Lost 100lb still have 49lb to go, loosing motivation

meechsy2804

Hi guys, I have currently lost 100lb in just over 12 months but seem to have hit a brick wall when it comes to motivation to loose the last bit. I started 21 stone and have taken to running, completing a half marathon in just 8 months after training myself. I am now set to run a full marathon in July, so only have 2/3 months to loose weight. Marathon training comes with increased calorie intake and it's harder to loose weight. I would really like to do a sky dive in September, ideally I would love to be 12 stone as maximum weight for a women is 13st. Hoping for some tips to get things back on track

sbrandt37

If you lost 100 pounds, you have kicked some serious *kitten*. Look how far you have come.

The real question is why you did it. You are clearly healthy now. Do you look good? Feel good? What are your non-weight goals? Those are the reasons for doing it.

I lost weight to look better, feel better, sleep better, be healthier, live longer, set a better example for my children, enjoy life more, be more active, enjoy sports like I used to, and other things that come with being more attractive to others. Those things have kept me motivated. What things do you want that you don't have or can't do now, aside from skydiving?

meechsy2804

I have achieved so so much this past year! It seems a little unreal. I would love to become an ironman competitor in the UK. I really need to focus on completing the full marathon this year though!

My inspiration has and always will be my children. One of my sons has a missing lower left arm, I needed to be living proof that anything is possible. He's going to face people telling him he can't do certain things, I needed him to see that he shouldn't listen to others. I wanted to prove to other mums, like me who are so overweight that, it wasn't the end of the road. You could change and claw your life, self respect, self worth back! Running has turned into my escape, I run when I'm upset, happy, angry but it's me time, I don't need to answer to anybody or anything.
I went from a 21stone min shuffling a 16 minute mile to now hitting 10 min miles. I'm just terrified of it all going to pot and being that 21stone mum again

ddveedub

Meechsy, you need a hug. Here is a hug from Washington state. Pat on the back too. It's okay to be afraid. Don't you tell your kids it's okay to be scared? Just keep moving. I'm not where I want to be. I'm just starting, but I have come back from grieving the loss of my ma and crippling depression to where I am right now. Don't stand still! Focus on what you have to do and what you want to do for you. I'm not a shrink! But when you have been to the bottom you find you are pretty optimistic.

sbrandt37

That's awesome progress, and an awesome reason for doing it! And you're right. Everything you can do to build your son up will help him face the crap he will get from others.

But you also have to do it for yourself! You have transformed yourself so dramatically by sheer willpower. That is seriously impressive. There is no reason in the world why you would now go to pot and fall back to who you were before. There are lots of good reasons to continue--it feels good, it looks good, etc.

You have undergone a lifestyle change, not a diet. You are a different person than you were before, with different habits and different hobbies and different ways of engaging with food and with yourself. You care for yourself in a way that you did not before, and your body reflects that care. There's no going back now.

As for continuing to lose, that's up to you. If you are happy with where you are now, you don't need to continue. If you want to lose more, lose more. Or if you need a break, take a break and eat at maintenance. It's all up to you and what you want.

If you do eat at maintenance, I think it's a good idea to continue to track your meals and aim for a maintenance calorie target, if only to establish appropriate habits at that calorie level. Whatever you do, good luck with it.

ddveedub

I have tried to send a friend request/message but I obviously don't know how to do it. Friend me if you know how. You kick *kitten*.

ddveedub

Now I know why kitten shows up. I would rather say burro.

dawnmcmurray793

Aloha, I'm new to the community, but I began my weight loss journey last July. I was always rather petite with an athletic built, larger bones etc and in my mid 40's I began gaining about 10 Lbs per year until I hit an all time high of 182lbs. By age 49 I was pre-diabetic, taking blood pressure meds and steroids to control my rather high blood pressure and psoriatic arthritis. I struggled for years yo-yo to dieting and over exercising which would cause injury etc. I have now lost 30 lbs in 7 months and am still 20lbs from my goal. With all of that said, I haven't lost my desire to loose weight.......I think I just feel so great and healthier and look so much better that the motivation to get to my goal weight has been challenging because I essentially hit my goal of increasing my health, exercise and overall well being. I've decided that I need to re-evaluate an additional goal (in line with my others) but one that recently motivated me to get working again on reaching my goal weight. I checked my BMI for my age and weight. It is still slightly overweight and as I'm not getting younger I'm getting more motivated to reach my goal weight by refining my goal to be in the healthy mid range for my BMI which will put me in a very safe healthy weight range as opposed to slightly overweight. Now is the time, I think, to reassess the reasons for beginning the journey and fine tune them. Let's face it. You've made amazing accomplishments and must feel really good so it's hard to motivate when one feels so good. Perhaps fine tune your original goal towards what will motivate you for your end goal. I'll do the same. Hope that helps. Your journey has inspired me!
Best-
Dawn from Honolulu, Hawaii

meechsy2804

Thank you all for your replies and encouragement! I am unsure how to add anyone, as quite new to this all but please feel free to add me