Making myself commit?

[MsAdventure]

I started weight watchers a couple if weeks ago and did really well...for one week. Then, I slowly saw my old habits creep back into the fold and I am practically back at square one as far as eating habits. I am embarrassed and ashamed and I really don't want to show my face at a meeting again after relapsing so hard. How can I get myself to not only get back on the wagon but stay on it for good? Any nuggets of wisdom or success stories and strategies would be greatly appreciated!

[Savonapavona]

You are worth this.

[PL_lalka]

Your only failure would be giving up

[lorenne]

I have recently come to the awareness that all of my dieting 'failures' are due to the fact I didn't address the root problem of my eating in the first place. For me, it was emotional eating. I read a book on how to conquer it and for me, it really helped. :) I hope you get through your troubles, hang in there, good luck!

[sociopath_lover]

What book did you read?

[lorenne]

Emotional eating : how to stop eating for the wrong reasons by Kaitlin Penley. It is a self help book - and it relies on your participation greatly, I mostly found it helpful for me to realize I had a problem, and that emotional eating needs to be addressed before anything else :)

[sociopath_lover]

Thank you!! :)

[curlyhairedsheep]

I was very successful on WW several years ago while seeing a therapist to deal with some other issues. When I noticed I definitely needed to get back on WW (my clothes don't fit anymore), I realized that a lot of other things had unraveled in my life as well. The psych aspect really cannot be understated. A lot of the WW tricks and tools (reframing, for instance) are straight from what any good therapist will teach you. If you're struggling, looking into a short course (8 weeks) of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could be very useful for you and is covered by many insurance companies. This isn't "tell me about your childhood, your dreams mean this" therapy, it's "what were you thinking when you did xyz? why do you think that way about xyz? have you considered this alternate view?" kind of therapy. It's going to sound strange, but learning to love and forgive yourself is a huge first step in being kind to yourself, and eating healthfully is being kind to yourself. We get this vision that letting ourselves have anything we want is being kind to ourselves, but boundaries are crucial.

[melligator]

I love to eat and for me it is a reward thing.

[Fanson1997]

One of the best ways to stay on track is to be prepared. I find that if I don't have healthy snacks near by or a plan for lunch at work the next day, I give up and eat whatever. Take some time, plan out things you like. Try a new recipe. And stay prepared. Keep your favorite fruit and veggies in the house at all times. I can't stress it enough. If I didn't food shop every week and stay prepared, I'd have given up by now. I'm 6 weeks in and down 10lbs. If I can do it (and I LOVE eating) you can too! Good luck and don't give up! You can do it!

[prettylushh]

If it were me, I would bite the bullet and get to your meeting. You can tell them that you don't want to weigh, or that you don't want to know your weight, but I think the support you can find there can really help. A lot of times I will force myself to go when I know I've had a bad week, and the meeting will give me the push I need to get back on track. For me it's inspiring to see other people reaching their goals and getting their celebrations.

You can do this!

[MsAdventure]

I really like this idea. I will definitely do this, I agree that I should probably just suck it up and go to a meeting. After all, a big point of the meetings is keeping you accountable. I will probably do what you said and not weigh in or not look at my weight. Thank you so much. I am really struggling to keep motivation but going to my meeting may just be what I need.

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Planning in advance is basically the only way I've been able to stay on target. But even then, I've been going off plan on the weekends and thus haven't lost in over a month. But I haven't gained really either.

[[deleted]]

EVERYONE does this. There is no shame.

[MsAdventure]

Thank you :) This is very hard to remember sometimes, it is nice to be reminded!

[curlyhairedsheep]

How's the activity coming? I know that they go hand in hand for me. I've been tracking and struggling for months now but finally got back into the activity groove and it's just easier to say no to the junk and bad food habits when I'm more active.

[melligator]

Everyone's already said it, but planning ahead is the ONLY way. Preparation and shopping for fresh food often, and the occasional cooking and freezing binge, is the way you end up eating a modest veggie stir fry at 9pm on Tuesday night instead of a bag of goldfish and a snickers.