words of encouragement, please

[Aetheana]

Im having a really hard time with self sabotaging right now. Im getting married in october and im very happy about it, but the stress of planning a wedding is sending me spiraling downwards. i just cant seem to stay on plan and the problem is that school is starting so there are all kinds of welcome picnics to deal with. today i planned on not eating anything at the picnic and eating my healthy lc lunch, but they had my favorite pizza (ham and ricotta cheese... so good) and i went ahead and had a small slice... then i had two more! I cant get on track! im eating til im stuffed! im not happy about it at all and im feeling fatter and fatter by the minute. i keep saying 'no i cant have that, my first fitting is in two weeks' but my stupid friends keep pushing it on me. i dont have the willpower to say no. i am exercising right now, which is great, but i just am so down on myself that i just cant say no!! i went shopping this weekend and my place is well stocked with on plan items, but here at school... im really upset with myself for eating all the pizza. i know that tomorrow is another day, and this afternoon is another time and i can jump back on plan and im going to, i have to, but how do i get over the past couple weeks when ive been crazy out of control eating...

words of encouragement, please.

[Jiggerz]

Don't put yourself what I went through when I got married. I gained 18 pounds between my first and last fitting of my wedding dress. At the very last fitting I was told they'd have to insert emergency darts (add fabric to the sides)....I cried right there on the spot, mom rushed me to an italian restaurant where I cried over something horribly carby, I'm sure. My entire wedding and reception it was all I could do to keep my arms stick straight so hopefully nobody would see that I was too fat for my own custom made $600 (in 1993 money!) dress.

Now.....you have plenty of time, you know what you need to do. I honestly believe that half the battle is being prepared..and especially for things like these school picnics. You can do this, and you'll feel so much better..and you'll be a beautiful bride, and enjoy your wedding. :)

[HollyAyott]

All you can do at this point is make sure your not stuck in a situation like that again. Its too hard to say no to something without an alternative option. SO next time a picnic or something like comes along, bring a LC alternative for you. It will be a lot easier to pass on the carby stuff if you can say I have some almonds right here, thanks anyway.

Also your right, its a new afternoon, a new hour, the past is in the past you can change it, but you can move forward and make each meal a concious choice in the right direction.

Congrats on the wedding!

[ssofian]

Think of it this way...of all the pressures of your wedding and things that other people are in charge of... YOU can control what you eat. So you have the power! I only wish I'd have been doing LC before my wedding!

Good luck and congrats.

[Kikib1028]

Don't beat yourself up so much! Everyone has a hard time getting back on the wagon after they have cheated. And I agree with HollyAyott- next time when you are in a situation where there will be high-carb temptations, have a low-carb snack ready and keep your eye on the prize- your wedding. Just keep remembering that. Also, see if you can get your friends to be more supportive of your new healthy way of eating. One other way to motivate you to is to remember how crappy you felt after you ate all those bad things- something you don't want to experience again, right? Good luck and happy LCing!

[bb_peregri]

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Don't keep focusing on that 'cheat'. It happened, it happened now let it go.
As the previous posters said, keep something low carb and yummy on hand just in case something like this should happen again. Never go to what you know will be a high-carb situation, hungry. Also, your friends should know better than to force food on you that is not good for you. What would they do if you refused? Pout? Let them. You'd rather fit in your wedding dress. Like kiki said, keep your eye on the prize. Good luck!:thup:
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