Here's me, hoping I won't quit this time.

[Heatherly]

So it's New Year's Eve... and I think the best time to change who I am.

I'm 20 years old and 164lbs. This is the heaviest I have ever been. The past few years I've been away at college and completely abusing my wonderful body with terrible amounts of disgusting food and sporadic exercise at best. Due to money reasons I've moved back home to attend a college here, and want to change my life. I don't want to be the chubby one anymore.

I know I can do it, but I have one problem... motivation. It's not for lack of willpower or ability to eat and exercise better, but I tend to hit patches where I just don't care. During these patches all I want to do is hide inside, eat delicious (but unhealthy) foods, and relax. I know full well that I'm gaining weight from this, and I don't care. The food and laziness just seems more worth it than being thin does. Then I'll wake up (in a sense) and realize how much I've let myself go. I'm too disgusted to even look in the mirror or go outside. This either inspires me (as it has today) or drives me into further food and laziness as a form of escape.

Anyways, here I am. I'm not looking for a complicated or strict diet, as that only makes it harder to me to stay motivated. I'm just looking to eat fewer, better things. I'm hoping that by joining a forum I'll be able to keep my motivation up!

 

[Kramer1]

Hello and welcome Happy New Year, happy new decade, and happy new you.

I know what you mean, I hit those patches too. I weight alot more than you and still feel ok. The reality is that I am dangerously into health issue land. What is helping is finding my own personal motivation, its different for everyone but we all have something that gives us that grit and determination needed. For me I look through mail order catalogues looking at the clothes I'd wear if I could. Also writing a list of why you want to loose weight the pros and cons of it. There is alot of help and information here to help too. Plus your not on your own. I've only been here a few days but I already feel supported and ready to go forward.

Best of luck to you, you can do it and imagine how great you'll feel.

 

[fetterless]

Hey welcome, I'm new too... my food opinion is eat lots of whole grains, fruit and veg, they make you feel more full. Nuts are good but careful they're a bit high calorie! Beans and pulses and grains are mostly OK too. And in terms of energy, doing active things every day boosts my energy even if its just walking, partly I think because I'm tired later on then I sleep better!
good luck with your new levels of health!