I do have a sweet tooth but I eat healthy the rest of the time so I don't worry about it. Heathy eating just makes me feel so much better.

Good for you. I think your comments are right on. It's a lifelong struggle for most people to stay between the lines. The temptations to cheat a bit are too great. A little cheating leads to a little more then a little more and before you know it, the cheating can overcome the good habits.

I've gained a lot of weight this year. Even though we eat healthy foods, I have a huge weakness for carbs and have been indulging in bread almost every day without any extra exercise to offset those calories. Wow, that practice sure has packed on the pounds. Now, I'm faced with getting all that weight off again. I wish I were a stress starver rather than a stress eater.

I've just returned from a ten day vacation, and before that, two long girls weekends. During that time, I ate too much deep fried food along with too many sweets and drank too much high calorie craft beers. I did manage to get in a workout every day we were gone though - yay me!

Since we've been back home, I'm back to lean meats, fresh fruits and veggies, healthy carbs and the only beverage passing my lips is hot tea or water. This morning, while doing my workout, I noticed that I'm feeling really high energy today.

I know I'll give in to temptation, especially with the holidays rapidly approaching, but I figure each morning is the start of a new day and a chance to do better. I'm not going to beat myself up over something that's already done and neither should anyone else.

I have a real weakness for homemade food and especially home baking. In the last year, I lost a considerable amount of weight by doing WW and am learning that I can have some of these goodies, just not enough for a whole army! It feels really good to be a smaller size and I am "identifying" as such by getting rid of my larger clothing. Removing them from the house will also discourage me from becoming larger again.

Keeping weight down is a lifetime work in progress. I'm a WW lifetime member. It helps to have a place where I am accountable.

We eat for so many reasons other than sustainability. Comfort, entertainment, boredom etc.

Will power to not eat or to not eat as much as we want is difficult.

Holidays can be particularly hard. And so it starts......

Does anyone else weigh themselves every day to keep a check on weight gain?

No, I very seldom weigh myself but I'm also a creature of habit. My diet and exercise routine seldom vary.

I don't know if this might help anyone struggling but something that works for me is to pause before eating something I "shouldn't" and visualize how I'll feel afterwards (probably too full), how it will actually taste (probably not as good as I imagine), and the negative effects it (primarily sugar) will have on my body. If, in spite of all that, I still want it, I'll have it but usually the desire passes.

I also intermittent fast (eat a very late breakfast and nothing past about 6:00-6:30.). I also give myself permission to go off course sometimes. Last night at 9:30 I was watching a movie is which one of the characters ordered a grilled cheese sandwich. It was all I could think about (hadn't had one in probably 15 years) so I got up and made one. Had a slice of homemade cinnamon bread and orange juice while I was at it, both of which I seldom have. This morning I jumped on the treadmill and didn't eat breakfast until past noon. ;)

My weakness is cheese. I can only eat one kind but I can get carried away. So I only do it once or twice a week and I don't use yogurt or cream cheese or any other kind of dairy product. Any of those are a slide to cheese everyday.

I think about it just about every time I have pasta or a sandwich etcetera. I pause as suggested by whatsayyou and ask myself if the flavour is worth the cals/pounds and the answer is no. As long as I only do it two times a week I don't gain weight from it.

Today was a cheese and yogurt day so I won't be able to have any more cheese until Sunday.

It is often suggested that we let someone else know what we are doing nutritionally or diet wise or whatever as that helps people stay on track. It doesn't work for me. If someone is looking over my shoulder I run for the hills. Maybe it's the loner thing? Maybe that's why weight watchers works for some people and does not work for others.

Just wanted to add that I also use this method of eating between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in order to keep the cals down as well.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724103702.htm

Graywings - I do weigh myself every day - one of the things that keeps me on track.

After years of trying to get to a healthy weight or maintain whatever I lost . I realized i was not likely to snack after dinner. If I brushed and flossed right after leaving the dinner table. Far too much effort to have to do it again before bed time. We are usually finished by 6 pm and stay up till 11. A small thing, but it has helped me maintain for 2 years.

I weigh once a week. I can tell by how my clothes fit if I need to cut back on calories.

marcopolo, I used to do that with the flossing and brushing and it worked great. For some unknown reason, I stopped, but now that you've reminded me, I'm going to start doing that. Snacking after dinner is one of my worst dietary habits.

Dawin, i use the looser clothing method also. A scale has so much power over me. I only weigh myself once in a month. If i have been very vigilant and the scale does not meet my expectations. I feel very different for days. Have to force myself to focus and forget the number. I know this sounds weird, but I have taken off 90 pounds over 2 years. Staying on track is a struggle without result.