30 pounds to lose no willpower

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cottonflower

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hi basically that's it, i would like to aim to lose weight by being more active and eating more sensibly, but have no willpower
 
ahh willpower..!

i never had any will power.. i woould want to lose weight and try and cut out foods and junk and then id eat a lil bit and a lil bit more.. then it'd be all gone..

now i just think "i am NOT happy.." i look in the mirror and think "i dont wanna be this fat". butnever stopped being over weight..

then one day i was like.. damn i cant keep doin this to myself.. so i downloaded the Lose it! app on my ipod.. calculated my BMR x by my activity level and took away 500 cals a day per pound i wanna lose a week (1000 cals for me) i can do this for you if youd like?!

did i mention im a chocoholic... and i used to be bulimic :( .. i hated being bulimic so i struggled to stop and now i have a better attitude towards food...

i started counting calories in everything.. i typed everything into my ipod the night b4 so that i could plan my day ahead... i would work out how much i needed in aday.. starting eating 30grams of cereal with lowfat milk in the morning.. stuck to rice cakes at skul.. and cooked a calorie counted dinner at home!.. 10 days in 6 pounds lighteri usually eat 200gm cooked brown rice for dinner 1 chicken breast and thai sweet chili sauce... i eat half at around 6 o clock..and half when im hungry later..

the first few days i wasn counting everything but now i am.. i also divide all my food up so im never hungry

i count all my sugar and milk in my tae ... and DONT eat choco.. which in the first few days was hard...

so i propose you be my weight loss buddy.. we can motivate and encourage each other..and swap tricks and tips.. let me now wat ya think? :D
 
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Welcome.

I don't really know how to respond to you to be honest. If you want something badly enough, then you will do it. Until you want it badly, you'll make excuses about willpower.

We have all been there and had to make the decision to change our lives, rather than continue to live the way we were .
 
You're just like me.

I'm forcing myself to have willpower by keeping myself distracted (this message board is actually proving to be a good distraction) Especially since I just noticed that I had forgotten I bought two bags of these new Parmesan Garlic pretzel Waves by Rold Gold and I would really love to break a bag open and stuff my face, but I'm holding off.

I guess all I can say is you have to become emotionally invested in losing weight. Set up some kind of stipulation for yourself. I was reading online that incentives are the way to go, but you have be EXTREME with them. One of the examples the site listed was to go up to one of your, say, co-workers (or neighbors, friends, etc) and make a bet with him/her that if you don't lose X amount of pounds by such and such date, you will pay him/her $10,000. Now if that's not motivation to get you moving, I don't know what is. Maybe try something of that nature to really get you moving!

Otherwise, all the best!

:)
 
hi - did reply before, but it got lost somewhere. what i said was many thanks for your encouragement, and for your time. diamondapple, i'll try to be a buddy if you like. i think i know where you're coming from with weight loss issues as in the past i've taken a diet too far. Superstar, congratulations on holding off, all the best to you too. my diet started when i got your messages and will continue, a long healthy walk tomorrow methinks, the beginnings of a start, keep you posted. i'm 161 pounds. again, thanks very much
 
woohoo .. a weight loss buddy lol :p ..

it nice to see when somebody understands the struggles of over dieting or ED.. ED's suck by the way lol i havent relapsed in about 2 months! :D

ya shud get a tracker.. its really is great to see your weight loss everytime you post..and very encouraging
 
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