JakSiemasz
New member
Hello to all. I got on the scale this morning and weighed in at 236 lbs. I am so very depressed. I need to lose 50-60 lbs to get to a reasonable weight for me and it seems at this point that it's nearly impossible.
I dieted a few years back using Atkins and got down to 208 lbs from 242 lbs. However, in the last two years I gradually gained most of the weight back and I am now so disappointed in myself. I feel like a huge failure. I write this with tears in my eyes.
I know that I have to change the way I eat because I don't think I can stick to a "diet" as I have demonstrated with the Atkins diet. I could go on and on about the role of food in my life - culturally, I love to cook, etc. - but maybe these have only served as excuses. I just need to figure out how to move more and eat less. I do exercize on a regular basis - treadmill walking, cycling, resitance exercizes - but obviously my caloric intake is too great.
I intend to use some of the principles I picked up from watching Paul McKena's program on TV and give it a go. I signed into Fitday.com and started tracking my stats to monitor my progress. Hopefully, posting and reading this forum will be some helpful therapy also. I don't know if I can lose the weight but I will try. Thanks for the opportunity to reach out for some help.
I dieted a few years back using Atkins and got down to 208 lbs from 242 lbs. However, in the last two years I gradually gained most of the weight back and I am now so disappointed in myself. I feel like a huge failure. I write this with tears in my eyes.
I know that I have to change the way I eat because I don't think I can stick to a "diet" as I have demonstrated with the Atkins diet. I could go on and on about the role of food in my life - culturally, I love to cook, etc. - but maybe these have only served as excuses. I just need to figure out how to move more and eat less. I do exercize on a regular basis - treadmill walking, cycling, resitance exercizes - but obviously my caloric intake is too great.
I intend to use some of the principles I picked up from watching Paul McKena's program on TV and give it a go. I signed into Fitday.com and started tracking my stats to monitor my progress. Hopefully, posting and reading this forum will be some helpful therapy also. I don't know if I can lose the weight but I will try. Thanks for the opportunity to reach out for some help.