.:Picking yourself back up:.

Boy! This week has been BAD!! I ate alot and bad things; things that I thought would help make me feel better because it's bland (like bread). I only worked out 3 times this week... It's been horrible and I think I gained weight too.. Now standing at 114lbs (hopefully just water weight)..
So now I must pick myself back up and start over again. I am starting to feel better now from my sickness. I am not 100% myself yet, but I am in good enough shape to workout again tomorrow.
Now I have only three weeks before leaving for Puerto Rico... Fighting! Fighting!

Picking Yourself Up After a Weight Gain

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

Firstly, don’t start blaming yourself or getting angry. You might feel as though all your hard work’s been worth nothing, but that’s not true (as I’ll explain in a minute). Feeling miserable and guilty isn’t likely to get you inspired to make any positive changes! So call a swift end to the pity party. Focus simply on the facts – your current weight and measurements – and recognise that you have the chance to turn things around.

Look At Your Successes

However hopeless you might feel, you have had successes already. You may well have stuck to some of your good habits despite sliding away from your diet: for example, are you drinking half-and-half instead of whole milk, or using less oil in your cooking?

Maybe you started exercising and stopped – but you might have successfully found some activities which you quite enjoyed. Can you go back to them?

Perhaps you found some great new healthy recipes which you really enjoyed. Could you start eating those meals again?

If you’ve lost weight in the past, you know that you can do it again. It’s as simple as that!

Look At What Went Wrong

Once you’ve taken a good look at what you’ve done well, it’s time to think about what went wrong. Don’t get judgmental – treat yourself gently and sympathetically. (If it helps, think of how you’d be kind to a friend who’d had a setback.)

Here are some typical reasons why dieters end up putting weight back on. Do any apply to you?

• Ended up busy and grabbing fast food or snacks on the go
• Comfort-ate due to stress or unhappiness
• Stopped exercising because of external factors (e.g. injury, the weather)
• Lost motivation – perhaps due to increased happiness about your weight and size (which is a good thing!)
• Family and/or friends weren’t supportive so it was hard to stick to a healthy plan
• Got back into bad habits on vacation and struggled to get back into dieting
• Just let things “slide” a little bit: stopped weighing food, stopped keeping food diary, etc.

Knowing why your diet didn’t quite work out should help you to figure out what you’ll want to do differently now. For example, do you need to cut down on some of the commitments in your life, so that you have time to look after yourself with healthy food and exercise? Could you find support from a slimming club or a friend, if your family aren’t very supportive?

Make a Fresh Start

Finally, it’s time for a fresh start! While I wouldn’t suggest making loads of huge, radical changes all at once, many dieters do find that a clear break from old habits can help them to focus.

You might want to join a gym, clear out the junk food from your cupboards, or make a firm commitment to yourself (putting it in writing can help). You could look for a clear date which helps you focus your dieting efforts – e.g. a vacation, a wedding or Christmas.

Remind yourself that, however many times you’ve gained weight in the past, you cansuccessfully lose weight and keep it off. Build on the successes which you’ve already had, and avoid the mistakes which you know will derail your diet.

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