Funny How The Old Thoughts So Quickly Take Over

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I have had really good losses, good success with the sleeve. I went on a 4 day camping trip over fathers day weekend, was very active and didn't overeat and still had good losses. Since then, I have basically been stalled. No big deal really, stalls are normal, right!?! Truth is that I have not been prone to stalls, I tend to lose at least some every week, so it isn't part of "my normal".

Anyway, I started noticing thoughts creeping into my head - like I must surely be regaining and will my smaller clothes still fit kind of thing. I have been amazed at how quickly those negative thoughts have invaded my mind -- the fear of repeating the yoyo loss/regain pattern from my past.

The good news is that I went shopping for jeans yesterday and I am down another size. Not only have I kissed the plus section goodbye, I am now fitting into 16s quite readily. 14s can't be that far away! That actually helped me reset my mind a bit and not over-react to going through a stall.

I must say though, there must be quite the size inflation going on. Last time i was at this weight, around 10 years ago, I was wearing 18W-20W jeans.

[Writergirl 230]

I went through that same thought process early on. I only lose for about 2 wks out of each month for some reason. I started to feel like this was just the same old thing. But I don't anymore. What I now do when I'm stalled is look back at all of my daily totals on MyFitnessPal. I record everything in there, even down to 1 olive. When I'm stalled, I ask myself what I could have done better. If there's an answer, I do it. If I've done everything right (no junk, had Protein, drank Water, exercised, etc), then I just calmly say, "This is just part of the process!" I'm going to be accountable, but if I'm doing my best or close to it, I'm not going to let these stalls get me down. Congrats on the smaller sizes! You must be looking great!

[Krysty 11]

It really is difficult to shake off old habits and reprogram ourselves to eat differently. Although I am only two months out, I felt like I was on track and was losing steadily. Then my husband ended up in the hospital for emergency surgery because of a kidney stone, and I found myself "stress eating" my way through the ordeal. The tool sure kept me in line though. No more binge eating for me! But I was amazed at how quickly I abandoned keeping track of my food and liquid intake. Lifelong habits are so hard to break!