yoyojunkie
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Ok so I've always tried diets and lost 10-15lbs and stopped. I once lost 76lbs because of a health scare 6 years ago and its been slowly creeping on. I was 261 and dropped to 185. I stepped on the scale 11/30/09 to find that it creeped up to 249.5. I was in shock. It was the day after I got dumped and I was determined to lose the weight and then some. My goal is 149. Since 11/30 I've lost about 28lbs. I am now 221 and it feels like with all the complements I get im slowly losing my motivation. I lost 28lbs in 2 months which is fast and great but I need to keep going. I am at the hurdle that has always stopped me in the past and I am trying everything to stay motivated but its so hard.
I try to eat about 1200 to 1500 calories a day but I am a night eater. I am good throughout the day and then at night the cravings hit. I love sweets and salty foods and I eat too quickly and feel so guilty afterwards. I've been pretty good over the last 2 months. I eat about 4-5 times a day with about 300 calories each time so I dont get hungry. My problem comes in when I see a weight drop. Most people will find that when they lose weight they get motivated to continue. For me, I initially feel motivated and then obsess about it so much that I end up starving myself (so I get faster results) and then binging on something and I am back to feeling guilty. This usually happens once a week. Any suggestions on how to stop this?
Exercise...I exercise everyday. Even if I don't want to I force myself to go to the gym and after 15 minutes if i still don't want to I can leave, but by then I forget that I didn't want to go. So I stay and workout. With the breakup I went to the gym when I was over thinking about him and felt like crying so I spent anywhere from 1 to 3 hrs at the gym, whether it was doing a class, lifting weights or zoning out on the elliptical. I told myself, "if you want to think about it then do it but you better be exercising while you do it." That has helped a lot but as the time goes on and I keep getting complements I find that I am more and more content with the way I look even though I know I am not at my goal but far from it. Health wise it is also very important for me to lose weight.
Today is 1/30/10 and I want to lose another 12lbs by 2/27 because I will be in a swimsuit and I want it to look good. Any ideas on how to stay motivated because I feel like its going away and I can't let this be another yo yo diet and exercise program I have always been on.
I try to eat about 1200 to 1500 calories a day but I am a night eater. I am good throughout the day and then at night the cravings hit. I love sweets and salty foods and I eat too quickly and feel so guilty afterwards. I've been pretty good over the last 2 months. I eat about 4-5 times a day with about 300 calories each time so I dont get hungry. My problem comes in when I see a weight drop. Most people will find that when they lose weight they get motivated to continue. For me, I initially feel motivated and then obsess about it so much that I end up starving myself (so I get faster results) and then binging on something and I am back to feeling guilty. This usually happens once a week. Any suggestions on how to stop this?
Exercise...I exercise everyday. Even if I don't want to I force myself to go to the gym and after 15 minutes if i still don't want to I can leave, but by then I forget that I didn't want to go. So I stay and workout. With the breakup I went to the gym when I was over thinking about him and felt like crying so I spent anywhere from 1 to 3 hrs at the gym, whether it was doing a class, lifting weights or zoning out on the elliptical. I told myself, "if you want to think about it then do it but you better be exercising while you do it." That has helped a lot but as the time goes on and I keep getting complements I find that I am more and more content with the way I look even though I know I am not at my goal but far from it. Health wise it is also very important for me to lose weight.
Today is 1/30/10 and I want to lose another 12lbs by 2/27 because I will be in a swimsuit and I want it to look good. Any ideas on how to stay motivated because I feel like its going away and I can't let this be another yo yo diet and exercise program I have always been on.