Ever fallen off the wagon?

[ashleyk]

The clean food wagon...and gotten fat...and unfortunately really enjoyed some of it...


Waahhh I'm such a crybaby I know. I'm starting to get back to normal as far as eating healthy. Not quite clean but calories are under control. Anyone have any stories to share so I dont feel like such an unhealthy glutton here...

[Erik]

Enjoyed eating? Yes

Enjoyed getting fat? Absolutely not.

[andi]

I haven't been on the wagon in such a long time:wavesad: :lol:
but I am mad at myself for getting fluffy....

[ashleyk]

LOL, trust me I am not enjoying the fatness. (To be fair I'm not fat bastard fat. At least my pants still fit...most of them anyways...) :(

[Phoenix59]

I'm in the same predicament! I went on vacation for two weeks at the beginning of August and have since struggled to stay on the wagon. after a few false starts, I finally have gotten into the right frame of mind.

I know I wasn't much help, but just to let you know you're not alone.:wavesad:

[amyloo]

Umm, yes. I'd have to say the last 6 months were basically a big falling off the wagon for me, with lots of anguish and self loathing for my lack of willpower. While I enjoyed every bite of the food I was eating, it was a real wake up call when I tried on my jeans a few weeks ago and discovered they were not-able-to-breathe tight. The harsh reality hit me in the face, enough so that my willpower to eat right came rushing back. I told myself that I flat out refused to go buy bigger clothes for the fall, just because I'd been pigging out.
I'm on day 9 of a PSMF to kick my butt back into gear. Honestly, it's been a blessing. I feel better, I'm starting to look better already, and I'm remembering why the junk food isn't worth the few minutes of tasting good.

[char-dawg]

If you're in this for the long haul (and I hope you are), it makes things a lot easier to use a seasonal approach. I don't know anyone (myself definitely included) who can eat clean all the time, even with cheat days thrown in. After a while, your body just wants something different, and there's no way around it.

So the thing to do is have at least a couple of months out of the year (usually winter) to relax a little, eat a bit more, and try to build up some strength, or work on a lagging bodypart, whatever. Heal your injuries, spend more time eating with your family, make sure to get enough protein in and don't get TOO out of shape. Then once spring comes around and you start to want to tighten up, you'll have something tangible to show for your efforts to counterbalance the unfortunate fat gain.

[mcv]

Hi Ashley!! Glad you enjoyed your hiatus - hop back up here on the wagon with the rest of us!

[Patricia]

Yes.
Did NOT enjoy being 'fat' (er than normal)....Actually, it depressed me bad.
Stories to come....off to class now.....

[Jeff Rage]

Yeah, I fall off the wagon too often. That's the main reason why I'm not in better shape than i am.

[Hoochiemomma]

Fallen off the wagon - yup,
Gotten fat - yup,
Enjoyed it - the getting fat (eating and drinking) yup, the being fat - never!

S'allright - it's melting off.

[Patricia]

Yeah, I fall off the wagon too often. That's the main reason why I'm not in better shape than i am.
Exactly what used to happen to me. I am trying to use past tense when speaking of 'falling off' because it is my hope that I overcome doing it and just schedule a few breaks here and there.
In the past, I would be doing great, eating clean for several months, looking good, too..then something would happen....
Vacation, injury, chaotic weekend...And I would eat bad and feel bloated. Too bloated to go to the gym....And when I didn't workout, I'd eat bad THAT day, too....and repeat.
Then, I'd feel too deperessed and embarassed to go to the gym. I'd feel too fat and think that the gym goers would wonder what the hell happened to me.
It would always take either a)stepping on the scale and realizing I had gained 14! lbs or b) NONE of my clothes even fitting me to get me back on track again.

[janey]

I am officially off the wagon right now...lying on the road. :oops:

It's coming up to winter and I'm trying to build some muscle so that I can ready myself for competing next year so instead of "falling off the wagon", I like to call it "bulking". :shrug:

[veon]

Yes.
For 3 years post surgery, then grad school, first year at a stressful job I slowly accumulated the fat and stopped exersicing. Pants would not fit after this winter. The realization of how unhealthy I had become in mind, body, and spirit was painful.
Finding O2, and then these boards saved me and are still helping me get to a better place than I even was before my 'hiatus'.
Life learning experience. Never again.
This is the lifestyle I enjoy living - it's ok to fall off the wagon, so long as you don't meander off the road altogether.

