What do you do when you fall off the wagon?

[JohnSnowsTie]

I.e. to get back on it?!

I do well for a few weeks, then something happens like someone brings cake round or I bake with the DCs or there's a special occasion and it sets a wheel of bad habits back in motion. Argh!

I tend to need to be shocked into the right mindset, for example seeing a bad photo or catching my reflection in a shop window or something... but how can I rein it in of my own free will? Is it even possible?

In the past I've let these types of things de-rail me, but I've come to realise it was almost as if I was looking for an excuse to go wild. Now I just accept that some days will have cake in them, and I enjoy those days, but most will not. Seeing bad, unflattering photos just makes me feel bad about myself, I am more motivated by the good photos.

This is why I point like ww (but I use value diary app on my phone not the ww programme). It means I can work out how badly I've enjoyed myself and then allocate points from my weeklies to cover. I can also up my exercise for a few days to 'earn' more points. All of this means I haven't fallen off the wagon, just used my points for a treat - hence no guilt or feeling like I have failed and might as well eat the snack box in the cupboard!