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Thanks for the tip... Having a Mantra is an excellent idea....  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!   I see having a mantra serves as motivation too...   Yes... I am greatful to be able to post here and get encouragement and support... I am sooo thankful... I have acquired some good friends who understand the challenge at hand and offer support and not criticism.....

Hang in there Diva. HUGS! I've certainly been there...we ALL have. If you need some positive thoughts to help you see the light at the end of the tunnel, just remember that every time you recover from an episode of frustration, you WILL get a little stronger. By picking up now, adjusting your treadmill exercise, and going right back to good food, you are arming yourself against the tough (but worthwhile) effort ahead. It sucks, though, I KNOW! I also recommend weighing once every two weeks or 10 days. Well, that's best in my experience. I made the mistake of buying a scale recently. My dad is out of town, but once he gets back I will be taking the scale to his house and only weighing there when I go to visit him.

Hello Sonora,  Thank you for the advice.... I think I am gonna let the scale alone for a while and not focus so much on it... Thanks for the support... I need it!

Big hugs and plenty of empathy coming your way!!!!  I definitely feel you, girl, believe me. Can I help at this point? Nope. You'll come out of this, you are already feeling your destructive behavior and you are not liking it.  I hate being logical about weight loss, don't you?  You know it's going to happen if you keep working it, but yet it eludes you..  Totally sucks!!!

Hang in there, this too shall pass.  Remember my last pity party?  I am excited about being back on track and not beating myself up anymore.  It's a lifestyle change, remember that.  Not a quick fix!

 

 

Yeah... I do remember....  I have recovered today... yesterday... I ate salad for lunch and dinner and burned 400 calories and the gym.... I am feeling better today....  (I think)....  I am more focused... and I am working on my Matra... I dressed myself to feel good today put on some of my Bath and Body Works smell good.... that seems to help me spirits....  So today.. I hold my head up high..... and walk in faith that I can make it...   Thanks to all my friends and support here!!

I can't say it any better than everyone already has...   don't let it get ya down.  just say ohmmmm.... (and then fling the scale out the window!!) 

Oh trust the scale is on the next NASA mission... I believe it is Discovery in launching next month... I think I can strap it to one of the rocket boosters... and watch it fall out into the Atlantic....after take off!!!

Speaking of scales.  I now weigh myself once a week (on Saturdays), and I'm thinking about starting to weigh myself only once a month, probably on the 1st day of the month.  I'm getting fed up (no pun intended) of letting the scale control my emotions.

****High Five**** Tali.. now that is what I am talking about... I think I am will do that too.. the only problem with that is if the scale does not move in a month... we gonna be some upset folks.....  Lets pray in advance...

LOL -- yeah, I know what you mean, but I'd rather be upset once a month than once a week.  Also, what I'm going for is taking the power away from the scale.  Let's face it, if I've had a good month and been on track most days it's highly unlikely that I won't show a loss if I way myself only once a month, and yes I would be upset and frustrated if I don't.  But, I'm trying to be rational about this.  If I make healthy choices most of the time and workout regularly it's just impossible for me to maintain my current weight.  It's all about calories in versus calories out.  When I focus on what the scale tells me and let my emotions be totally controlled by it, then I'm behaving irrationally and not acting in my best interest.  Why is it that when trying to lose weight, normally rational people just act crazy as hell.? With all that said -- let us bow are heads in prayer....