My weight has been yo-yoing for as long as I can remember. I lose weight, I feel great, something happens, I gain it all back, I feel like crap, repeat. I need to change my life, I need to find something that works, a way to keep the weight off. I need to find a way to get motivated and, more importantly, STAY motivated. Motivation has always been a problem for me. I need to set goals for myself. I need to meet those goals. I need to stop feeling flabby and gross and start feeling slim and sexy. I'm 5'9, 188 lbs (last time I checked). I want to get back down to where I felt my best - 135-140 lbs. It's gonna seem like a hard job, but I know I can do it if I just push myself. :S
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shawnnam
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Welcome to the forum
I can totally relate, doing great, settling, giving up, gaining it back, feeling shitty, repeat... I mean my running total have been like 1 month of doing great and a year doing crappy then starting over. I finally realized I cannot think of this in terms of years or a lifetime, I have to take it one day at a time and that is how I have stayed on track and plan to stay on track. Now if I don't eat the best I look at it as one day, not a complete failure, and I see tomorrow as a new day to do better. We are pretty close to similar starting weights and goals. I am 5'7" and started 171.4 and am now 162.6 and want to get to 130-135, so this can be a journey we guide eachother on!I look at the scale and I see I still need to lose 27 pounds plus some and it feels sooo daunting, but I set mini-goals that are just a few pounds at a time and I feel so much more confident in reaching those small goals then reaching a huge goal like 27 pounds. Just remember you are capable of ANYTHING you really want, no matter what.
shawnnam
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Yeah, for the mini goals I first set my ticker to like 5 pounds of loss, when I got to like 3.5 pounds lost I moved it up a little bit to like 7 or 8 pounds of loss and now it is set for 12.4 pounds of loss... I mean if I had initially set it to 12.4 pounds I would have psyched myself out thinking "how am I going to lose nearly 13 pounds!?" But, it is very easy for me to say "Okay, I only need to lose 3 pounds or 5 pounds."
Also, I suggest, no matter what, ALWAYS come here... even if you mess up. I made the mistake of giving up in February because I f-ed up and didn't come back to face the music... at that time I had lost 5 pounds and was at 165... well taking the time off I GAINED 6.4 pounds :/ The other cruddy thing was seeing the people who originally started back in Feb when I did nearly at their goals and I was worse off then when I started before... I just thought "wow, had I stuck to it I would be nearly at my goal right now, and instead I am fatter than before"
Yeah, I'm going to have to try and get on here at least once or twice a week, I don't currently have internet access at my house so I go to my mom's for the internet. I think I just put too much pressure on myself because I'm also currently looking for a job, so there's all this other stuff I have to do and I let it get to me and suddenly it's too much and it's impossible. When I spend too much time focusing on the big picture I freak out lol.
I think a good starting goal would be to start walking my dog early in the morning, before it gets too hot out. I know I need to cut out a lot of fast food and pop. Baby steps lol.
I think a good starting goal would be to start walking my dog early in the morning, before it gets too hot out. I know I need to cut out a lot of fast food and pop. Baby steps lol.
Sunflower2
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Good luck! Are you going to be doing a food log on here? I'm only an inch taller than you and I started off at over 200 pounds and am now around 170 so it can be done! And small goals are certainly better! Think them in monthly (or fortnightly) goals and you'll be there in no time! Good luck again! xxx
Nah, even though I know I need to keep closer track of what I'm eating, I know I don't have the self-discipline to write it down all day every day. I'll just have to be more careful about what I put into my body. I was a good girl this morning and instead of getting a sausage egg mcmuffin meal from McDonald's, I got a fruit parfait. Cheaper and healthier.
I've been so depressed all week, so unmotivated to do anything. I don't even know where I stand on my weightloss. If anything, I've probably gained. I need a job, not only to occupy my time and keep me from overeating, but to have money to be able to afford healthier food. ugh.
If you haven't got a job then you have plenty of time to exercise. Get out and walk or run, it won't cost you anything. Not only will it help with the weight loss it will help with the depression. I was very depressed a few months ago and exercising has made me feel so much better. Push your self as hard as you can each day and you will feel better, look better and sleep better. Also I find that after hard exercise I don't get so many cravings to eat like I do when I'm bored. So if you feel you want to eat something you shouldn't, try going for a walk instead and then see how you feel when you get back.
Also if you give into temptation don't use that as an excuse to pig out or feel guilty about it, just learn from it and get straight back on track.
Also if you give into temptation don't use that as an excuse to pig out or feel guilty about it, just learn from it and get straight back on track.
Thanks for the encouraging words, that actually makes a lot of sense, and I do tend to feel happier once I've been exercising a bit. I'm really excited now, I'm going to school in September and I just found out that I get to use the campus workout facility for free while I'm enrolled there, so that'll definitely help! I've even met a girl who's also a little overweight who'll probably end up being my gym buddy, so I can't wait for September!Excellent, you have now officially run out of excuses not to make this happen.
Excellent, you have now officially run out of excuses not to make this happen.
lol no kidding! and i think tomorrow i'm going to go on a long, quick-paced walk!
Good for you 