Failing miserably - need help.

It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do. On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

Oh trust me it ain't as easy as it seems! I have the same problems with
eating everything in sight somedays... it's SO weird. It's like, I KNOW I
should eat healthy and on points and all and I deliberately sabotage myself
into disaster or something. I weighed 245 last JULY and I'm just now
starting to get back down into the 230s (hopefully will be there by this
week's weigh-in on Friday!) Anyway, what I mean to write is that we've all
been where you are and we've all just started over again the next day.
Don't worry about it... we're you really only up a tenth of a pound? That's
hardly ANYTHING really. It could've been too much air in your lungs for
that matter... lol... my point is, don't sweat the small stuff. Just hang
in there and do your best the next day. You'll be fine.

--

~Kristin O~
272/240.8/172



"WannaBLean" wrote in message
...
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry
by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do.
On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small
donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I
SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again
until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged!

Oh my, that is such a little weight gain, but I know from past experience that
any gain is hard. Try to have the attitude that tomorrow is another day!!
Wipe the slate clean and start tomorrow off on a good foot, maybe by Monday you
will show a loss! I am also hungry in the afternoon, I have been having some
low point snacks like today I had a whole sandwich which was only 3 points!! I
used light bread (1 point), light cheese (1 point), and 2 slices of turkey
(also 1 point). I put lettuce and pickles on it and it was delicious! I also
pop lite popcorn or have a ww bar that is 2 points. Try to find something low
in points that you can eat and hang in there!!

Kathy

First of all you had a tenth of a pound gain. You could have had a full
bladder, or retained some fluids in your body to cause that to happen. Such
a small gain is not reason to fall off program and give up. Don't wait
until tomorrow to get back on program, get back on program right now. Drink
some more water and go for a walk. Little things are what add up to the
losses you are looking for.

Stop beating yourself up for a small slip, realize that it is not WILLpower
but WANTpower that gets us through this. What are you wanting out of this?
If you are wanting a healthier and happier you, then work towards that and
the weight will soon follow in its footsteps.

Debbie

"WannaBLean" wrote in message
...
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry
by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do.
On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small
donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I
SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again
until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

WannaBLean wrote:
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do. On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???



Oh dear don't think it's easy!! It ain't!! Give yourself a break!! You
said you are going to start over again tomorrow. Good!! Give yourself
something to look forward to!! Pick out a favorite meal and fit it into
your points for the day so you have something to look forward to. Make
sure the rest of the day has good stuff too! You can do it!!

Connie

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/204.5/155
RAFL 210.5/204.5/198.5

No tongue lashing, just dust yourself on and start again. A bad day or
couple of days doesnt mean giving up. Forgive and start again. Maybe
you need to add a snack in the afternoon. I have a fruit and a yogurt
( only 1.5 points in total) about 5 pm to ward of the afternoon
munchies. As to the Wednesday, why not have a 0 point filling
vegetable soup before you go so you are not so hungry, saying no would
be a bit easier then. Good luck and don't give up you can do this.
Michelle
Ozzie in Switzerland

WW WI 69.8 / 63.5 / 61kg 134 lbs

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:59:00 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do. On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

Easy???? No way! It is a constant battle of wills, for me - even while on
maintanence. There are always things constantly calling my name ... such as the
most recent addition of girl scout cookies. But I tell myself that I want to stay
where I'm at more than I want that silly little cookie. And when I was in the
losing phase, I told myself I wanted to lose more than I wanted .... whatever. IF
I chose to have an item, I made sure it worked into the plan .. if not on that
day, then during the next. That's the wonderful thing with ww - you can get right
back into the swing of things at the next possible opportunity. You can also
choose to increase your activity for a few days, to aid in working off those
indulgences. It's all up to us how we want to handle them.

A one tenth of a pound gain is nothing to fret over - call it practicing
maintenance. If you've been having some good losses, it could very well be that
your body is just taking a bit of a break while it re-adjusts itself. This seems
to be a fairly common issue. Then all of a sudden, a big loss will appear and
things get back to *normal* with the losses.

Another thing that worked for me (but you have to decide for yourself) is to face
the music - so to speak. I never skipped a weigh-in, even if I knew what the
results were going to be. By avoiding, all I did was play a head game with
myself. If skipping works positively for you, then go for it - I only know that
for me, it would have made it too hard to go the next time or to even bother with
getting back on track.

