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So Friday was a normal day felt pretty good stopped to see a friend and ended up having a drink which led to to many and proceeded to eat and drink all night long boy did i feel like **** Saturday at work ate a lot of bad stuff not alot of it just bar food(deep fried garbage ) still paying for it today feeling like i failed over the weekend and now i must be more diligent about what i eat and drink period did all the wrong things over the weekend and i know it first time in ten months i have really slipped off so feeling really guilty about it and through all of this i was able to drop below 200lbs still do not fell good about it i know it only 1 pound that was a bugger of a 1lb so back on the horse that threw me now and staying focused on me not the good time (that really was not that much fun ) oh by the way ALM is not as good at drinking as i once was for sure rant over thanks for listening

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we all hit some sort of slip.. this is a journey and you have recognized what you did and got back on track! Eating bad goods once did not make us big, eating it daily did, so as long as you face the obstacle and overcome it, you will be back on track in no time.. Do not Fret!

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40 minutes ago, VIKING 0424 said:

So Friday was a normal day felt pretty good stopped to see a friend and ended up having a drink which led to to many and proceeded to eat and drink all night long boy did i feel like **** Saturday at work ate a lot of bad stuff not alot of it just bar food(deep fried garbage ) still paying for it today feeling like i failed over the weekend and now i must be more diligent about what i eat and drink period did all the wrong things over the weekend and i know it first time in ten months i have really slipped off so feeling really guilty about it and through all of this i was able to drop below 200lbs still do not fell good about it i know it only 1 pound that was a bugger of a 1lb so back on the horse that threw me now and staying focused on me not the good time (that really was not that much fun ) oh by the way ALM is not as good at drinking as i once was for sure rant over thanks for listening

Thanks for sticking around the site and being supportive and inspirational. Correct me if I’m wrong, I believe you said in another post you are maintaining.

You have not failed. You are not out of control and off the wagon. You recognized how you feel when not eating healthy and know what to do to work off small gains. Maintaining is knowing you can indulge within reason. Set a weight bonce range to work up and down the scale. Be diligent.. also be willing to relax a bit. When you have a small gain, go back to weight loss basics.

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Yes i am maintaining i did not fail i just have not slipped until this weekend and felt like complete crap for the slip up this to shall pass and i will be better for it for sure thank you all for the support !!

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IMHO I don't like the phrase of On/Off the Wagon for the WLS community. It rubs me the wrong way. I guess to me there's just a stones throw association with someone stating we get a free ride or are coasting along & we do not ... a lot of us work hard. Really hard. If perfection is not realistic maybe strive for sustainability. But I honestly believe vigilance will help more than guilt. Congrats on your success so far.

Good Luck

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44 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

If perfection is not realistic maybe strive for sustainability. But I honestly believe vigilance will help more than guilt.

I think this is good advice.

We're living in a environment that provides food in excess and everyone has to find a sustainable way to deal with this. Preferably a way that doesn't end in some kind of insanity.

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1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

IMHO I don't like the phrase of On/Off the Wagon for the WLS community. It rubs me the wrong way. I guess to me there's just a stones throw association with someone stating we get a free ride or are coasting along & we do not ... a lot of us work hard. Really hard. If perfection is not realistic maybe strive for sustainability. But I honestly believe vigilance will help more than guilt. Congrats on your success so far.

Good Luck

was not intended to rub any one wrong at all i was the one driving and i do work very hard at staying on program

my choice of words may be wrong i just put it out there that i have not met my end of the deal over the weekend and i am better for the slip and know i can not partake in those situations at this time in my journey as my heath is more important to me than that

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1 hour ago, VIKING 0424 said:

was not intended to rub any one wrong at all i was the one driving and i do work very hard at staying on program

my choice of words may be wrong i just put it out there that i have not met my end of the deal over the weekend and i am better for the slip and know i can not partake in those situations at this time in my journey as my heath is more important to me than that

Ahhhhhh 😰 sorry

I should have started the post by saying

Sorry you are feeling this way because you dont deserve to.

You didnt affect me personally just the way the phrase is used. Im sure you worked very diligently and i never want trolls & spectators (the site has guest constantly) to be able to say otherwise

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Dude, you lost 147 pounds and you surpassed your goal weight!!!!! Everyone is entitled to a slip up every once in a while... Don't beat yourself up over this and move on... Hope this helps....

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Don't look at it as a slip. Look at it as a choice. It's okay to choose something off plan, just try to not make it a daily thing.

I choose to go and have a margarita with my wife once a month. We used to go every weekend to our spot, order a pitcher and I would go through most of it. Now I order a single one and savor it, most times I don't even finish it. I will share some food bites with her and enjoy a side salad. That is my choice.

Don't sweat it.

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