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Last night I was in the what you call "city" near me...not anything like Detroit or Chicago or anything but busier than where I live. I had to go to the beauty supply store to pick up some things. Well....fast food everywhere of every kind! I gave in :( I hated myself for it. All I wanted to do was purge it up but I knew if I did that it would turn into a huge un wanted eating disorder. SO for like a half an hour I was hating myself not even wanting to go to the gym. I did end up going and working out for an hour. But this morning I feel like blah yes BLAH I don't feel all healthy ewwww! So Tomorrow will be better and I shall step on the scales in the morning to see my progress. So I am glad i went to the gym and worked something off.

You did the smart thing by going to the gym afterward instead of just saying I screwed up so no use exercising.  I know when I pass by a restaurant and you smell the aroma from the food it does bother me.  A lot of people say they don't have a problem with that, but for me IT'S TORTURE!   Dust yourself off, today is a new day!

Brenda

 

Food is a drug to me. It is torture passing by things. But today is a new day and I am content I have my water next to me and have been drinking it heavily because now days I have been more thirsty...odd? I never used to be like that now its as if I crave the water every second of the day!

Hi Christa

Well, everybody screws up sometime, but the difference between the old and the new you, is that you chose to go and exercise after the fact, in stead of letting it all go for the day, am I right??
That is a big huurah and even bigger if youstarted out right again today!! You can't live life without ever giving in to temptaion. Just don't feel too guilty but make sure you even it out by working out. I am gonna use that tip myself once I get started! GOOD LUCK TODAY
Carina

Thank you Carina! Yea I am going back on track today. I still feel blah about yesterday but I know that I can't be perfect and it might happen once in a while so. Picking up the pieces and it is a new day. I see you are from the Netherlands....how is it there? warm, cold? Does it snow there? lol Questions I know but i am interested in other countries :)

Hi Christa

Just remember, in your past you would have handled it differently, so don't feel Blah but feel proud!

Netherlands is a small country next to germany and Belgium. It is only 250 miles long and 150 miles wide, we have 16 million inhabitants. Capital amsterdam.
We have a mild sea climate which unfortunately means lots of rain. Think of Seattle. Snow occurs rarely these days (unlike 20 years ago, but hey..global warming...) Summer is sometimes pretty good, but this year we had a particularly wet summer.

looking at the positive side....  you didnt continue the bad behavior.  You stopped and went to the Gym.  Hurrah for you!

You could have let this completely derail your progress, but you didn't!  Use that as motivation.  You also picked yourself up and went to the gym.  Sometimes it just takes a little distance from the event but I hope you can think about these things b/c in your behavior you did have victories by rebounding.  Maybe you can try focus more on those things as time goes by. This weekend was not as good as past weekends and I didn't have a plan which was my biggest problem.  I try not to eat impulsively.  If I want to indulge a little bit in something it has to be planned.  I didn't follow my rules and I paid come weigh in time (0.6 pound).  I looked on the positive side.  It was not a complete disaster even if it could have been better and I came home, worked out and plan to get to 10 pounds off by next Thursday (I'm at 8.4 lost so far).  It's not a big goal, but should be attainable. I hope you can focus on the things you did right.  For the ONE thing that may not have been the best choice you made several other choices that were GREAT!  Keep it up!

Thanks ladies! :) I feel better today. I actually out of obsessive behavior stepped on the scale and I didn't gain anything so I was content with myself after that. I'm not going to the gym tonight though it's friday and I am havinga  girls night with some friends. Which I haven't drank alchy in like a month....which I know I will be drinking tonight which will probably lead to a pound or 2 of weight gain but I am not stressing over that. Because I will work out tomorrow and Sunday.  And 10 pounds already at 8 pounds totally attainable you can do it! :) Woohoo for you!

Have fun with the girls!  When I used to go out at night, I would try alternating an alcoholic bev with a non alcoholic one.  It cut my intake way down but I still had a good time. And thanks, it will be a month and I would really like to have lost 12 by next week but I think 1.6 pounds is reasonable if I don't hit it.