Hang in there!

Joyce

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:59:00 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do. On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

A couple of pieces of advice (from someone who, like everyone else here, has
struggled tremendously)--first, remember if you are adding any kind of
physical activity or if you are eating more than normal--even if it's
healthy food--you will show a gain for the first few weigh in's, it'll soon
pass!! Second, try adding a little more low point protein to your morning
meal or snack. I have found on the mornings I eat an egg or some meat or
have a protein shake I'm less hungry than on the mornings I have cereal or
starchy foods. Third, when the hunger strikes grab a low point, no point
vegi. You'll probably find that after a few days of "forcing" yourself to
eat them you'll start craving them!! Also, add water to your diet. I find
the days that I drink my water I'm less hungry, on the days I don't I eat
everything in sight. Finally and most importantly remember you are human!!
We all have days where we don't follow our eating plan exactly as we plan,
it happens. I've said before, skinny people have days where they "pig out"
too, we just need to learn to do it once in a while, not everyday--a concept
I had a very hard time overcoming!!! Come to the board often for support
and if you feel like eating, pop in, read some posts, maybe post a thing or
two and see if the feeling goes away!!!

You can do this, you will do this, you have lots of support here!!!!

--
Janice
263/252/150 (maybe 130)


"WannaBLean" wrote in message
...
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry
by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do.
On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small
donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I
SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again
until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

You guys really are great. I'm starting over today and I'm going to try ALL
the suggestions you made. Thank you everybody.
"Janice Kennish" wrote in message
news:z1MPb.119963$I06.905705@attbi_s01...
A couple of pieces of advice (from someone who, like everyone else here,
has
struggled tremendously)--first, remember if you are adding any kind of
physical activity or if you are eating more than normal--even if it's
healthy food--you will show a gain for the first few weigh in's, it'll
soon
pass!! Second, try adding a little more low point protein to your morning
meal or snack. I have found on the mornings I eat an egg or some meat or
have a protein shake I'm less hungry than on the mornings I have cereal or
starchy foods. Third, when the hunger strikes grab a low point, no point
vegi. You'll probably find that after a few days of "forcing" yourself to
eat them you'll start craving them!! Also, add water to your diet. I
find
the days that I drink my water I'm less hungry, on the days I don't I eat
everything in sight. Finally and most importantly remember you are
human!!
We all have days where we don't follow our eating plan exactly as we plan,
it happens. I've said before, skinny people have days where they "pig
out"
too, we just need to learn to do it once in a while, not everyday--a
concept
I had a very hard time overcoming!!! Come to the board often for support
and if you feel like eating, pop in, read some posts, maybe post a thing
or
two and see if the feeling goes away!!!

You can do this, you will do this, you have lots of support here!!!!

--
Janice
263/252/150 (maybe 130)


"WannaBLean" wrote in message
...
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9.
I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry
by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do.
On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small
donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of
vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers,
a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I
SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again
until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???

First, start being nice to yourself. You are human and it takes time to
change your eating habits. Try to substitute hot decaf tea, fruit and
vegetables for pie. Also, I find that if I can get involved with a book, a
quilt, or another project, eating becomes less of a problem. Another good
tip that I got a meeting is to plan your food for next day. Even if you
change your mind, you start out with a workable plan.

--
Take Care
Catherine
154/135.8/136
Lifetime 6/99
Next personal goal 133.2





"WannaBLean" wrote in message
...
It all started Monday when I weighed in and was UP from 231.8 to 231.9. I
was so discouraged! I have been on a downhill slide ever since. I'm very
good about counting my points at breakfast and lunch, but I am so hungry
by
the afternoon that I am ready to eat anything in sight and sometimes do.
On
Wednesday nights our church cooks a meal and serves it for a small
donation
to help the Sunday School department and tonight I had a bowl of vegetable
soup AND gumbo (which I had never tried and never will again ) crackers, a
grilled cheese sandwich AND pie!!! WHAT is wrong with me??? WHY CAN'T I
SAY
NO??? I guess I'm reporting for my tongue lashing. It will make me feel
better. I'm starting all over again tomorrow. I may not weigh in again
until
NEXT Monday. It seems so easy for all of you. HOW do you DO it???