help.. need support...
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Angi@bs
Obvious Member
Joined: 26 May 2008
Posts: 45
Footing: BraunSchweig, Germany
Juxtapose Jun 11, 2008 9: 55 pm    Post subject: help.. need support...
well here I am... I fell off the wagen... and I want to get back on.. I am feeling pretty miserable right about now. I know I want to do this, be strong and stick it out. Honestly, I dont even know why I faltered, but we ' re human... I guess [ / icon_wink. gif]
so if anyone went through this after the first week, please respond [ / icon_wink. gif]
Thanks for the kind words
Caoimhe
Senior Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 226
Seat: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Stick together Jun 11, 2008 10: 27 pm    Post subject:
* Puts hand up * Me. I fell off the wagon today. Stupid reasons. And I ' m Very upset. But we ' ve just got to move onward in a positive direction. It took me years to get to this weight because of bad habits learned. We can ' t eradicate those bad habits by magic. But we can work at it and get better. I want to get better and I know you do too. We can do this! [ / icon_biggrin. gif]
Angi@bs
Celebrated Member
Joined: 26 May 2008
Posts: 45
Longitude: BraunSchweig, Germany
Concrete Jun 11, 2008 10: 33 pm    Post subject:
yes!!!! thank you!!! we are in this together.. we shall stick to strong.. I am so appreciative for this forum....
thanks [ / icon_lol. gif]
Caoimhe
Senior Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 226
Setting: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Clasp Jun 11, 2008 10: 40 pm    Post subject:
So am I! I know it ' s all down to each of us as persons to make this work but its definitely easier as part of a group. [ / icon_biggrin. gif]
Tril
Senior Member
Joined: 27 May 2008
Posts: 1325
Location: ( very ) Northeastern USA
Thu Jun 12, 2008 12: 37 am    Post subject:
Habits are hard to break... especially life long habits. Most people who struggle with a weight issue use food for more than fuel. We use it for comfort, celebration, boredom, fears, etc. Put us in an emotional situation ( being afraid, lonely, bored, or even happy ) and we are self conditioned to reach for something to eat... that conditioning doesn ' t go away until you replace that behavior with a new behavior. That ' s why it ' s SO HARD in the beginning... before you ' ve replaced eating in response to an emotional event with not eating as a response. We often don ' t know what ELSE to do!!!
Once it ' s happened there ' s only one thing you can do... forgive youself. Recognize that this is a learning process. Figure out what it was that tipped you over... really think about it. How could you avoid getting to that point the next time? Better planning? More sleep? More water? Avoid certain people or situations? Then try to figure out something that you could have done differently... what behavior could you replace it with that would keep you from eating off plan??
The next step is to move on. Get right back on plan. No waiting until the next meal or the next day... or week. [ / icon_wink. gif] Just never, ever give up.
Tril
Angi@bs
Established Member
Joined: 26 May 2008
Posts: 45
Location: BraunSchweig, Germany
Thu Jun 12, 2008 1: 43 pm    Post subject: back on track!
I was back on track today... Tril you are so right, food is a complex thing to some people... me! I need to figure out how to avoid such situations from happening again. i definately learned that having no cravings doesnt mean they are GONE FOREVER...; S
thanks for the support!
Caoimhe
Senior Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 226
Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Thu Jun 12, 2008 10: 28 pm    Post subject: Re: back on track!
Angi@bs wrote:
I i definately learned that having no cravings doesnt mean they are GONE FOREVER...; S
So true, so true [ / icon_confused. gif]