furbytobarbie
New member
Hello! Quite new here! Thank you guys for including me.
So I'm on my nth try towards weight loss effort, and figured something's got to change. I can't try again and expect a different result. I've heard a lot about accountability, and I'm thinking that's where I'd like to change my approach. Hopefully this diary can help!
I've never joined a community like this before now. I've actually never really joined any kind of online community before now, so please forgive me if I'm not so aware of the right 'internet etiquette' or posting norms!
Like I mentioned, I've tried many times to lose weight, and at the start of each try for a while I will. I feel, though, that if my main focus day in and day out is not weight loss, I end up going back to my old, unhealthy weight. While the extra weight itself is a bummer, what really gets me down at the end of each try is all the time I've lost focusing on weight loss. With so much time spent trying, I could have gone and learned Italian. And German. And probably Portuguese... Weight loss isn't cumulative, and that's what scares the heck out of me.
For a long period, I've settled with maintaining my unhealthy weight where it is, focusing on other things. Recently, I've lost control and gained more than I've ever had. My weight has been creeping into other parts of my life to mess up my mood, which is really makes me less active and takes a toll on my motivation towards other goals in my life. While I'm really scared to start trying again, I think this time around if I can focus on changing my lifestyle, at least I'll learn what ways to lose/maintain weight work best for me. That would be something I'd love to learn!
Anyway, so glad that there are groups like these out there! Thanks again, guys!
So I'm on my nth try towards weight loss effort, and figured something's got to change. I can't try again and expect a different result. I've heard a lot about accountability, and I'm thinking that's where I'd like to change my approach. Hopefully this diary can help!
I've never joined a community like this before now. I've actually never really joined any kind of online community before now, so please forgive me if I'm not so aware of the right 'internet etiquette' or posting norms!
Like I mentioned, I've tried many times to lose weight, and at the start of each try for a while I will. I feel, though, that if my main focus day in and day out is not weight loss, I end up going back to my old, unhealthy weight. While the extra weight itself is a bummer, what really gets me down at the end of each try is all the time I've lost focusing on weight loss. With so much time spent trying, I could have gone and learned Italian. And German. And probably Portuguese... Weight loss isn't cumulative, and that's what scares the heck out of me.
For a long period, I've settled with maintaining my unhealthy weight where it is, focusing on other things. Recently, I've lost control and gained more than I've ever had. My weight has been creeping into other parts of my life to mess up my mood, which is really makes me less active and takes a toll on my motivation towards other goals in my life. While I'm really scared to start trying again, I think this time around if I can focus on changing my lifestyle, at least I'll learn what ways to lose/maintain weight work best for me. That would be something I'd love to learn!
Anyway, so glad that there are groups like these out there! Thanks again, guys!
Good job starting with the exercise, may I ask you what you do (strength, endurance, classes?) and what your basic data are (height, weight, goals)?
