struggling after holiday...

[Nouseforausername]

I've been on EE since last Oct, lost 5st 9lb and went on holiday from 4th of august to 11th August. relaxed a little on holiday and had my first gain of 1/2lb. since being back im struggling so much to get back on plan. I want to eat 24 hours a day and I want chocolate and all things bsd. doesn't help ive got really bad cramps. I'm feeling sorry for myself. I've got group on tuesday where I've been nominated for woman of the year and have to stand up in front of everyone telling them how I think I should win when j want to curl up with a pan of warm gooey brownies and jack it all in. sorry for the very self obsessed first world problem thread. feeling very rubbish...

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

First of all, well done on losing 5st 9, that's amazing! Secondly, I relaxed on my birthday week & put on 5 1/2lb, honestly 1/2lb is nothing. Maybe allow yourself a few more days & make a firm resolution to get back on plan say Monday.

You can still be woman of the year, you've done amazingly well.

[Stickerrocks]

How about going down the Success Express route on the meals you're eating with 2/3 superfree food on your plate and then stretch your syns up to 15 a day. You've done fantastically well so far and you'll feel far worse in a couple of week's time if you give up completely now. You know SW works and it's flexible enough to cope with a temporary blip.

[Nouseforausername]

I know ive done well to get where I am I know it works. my stupid head is just rebelling to what me and my body want :/ its almpst like ive kinda gone yeah I put on half a pound now let's self destruct....im really annoyed at myself. furious and im not going to feel honest standing up saying that I should be WOTY. I know its showing I'm human and struggle like everyone else and that will reflect on the scales but I don't feel it makes me worthy to say I've lost this weight im an inspection. I need to stop making stupid excuses like oh well ive got cramp or something just as silly

[Stickerrocks]

Oh you poor thing. Sometimes it feels as though your head & your heart are pulling you in opposite directions. In the short term you may feel better eating chocolate, but in the long run you may regret completely giving up. Cut yourself some slack for a while & but keep going to group.

In the meantime, go and take the credit you really deserve at WOTY. Our awards today we're for real people, facing real challenges, not some celebrity with personal trainers and dieticians. Hang on in there.

[Nouseforausername]

I won. and only put half a pound on not sure how it was only that. I really need to give myself a kick up the bum. such a first world problem

[Stickerrocks]

Oh well done! The scales won't always show a loss, but think how much worse it could have been. Some of the food you've been eating must have been the right stuff and the rest of it obviously hasn't done any major harm. Now, don't get complacent, but stick with it.

[Reepits]

Wow @ your loss.

Half is nothing.

Remember how you felt when you were your former size, focus on that.

It helps to focus on the emotional reasons why up you eat, I gave lost and put it all back on, now I am losing again, but this time I am not just trying to get to target so I can start eating bad again,I am really working on my mental state.

If I don't lose it before menopause, then it will be too hard after/ during is I am seeing food as fuel not pleasure.