Getting Back on Track How can you get back to losing weight once you have had a difficult time and quit?
Don't overcompensate by skipping meals,
Overdoing exercise,
Or otherwise punishing yourself.
Instead,
Resume at the point where you stopped.
Review the two to three days before you got off track.
Write down all the events and feelings that may have led to the problem.
This will help you keep it from happening again.
If you still have inappropriate foods at home that you purchased during your time off,
Throw them out or give them away.
Draw up a menu plan for the next seven days.
And also schedule activities for the times you are anticipating difficulty.
Plan on doing some of your favorite things.
This will increase compliance and keep your mind off food.
Be sure to get enough rest and sleep.
Fatigue is destructive because when you are tired,
Your defenses are down,
So the tendency is to make emotional rather than intellectually based decisions.
And you'll eat more to give yourself energy that will result in consuming far more calories than are required for weight loss.
Decide whether you are the type of person who should keep the weight loss process to him or herself or share the information with others.
Some people do better if they don't tell others because they feel pressured to do well in order to not disappoint them or they feel they are constantly being watched and evaluated.
Other people enjoy the sense of competition and expectations when family members and friends are aware of what is happening.
It's up to you to decide which approach is best.
Above all,
If your weight loss program is interrupted for any reason,
Do something.
Don't let apathy take over.
If your program is worth starting in the first place,
It's worth resuming.
