New DietBet, New Start

Posted on August 11, 2014

I am disappointed in myself today, because I weighed in for my newest DietBet and had to confront the fact that I have almost undone all the progress I made in my last bet! After winning my last bet, I went on vacation and then got only partially back on track... and I have gained back all but 1.9 of the pounds that I lost on that last bet. Sigh.

I am trying to remind myself that I made a conscious choice to take a vacation, not just from work and daily life, but also from tracking my food and making sure that every choice I made was healthy. I knew that choice would have consequences (though I didn't think they'd be this big!), and I was okay with that, so I chose to be where I am today. And, now, I choose not to allow that backslide to continue.

Last time I had a backslide, it was a huge one--after losing 80+ pounds, I gained 40+ back! It took years to get my head back in the game. This time I 'slid' for a few weeks, gained 7 pounds back, and am committed to moving forward towards my ultimate goal. Right now my total loss (from my all-time heaviest) is 92.2 pounds. So, instead of beating myself up because a month ago I was at 99.2 pounds, why not celebrate the 92.2 and let that victory remind me that I CAN do this and be successful.

I made choices, and they have repurcussions. Today I have the opportunity to make more choices... and today I choose a new start, a new commitment, and to make choices whose repurcussions will be ones that I celebrate -- weight-loss, better health, and a DietBet win on September 8.

And, by the way, when I win this bet... I will have also lost 101 pounds. :)

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Kat

08/14/2014 3:23PM

You go girl. And maybe a note of optimism--when we go off our healthy eating plans, we often eat too much salt and retain a bunch of water. That water comes off pretty quickly with better food choices. So, cross your fingers that the first two pounds will just slip away.

Patricia W

08/12/2014 2:34PM

Good job

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jendan22

08/11/2014 6:34PM

Thank you for sharing - I didn’t know your whole weight loss story. I’m where you were after losing 85 lbs, I’ve gain back 40 - took me about 6 months to get my head right and here I am joining a DietBet because you help spirit me on. We WILL win this bet and I’ll be happy to celebrate that 101 with you in September!!

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Lynda H.

08/11/2014 3:34PM

Great post! Amazing loss and smart choices!

Sky

08/11/2014 2:46PM

This is awesome! I am glad that you are coming back. I am new around here, but I am loving it already. I would often find myself going on a diet and losing all the weight, but then gaining it all back when it was a vacation, or when I start going out with friends. One of my favorite tricks when going out to eat, is that when I get my order of food, I ask for a to-go box and put half of my meal in the box and set it off to the side. (: That way, I get to eat, but I don't over eat because its out of site, out of mind. I hope that I get to have an accomplishment like you do after I am done with dietbet.! 101 pounds is an amazing goal and I know you can do it!

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