moving on from feeling rubbish.. tips please

slimwalking

Hi all.. I feel there are two choices I could make... first one is to keep eating irratically which is giving me headaches and extra weight.. or I can decide that now is a new moment and if I want to be healthy and ultimately feel happy etc. then I need to give myself the attention needed to do that.

Last time I did mfp I got down to goal and really was happy... but then I thought I could do it on my own and over time I got back into bad food choices and bad exercise commitments.

How do you all keep yourself focused, and committed to the path you are on? Why are you giving up the old you for the new you? what tips do you find work well for you?xxx

kommodevaran

I focus on "today", and the enjoyment of "my new normal" keeps me committed. I don't feel I have "given up" anything, nothing I wanted to keep (overeating, grazing, food waste, lethargy, dreading if my clothes would fit me the next day, trying to compensate for overeating by "fasting", eating "diet food", working out etc). Instead I aimed to add things I wanted to do, or realised I like to do - regular meals of food I like, eating until satisfied but not more, planning meals in advance, cooking more from scratch, and moving regularly, whenever I feel like it.

slimwalking

Thank you I think I need to start eating to satisfied for sure and also varying my meals more. Plus letting go of old ways of doing things xx

kshama2001

I plan more - both meals and scheduling exercise. I eat pretty much the same breakfasts and lunches, and express my culinary creativity with dinner.

I've committed to some form of exercise every work day at lunchtime. I keep an eye on the weather and if I see rain is going to prevent me from walking, I plan something else. I got flannel-lined jeans for Christmas and had the rest of cold-weather gear already - cold will not keep me from walking.

GillianSmith2

I have found in the past that having an END goal is no good to me. As with many i reach that goal and think thats it ive done it and i can move on.
So this time i have no END goal i just have a life goal and that is to live a healthier fitter life than i did before, If that means losing weight, recomposition, maintenance i can see no end to this new lifestyle and will be on MFP for the foreseable future.