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Carol Pfeiffer
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I don’t have a lot of great advice on how not to “backslide” on these occasions, but I do have some advice for those times when you do. I know it is disappointing when we don’t make the best choices and the scale goes the wrong way, but cut yourself some slack. If you do lose a little ground on your weight loss, focus on the progress that you have made instead of the little bit you gained back. Then just get back to the program. If you don’t let a setback derail you, recently gained weight usually comes back off fairly quickly.

It is OK to be human. Just don’t let a little setback discourage you and cause you to make a lot more bad choices. Sometimes it is worth gaining back a pound or two to really participate in those special occasions. Whether you intentionally choose to indulge a little or find yourself slipping up, don’t beat yourself up. Take a little time to decide whether your choice was worth it or not (that will help you the next time one of these opportunities comes along), and whether it was a good choice or a bad one, don’t beat yourself up. Accept the fact that because of the choice you made, it may take a couple more weeks to reach your end goal, then get back on the program.