[freckles]

Summer is really hard... I find it the most difficult time to stay on track. However, Winter here in Canada is long, and cold, and dark, so what better time to whip my ass back in shape for the next bikini season. I cycle through my workouts with the seasonal changes.... I feel gross now - but in reality it isn't that bad, and in a couple weeks I'll be right back on track :)

Hang in there... get back on the wagon.... see the results... you'll feel great!

[Jeff Rage]

instead of "falling off the wagon", I like to call it "bulking"
There's a sig for you! :lol:

[Forged]

If you fall off the wagon, make sure you tuck and roll so you don't break anything.

[Brandi]

Yup. About a year and a half ago. And I am still pissed about it and trying to fix it. :banghead: :curse: I started taking BCP and let myself gain about 40lbs in about 6 months. Friggin' idiot.

Anyway, now I am looking at myself as an athlete and have some very positive influences in my life. I'm turning a corner, albeit a very sloooooooow turn.

[trinitylove]

Summer is really hard... I find it the most difficult time to stay on track. However, Winter here in Canada is long, and cold, and dark, so what better time to whip my ass back in shape for the next bikini season. I cycle through my workouts with the seasonal changes.... I feel gross now - but in reality it isn't that bad, and in a couple weeks I'll be right back on track :)

Hang in there... get back on the wagon.... see the results... you'll feel great!


same for me, here in wisconsin winter wonderland....i'm stuck inside so much, that in order to stay active i have to lift. i can drink lots of hot coffee and tea to help fill me up, too.
it's just easier for me to maintain or lose a little in the winter.

[Brandi]

it's just easier for me to maintain or lose a little in the winter.

Me too. :confused: Even though it is also cold and dreary in the winter here.

[kjinwa]

Currently the wagon is dragging me. I have a really good day where I eat and workout according to my plan and then I'll have a bad day or two where my meals are not on plan. I need to decide what I want for myself and go back to planning my days out-everyday, not just some of them.

[Mandy]

you know, it's the change of seasons that does it for me. Like as retarded as it sounds MacIntosh apples just came out and i would love to eat about 20 a day, on eeeeverything, and nevermind those with caramel slathered on them with peanuts - I could eat buckets of those. And Apple Cider. Or around spring and summer when I want to gobble up a ton of fruit. Plus winter is cold and all I want in the world is hot soup and a huge loaf of bread for my taking once it starts getting cold. It's those times when seasonal food comes out that I can't get year 'round. So, yea, I fall off the wagon, but I get sick of it and hop back on. Sometimes forcing myself before I do too much damage.

Plus, when I'm sick, I will not eat anything "clean" because I don't want to get some sort of psychosomatic thing going on with it from associating the food with sickness. I think that's me rationalizing. :lol:

[amyloo]

Me three! I have a hard time staying lean during the summer. Fruit, barbecue, and desserts seem to call my name. And it's too freakin hot to want to sweat.

Edit - Oops, I thought I was quoting Brandi's post.

[Ruby]

Interesting, I'm the opposite. I like the summer because the days feel long, so I'm more active in general and eat wholesome foods. The winters makes me want to stay at home for the warmth and that sometimes results in skipping the gym because it's so dark outside.

[accismus]

For me getting back on the wagon has taken a plan from an outside trainer, and a good psychologist for cognitive behavioral therapy.

[sArAh]

If you're in this for the long haul (and I hope you are), it makes things a lot easier to use a seasonal approach. I don't know anyone (myself definitely included) who can eat clean all the time, even with cheat days thrown in. After a while, your body just wants something different, and there's no way around it.

So the thing to do is have at least a couple of months out of the year (usually winter) to relax a little, eat a bit more, and try to build up some strength, or work on a lagging bodypart, whatever. Heal your injuries, spend more time eating with your family, make sure to get enough protein in and don't get TOO out of shape. Then once spring comes around and you start to want to tighten up, you'll have something tangible to show for your efforts to counterbalance the unfortunate fat gain.
That is a great post! I find myself getting burned out if I continue the same diet/exercise plan for too long. So I try to take short breaks (week or two) before the full burn-out phase happens. :fire: I'm always looking for new training plans and setting new goals so I don't reach that point as often.

[Gidget]

I not only fell off the wagon, I got dragged behind it. :dry:

But me and my gravel-ridden butt have caught up and are hanging onto the wagon wheel.

[Brandi]

I not only fell off the wagon, I got dragged behind it. :dry:

But me and my gravel-ridden butt have caught up and are hanging onto the wagon wheel.

