So I have kicked off my diet & exercise routine again.

I usually watch what I eat-- but now I am not letting myself cheat, or indulge at all! It's time to get militant.

I also finally went back to the gym-- and have been three days in a row, and will go again tonight.Trying to be regular-- as opposed to the sporadic working out I have done in the past year. I want to go 7 days a week IF I can-- but will settle for 5 or 6.

I have been battling with these 10 lbs (give or take) for like a year and a half now... I slowly started to put weight on after my wedding, then work got incredibly busy, and stressful-- I had NO time, and little by little the pounds kept coming on... and before I knew it-- I had to lose 10 pounds.

I feel disgusting-- my clothes don't all fit, and I don't want to buy anything new cause I feel like this is not my normal weight.

I am following a diet that is basically a way of eating-- as opposed to a diet per se-- from meeting with a nutrionist several years ago. I have lost this weight twice before-- and now it's time to do it again.

Anyway-- just posting so I that I am in the "Diet & Fitness" game-- and if I need support, I will post here.

I know it will be hard-- but I am trying to just not get discouraged and stick with it.

Re: So I have kicked off my diet & exercise routine again.

you can do it!
I love it when I hear people making lifestyle changes!

Re: So I have kicked off my diet & exercise routine again.

good luck! you can do it!

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OMG....I feel the same way! Except I think a little more than 10lbs has creeped back on me. I need to get my a$$ to the gym!

Good luck Randi! This board is awesome

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OMG - I am going through the SAME thing also! I have struggled with 10 lbs since we've been married. First I went off bc and gained, then I went through a few really stressful weeks and lost, then I went back on bc and gained it back!

Now I am off bc again - and i NEED to get back in the gym and be MUCH stricter with my diet... I just find it so hard to be that way now that I live with DH. I can't just make vegetables for dinner, ya know?

This morning I had such a hard time getting ready for work because nothing fits right anymore It seriously depresses me!

Thanks for starting this thread. I needed to know I am not the only one going through this today!

Message edited 6/13/2007 10:26:25 AM.

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Well, I am glad I am not alone...

Of course I did not get home from work til 9 15 tonight, so I didn't get to the gym to do my weight training. I did do 30 mins of cardio this morning on the pre-core-- so, at least today was not a total wash, but the muscle building is imperative to weight loss.

I also ordered Alli today-- I saw on the news this morning, that you will lose 10% of your body weight on there-- sign me up! The site says, if you lost 10 lbs on your own-- then on Alli, you will lose 15 lbs... We'll see. As I get older, the harder it is to lose weight.

ETA-- I have to return the Alli since I only want to lose 10 or 15 lbs... I am not technically "overweight". Hopefully I can cancel my order from Drugstore.com!

Message edited 6/14/2007 3:15:50 PM.

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Hi ...dont get discourged ( easier said then done , I know ) . I have been battling this 8 pounds for about a year . About 8 years ago after going through a terrible 10 years of weight gain and dieting I threw out all my dieting books , pills, ect . I went to a nutrtionist , got a food plan along with some other tools I use and just stuck with it . As my attitude and self acceptence got better so did my body . Over the 2 years I also gained about 8 pounds and recently found myself going back to my old habits to try to get it off but its sticking like glue . A few weeks ago I just had it and had to go back to my old routine which was doing the best I could , not over obessing and accepting myself and its working . So maybe you want to try to accepting ourself and love your self for today .. you are not your body or the # on the scale .

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Good Idea .. those things are a temp fix