
3. At some point when I go off track I get to a point where I am so far off track that I feel little motivation to get back on track for the rest of the day since it is already so awful. It seems like my brain just tells me the day is a dead loss for weight so I might as well eat all the stuff I don't normally eat. Terrible thinking of course, but there it is. I did track what I ate so I knew exactly what damage I was doing. I am back on track today but it was a bad few days.
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Post by finreporter on Dec 28, 2016 23:34:52 GMT
kitty i do #3 all the time. it's awful! i seem to not eat as much when drinking, so the few days after drinking, i'm always down on the scale. and then i eat whatever the fuck i want on other days and the scale is up. and it's a real gain too because when it's a water retention gain, i can lose 3 lbs in like one day. when it's a real gain, i can do really well and then get on the scale and it's a straight maintain. even when the calories in are at a deficit. seems that when it's a real gain, i have to be in calorie deficit for 7 straight days to see a real difference.
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Post by geemaybee on Dec 29, 2016 1:36:51 GMT
I'm in agreement with all of you. Since October I'm up nearly 9 lbs and feel totally disgusted with myself. Every day I say I'll get back on track and then those cookies (homemade) starts to talk to me. I've had a hard year with SP but hanging in there. Every time I eat something sweet, small amount or large, I gain 1-2 lbs overnight. Ugh!
May each and everyone of us lose what we gained in January and move forward to a healthier life style in 2017.
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Post by newheavensearth2 on Dec 29, 2016 3:49:18 GMT
I do the same as #3 too. I mean I log the good, bad, and ugly on MFP and WW. Yes I see big red negatives and blue negatives and I keep packing it in until midnight. Numbers reset but the size of my booty won't, duh!
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Post by amy on Dec 29, 2016 4:17:10 GMT
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Post by finreporter on Dec 29, 2016 5:11:14 GMT
Haha! That is me!
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Post by pbnj on Dec 29, 2016 13:20:43 GMT
EEEKKK!!! Kitty This is me ! "3. At some point when I go off track I get to a point where I am so far off track that I feel little motivation to get back on track for the rest of the day since it is already so awful. It seems like my brain just tells me the day is a dead loss for weight so I might as well eat all the stuff I don't normally eat. Terrible thinking of course, but there it is. I did track what I ate so I knew exactly what damage I was doing. I am back on track today but it was a bad few days." and finreporter me, also...."i did the same! a lot of "oh well, you already ate all the food, may as well not care if you eat more." the awful part is, i KNOW when i'm eating the extra food how bad this is for me that i'm not in control. yet i continue to shovel it into my mouth anyway." I feel like I'm barreling downhill at a rapid pace and don't know how to stop! HELP!!!!
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