:lol3:

[Blondell]

I've spent the past two weeks getting fat. I enjoyed it, but am not looking forward to the work it takes to get it back off.

[Sportsgirl]

I fell off the wagon head first and then the bastard reversed over me twice.

Not my fault though, it's Europe's fault. I'm actually looking forward to clean eating and regular lifting.

[Pinky]

I've spent the past two weeks getting fat. I enjoyed it, but am not looking forward to the work it takes to get it back off.

I must be missing something, you not competing now?


I fell off the wagon when I got pg. I figured I was going to gain weight anyway, may as well enjoy it. I hated being pregnant, so at least I had the food to enjoy. DD is just about 2 years now, and I am still working on getting it back. I have less time now, so it requires more work.

[Jen]

I can get off the "bandwagon" only for a short period- im talking a couple days and then I CRAVE clean good food. I am weird. :ninja: sure I love food, and treats I just cannot imagine them being staples of my diet daily for long periods.
i am weird. yes.
:shrug:

EDIT to say that even as a child I ate fairly healthy and wasnt allowed to have junk in the house. so treats were occasional and I had to hide a chocolate bar in my room if i wanted one. we didnt even eat sugary cereals.
oxymoron of this is that my mother is obese, she ate bad food yet we were not allowed. Im thankful for that though.

[Ana]

I can get off the "bandwagon" only for a short period- im talking a couple days and then I CRAVE clean good food. I am weird. :ninja: sure I love food, and treats I just cannot imagine them being staples of my diet daily for long periods.
i am weird. yes.
:shrug:

EDIT to say that even as a child I ate fairly healthy and wasnt allowed to have junk in the house. so treats were occasional and I had to hide a chocolate bar in my room if i wanted one. we didnt even eat sugary cereals.
oxymoron of this is that my mother is obese, she ate bad food yet we were not allowed. Im thankful for that though.
Not weird just lucky! Most of us struggle daily not to give in to temptation:oops:

[Iron Will]

I just give in, its so much easier and i don't even feel guilty afterwards!! :yahoo:

[Ana]

I just give in, its so much easier and i don't even feel guilty afterwards!! :yahoo:
:funny:
Yeah you look like you suffer alot!

[firstchik]

I fell off the wagon head first and then the bastard reversed over me twice.



:funny:

I gotta tell you, after reading all of these posts i feel so much better knowing that i'm not alone on this one. i can't tell you how many times i've fallen off the wagon, gotten back on, fallen off again etc (must be an equilibrium thing ;) )
anyway, Thunder had a post about why people couldn't just get it together and beat their addiction to food. it appeared a bit harsh at first but the more i thought about it, i realized he was right. i read it several time and then decided that i was going to beat my food addiction. it's hard but i've been doing pretty well the past few weeks. it takes time to get on the wagon and buckle yourself in. just know that there are other people who struggle just like you.

[Iron Will]

:funny:
Yeah you look like you suffer alot!

I'm consistantly running behind the wagon :)

[Ana]

Well that doesn't count because you're getting teh cardio!

[Iron Will]

Well that doesn't count because you're getting teh cardio!

being drug behind the wagon while eating an oreo cheese cake :)

[Ana]

Still elevating teh HR!

[Aaron_F]

To fall off a wagon you would have to first climb up on it.

[PinkGlitter86]

Have I enjoyed eating my Godiva ice cream? Um...yes.

Do I really like what I'm seeing in the mirror? Not really. Yes, my clothes still fit, but I am getting fluffier...things are going to change soon.

[MaiCarInMtl]

I never really got on... cna get on for 1-3 weeks then I fall off for some reason. Actually, it's chocolate that usually makes me fall off (I love sweets).

But one thing I did notice: when I eat crap, I get problems (bloating, gas, lethargy and not so happy poopers). :(

But I am trying to eat healthy these days, doing decently and trying to keep the sweets until the weekend. Thanfully I am not very big on fries and whatnot.

Still somedays are hard.

[Blondell]

I think a better question would be, "Has anyone been on the wagon?" :lol:

[Swiss]

I think a better question would be, "Has anyone been on the wagon?" :lol:

:laugh: :laugh:


I was doing good until I went to my mom's house for vacation. So, of course, it's all my mom's fault. :funny: :funny:

[andi]

I think a better question would be, "Has anyone been on the wagon?" :lol:
yeah, all of those people who didn't respond in here!:lol3:

[Robben]

I've fallen face first many a time... Right into a big ole pile of... Ya smile when it happens and ya keep movin'...

