Fell off the Wagon, climbing back on!?

Good News!!! I finally got my Promotion. Focused shifted to new job, that has not even started yet. Technically Aug. 17. Overwhelmed & anxious at the same time? Got discouraged went back to Arthritis doc, blood test normal, Vit-D low, on a new Vit-D supplement. On there scale I only lost 1lb. from my last visit. I was so pissed. All this walking for what? and still aching like hell? what's the point? I thought I lost 7lbs. now I am not too sure. Failed the entire week at the water challenge guys. Glad I was able to motivated, others!! This summer has has been real wacky, I've been chasing a promotion and trying to keep my head above water. Now I just need to get my self back on track. Do I just starve myself? I could never do that? Athough I've been off the grid for several days, please know I will always return at some point, it's just life takes completely over and I have to play catch up.
Under the added stress of relief of the promotion, I've been eating bread, ice cream and everything else? I have been feeling fat, and from eating all this anything foods, I feel so fat & my clothes feel tight, & this was days before the docs appointment. I just have to start at ground zero again. I feel like I should do something drastic but I have not clue as to what?
Back to water, Protein, fruits & veggies. I will check back in again asap. Staying on the board, I have realized keeps us accountable to some degree.
Keep up the good work, everyone else.
Peace-jbug

At almost 5 years out, I have chased my tail over these same things more than once.  This is what I did this summer to change:

• walk a minimum of 3 miles/day; been averaging 25 miles/week; if you can get at least some of your walking in at the start of the day it jump-starts you metabolism
• eat 1,000 or less calories 2 consecutive days with the carbs under 50 and protein over 100.
• eat 1,000 to 1,200ish calories the other days with carbs under 100 and protein over 100.
• drink a minimum of 64oz of water
• don't eat pasta, rice, crackers, cookies, popcorn, chips, etc... 
• carbs come from yogurt, fruits, vegetables and bread products like Joseph's Lavash wrap (the whole wheat, oat bran, flax one), Fold-its, Special K protein cereal and occasionally potatoes or corn on the cob(this only because it is so fresh right now)
• I log all my food and plan a week at a time (subject to change as the week progresses, but staying within the parameters I have set)

I have lost 8 pounds this summer doing this.  I have another 13 or so to go to get back to the weight I was at 2 years (145).  

Persevere!!! You will win in the end.

Michele

I feel ya!  For the last 5 years since we moved, I feel like  I have been changing jobs every 18 months - mainly because I have as new opportunities - some of which were BAD - presented themselves.  It's so hard to be honest. My challenge is in the evening when the days tasks are done.  Not good at all!

Back to basics, trying every day.

Congratulations on the new promotion. Thats awesome! As for the weight, what does YOUR scale say? It could be that the doctors scale is not calibrated right or it could be that you just weighed different due to the time of day, and or what you are wearing. I was told to pick a scale to go by and stick to it. Also to weigh at the same time of day wearing the same thing.  I *officially* weigh on Wednesday mornings as soon as I get out bed (after using bathroom) and usually in my undertank and panties.  I have fallen back into weighing every day sometimes several times a day. Shh, don't tell hubby he will take the scale away again.  

I think I kinda fell off this week as well. I haven't taken any of my vitamins at all this week and my water intake has been so so. Yesterday and today I met the water goal but the rest of the week not so much. Tomorrow is a new day and I WILL take my vitamins.  I did "cheat" today and I had a cupcake (it was awful and I regret wasting my calories on it) at a birthday party we went to but I am still within todays goal of protein just on the higher side of my calorie goal.  Since having the cupcake I've felt icky and I'm craving salt...so weird.  We stopped at the store on the way home to pick up asparagus for dinner and I grabbed a jar of dill pickles to snack on for the drive home.  

Here's to getting back on track with eating, water and vitamins.  We CAN do this!!! 

So many people I know, including myself - are going through extremely challenging times. We do have set backs.  But I heard a saying recently - "Your desire to change must be stronger than your biggest excuse OR CAUSE to prevent your change." Because there always seems to be set backs and really difficult challenges.

Trust me - I am no saint. I am learning this. But it did resonate with me.  People die. Diseases come. House, partners, jobs, all change.  Our generation seems to be in a revolving door of stress and no time for ones self.  And yet - we do control what we eat. And the desire to change what we eat has to be stronger than the stress that promotes us to make sugar or other choices that don't promote our health.

But I GET IT.  Life is HARD. You have lots of change to manage. I think eliminating those trigger foods (we all have different ones) and recording all you eat, and exercising when you can, at minimum will help you feel healthier and more in control and at maximum promote weight loss.

That said - I am working on the same challenges. And I know how disappointing it is to feel like you have worked hard on a plan and then see no weight loss that reflects the effort.  But don't give up. Others have done it - so you can too.  We all have set backs. Just keep at it!