need motivation...

[amsterdam1]

where to start?
well let me begn by saying hey everyone. now let me tell you why i'm here. i'm a 5"7 girl who weighs 147 pounds.... For the past 5 years of my life, I have been struggling with my weight, which has fluctuated from 127 to 147 (my heaviest at the moment). It's not that I'm fat, it's that i've simply become uncomfortable in my skin. I no longer feel any joy when dressing up in the morning, because I don't like what I see in the mirror. It seems as though I'll have a breakdown every morning. I've tried numerous times to lose weight, and I've tried it in multiple ways: crash diet, calorie counting, weight watchers... and i've tried to binge as well (though I never managed to actually accomlish that... which is a good thing)
It's not that I want to be rail-thin skinny, it's just about losing the weight that had made me lose all confidence in myself and even though I keep telling myself: "this is my last junk food...this is my last day eating this way...this is my last blablabla" I've never seemed to be willing to actually do it. To lose the weight, to exercise, to eat healthy.
Bu having just stuffed my face with 4 slices of pizza/2 cheesy breads/ 1 can of pepsi/a handful of fries... I sit here writting this completely disgusted with myself.
And so, hopefully with your help, I will be able to finally accomplish my goal, which is:

LOSE 20 pounds by April 29th (4 months...5pounds/month)
I know I can do it with your support.

 

[Hoping2BThinAgain]

Hi Amsterdam!

I am 5'7'' as well, but weight 163. I have a son, and my pregnancy was the reason of this jump. I used to weight 141lb and I was in heaven!

I feel disgusted as well. I wish I was 147lb!! honestly..! but each person their own. Each person feels a different thing toward things, so its normal for u not be satisfied with ur weight!

Why are you eating 4 slices of pizza???!?! what you need, is the same thing as me, "commitment". But hey, I dont remember at all anymore eating 4 slices of pizza. In fact, I dont remember eating 3- sometimes not even 2. The only thing that avoids me from reaching my goal weight is lack of time and energy. I work, and I have a son to take care of. So once I am at home I am a dead person!

Anyway, why dont u write down what things stimulate your food attack? why do you eat things you shouldnt? stress? sadness? when you feel those feelings then try to do other things. Maybe listen to music? walk outside? or simply eat something lighter.

My son is 1yr old now. I WASTED my time all this year. Instead of losing all once and for all, here I am still not lost everything as I wanted. I am still hanging there. Some days are bad, others great, but they should always be great so that the goal is reached faster.

I wish u the best and if u need a buddy, send me a msg!!

 

[amsterdam1]

heyy hoping2bethin!
It'd be really nice to have a weight loss buddy (i tried to pm, but i have to be a member for 5 days atleast haha)
anyways, I don't think that you should be discouraged about what hasn't been accomplished this pastt year, but rather, hopeful about what you will be able to accomplish this coming year. I'm guessing it might be harder for you to really keep track of everything and dealing with weight loss while having a baby, but I can suggest you a few exercices that will hopefully help.

-you can take walks/ slow paced jogs with your baby in its stroller.
-while your baby is taking a nap, take a few miutes for yourself and exercice. There are videos on youtube (8 minute abs...WONDERS!) or you can always go one step further and purchase a wii with ea sports active. I've heard positive reviews of it.

As for myself...I tend to become a monstruous eater during my exam periods. Whenever i study, i eat. I cannot study more than 10 minutes without finding the sudde urge to eat a whole pizza or have 6 cookies. I also eat when I'm bored. But the worst is that, most of the time...I'm not even hungry. I just eat out of boredom i suppose.

 

[Jericho]

I wouldn't look so much as what you was eating there but why. You say you are a monsterous eater when bored or stressed (exams). That's very common..I know I have. I've eaten whole pizzas. I've eaten whole bags of cookies or such.

The key is realizing why and changing the habit. Some ideas are to go walk when the urge is starting, drink a glass of water as it will help give you a feeling of full or you can even write post-its and place it where you keep your food with one word on it...Why.

Why are you in here to eat? Are you actually hungry or is it cause of other emotions? It sounds like you know yourself. Sometimes, just a reminder will help guide that desire to something else. Heck, put a coloring book and crayons over there and color some..you'd be surprised.

 

[Verobc1]

As motivation I have my kids I want to set an healthy example for my kids. As an extra I bought a size 30 pair of Jeans, a 100$ size 30 pair of jeans so I really don't have that kind of money to throw around so I need to fit into these jeans! That motivates me big time!

 

[Risty]

Hey, first of all welcome to the forum!

If you want a weight loss buddy I'll definitely be one! I'm 5'7 as well and am 195 so I have a LONG way to go and wish I was 147 too. I remember being that weight once, and it wasn't for very long and even though it was much better than I am now, I still wasn't happy with it. I think the reason I wasn't happy at 147 was because I still had bigger thighs than most and I was still soft. I think if I had worked out and strength trained, then the soft would become toned and then it would have been awesome.

I would necessarily focus on the weight number but how your clothes fit. Because for 5'7, 147 pounds is a good number. But if you want to have the flat tummy and fit arms, etc etc then just focus on that. Because you can be a flabby 147 or a fit 147 and it would look completely different. As most people know, muscle weighs more than fat but it definitely takes up less room. So if you did cardio along with strength training, you could definitely get the body you want, but don't focus on what your weight is per say.

Saying that, I know what it's like to eat all that food. I could easily do that let me tell you, and I feel guilty as hell right after too.

What has helped me from overeating is if you do buy something like pizza, make sure you set yourself a limit beforehand. For example, buy the pizza but no pop and cheesy bread. When you get the pizza take out one or two pieces max and then put the rest away. If it's not in your face it won't tempt you as much.

Also, what I would do is have my good eating choices all week and had saturday as my "I can have pizza for supper (in moderation) day". That way I didn't feel like I was cutting out the food I loved, but I still had to be reasonable about how I ate it when I did eat it.

A good way to keep motivation on here is to create a diary. If you want you can check out mine and we can write back and forth on there. It's a good way to help keep you in line and if you do feel down, it's a good way to boost you up too!

Good luck on everything!