[Ecala]

When you all are talking about 'falling off the wagon' - are you referring to a couple days or even a cheat day - OR are you talking whole-hog-off the wagon for WEEKS or MONTHS at a time?

[Tricia]

For me, it's been falling off every Sunday, which wouldn't be so bad, if my deficient during the week were lower ... all I'm doing is keeping myself in maintenance, which isn't really what I'm after:oops:

TRicia

[Pinky]

For me, it's been falling off every Sunday, which wouldn't be so bad, if my deficient during the week were lower ... all I'm doing is keeping myself in maintenance, which isn't really what I'm after:oops:

TRicia
I hear ya.

[GraceGirl]

If you're in this for the long haul (and I hope you are), it makes things a lot easier to use a seasonal approach. I don't know anyone (myself definitely included) who can eat clean all the time, even with cheat days thrown in. After a while, your body just wants something different, and there's no way around it.

So the thing to do is have at least a couple of months out of the year (usually winter) to relax a little, eat a bit more, and try to build up some strength, or work on a lagging bodypart, whatever. Heal your injuries, spend more time eating with your family, make sure to get enough protein in and don't get TOO out of shape. Then once spring comes around and you start to want to tighten up, you'll have something tangible to show for your efforts to counterbalance the unfortunate fat gain.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to char-dawg again." Great post.

[Ecala]

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to char-dawg again." Great post.

I agree. That was a great post. Well written and encouraging. :clap:

[Pearly]

Ash!!! Is that where you have been?
:wavesad:

[Michael_70]

I can get off the "bandwagon" only for a short period- im talking a couple days and then I CRAVE clean good food. I am weird. :ninja: sure I love food, and treats I just cannot imagine them being staples of my diet daily for long periods.
i am weird. yes.
:shrug:


Well, I'm glad to know that most of you feel the same way from time to time. I thought I was just plain weird at times when I would fall off. I guess to some degree it's human nature and then their is will power also.

I think what you are saying about "clean" food is correct also. If I break out and have something non clean I don't feel too good later or the next day and it takes my body awhile to adjust so I almost feel a fear of not eating clean beacuse I dont' want to feel like $#%! So, yes...sometimes it's a balancing act.

[smuggie]

I have no trouble staying on the wagon.

I've been in control of my eating for several years now and I have little desire for junk food. I still like my sweet treats, but I don't feel compelled to eat a whole box of cookies just because it's in the house. I can eat one cookie and put the box away.

I know, you all hate me. :D

[char-dawg]

I have no trouble staying on the wagon.

I've been in control of my eating for several years now and I have little desire for junk food. I still like my sweet treats, but I don't feel compelled to eat a whole box of cookies just because it's in the house. I can eat one cookie and put the box away.

I know, you all hate me. :D
Not me, hon. I'm exactly the same way. ;)

[girlfriend]

I have no desire to get off the wagon either. Junk food makes me feel like junk. It drains my energy and makes me feel physically ill. It's an out of sight out of mind thing. The longer I go without it, the less I crave it. Honestly my desire for clean eating comes secondary to my desire not to feel like crap.

I was also raised by a vegetarian mother who made all-natural or organic meals. That was a definitly a blessing and I thank her all the time. I never became accustomed to food as rewards and unhealthy snacks. I got carob and Hansen's soda on occassion. She let me pick out a box of kid's ceral for my birthday one time and I think I ate one bowl. If I get a craving now, a stick of gum or a diet root beer kicks it for me.

[sexy_sefora]

I've definitely fallen off the wagon for months now.
My summer's are the same, i want ice cream, chocolate and pizza. Hot summers make me not want to workout either.
Then winter rolls around and i all of a suddenly get motivation. I like working out in the winter cause i don't get so hot and then when i get outside i cool down quickly.

I literally had to get sick before i took it seriously to eat clean again. I had been sick for weeks really bad stomach pains that were just unbearable.
I'm only on my 2nd week, but i now feel in control and much better. I had to turn down a lot of food at the office but it felt great to say no.
Though i grew an addiction to Jazz pepsi....

[jaleena]

Do I like food? Yes.
Do I like being big? Yes.
Do I like being pudgy? Not so much.
Do I like that being less pudgy will make me less big, too? Not at all.

That said, even my dietary atrocities have me consuming adaquate protein and EFA's. They just also include frequent desserts :drool:

[WannaBeFit]

I've got road rash from being dragged by the wagon for 3 weeks now. Pain can be a great motivator!:grumble: