Loosing to live

penzie1979

Hi everyone, my name is Penny and i live in the uk.
Im starting my journey but i find it extremely difficult to get motivated.
I want to do so much yet my weight is high and my confidence is low.
I do have other medical conditions that have been caused i beleive by my weight and i want to be healthy!
I wish you all love, luck and weight loss.
Pennyx

Molliepops35

Hi Penny

Don't think about the whole of your journey - think about achievable daily goals. That might be increasing the steps you take, increasing the amount of water you drink, or reducing your calories for that day.Keep a log of your results to look back on.

Soon, day by day you will start to feel better. The better you feel, the more motivated you will become. If you slip up, it doesn't matter - just do better the next day. Its persistence and not giving up that will get you there.

Even the thousand mile journey has to start with a first step - and here you are, already here on MFP.

If you spent an hour in the gym, then looked in the mirror, you wouldn't see a difference, right? then the next day, if you spent another hour at the gym then looked in the mirror - still there would be no difference - but imagine going to the gym for an hour each day for 40 days - do you think you would see the difference then? Of course!

Don't worry about how far you've got to go. The days will pass whether you decide to take action or not - it's up to you - wouldn't you rather be looking back in a few weeks time, grateful that you started in February?

Think about your goals, make them a priority in your life - you are in control of you - no-one can do it for you - you can create your own destiny.

You can do it!!! Good luck.

13ecca4

Hi Penny,
I'm new here today too and also from the UK.
Good luck with the weight loss. Hope you find some useful posts on here

ceiswyn

If you don't believe you can lose weight, you will give up the moment it gets a little bit difficult.

I had been obese all my life, and had dieted unsuccessfully more times than I could count. I have now lost 17 stone and walk up hills for fun.

You can do it. If you're willing to do what it takes. Which is just to weigh your food, count your calories, and stay under your calorie goal. If you can do it for one day, you can do it for the next. And the next. And the next. And then one of those next days, you're there!

tezzmakk

Molliepops35 wrote: »

Hi Penny

Don't think about the whole of your journey - think about achievable daily goals. That might be increasing the steps you take, increasing the amount of water you drink, or reducing your calories for that day.Keep a log of your results to look back on.

Soon, day by day you will start to feel better. The better you feel, the more motivated you will become. If you slip up, it doesn't matter - just do better the next day. Its persistence and not giving up that will get you there.

Even the thousand mile journey has to start with a first step - and here you are, already here on MFP.

If you spent an hour in the gym, then looked in the mirror, you wouldn't see a difference, right? then the next day, if you spent another hour at the gym then looked in the mirror - still there would be no difference - but imagine going to the gym for an hour each day for 40 days - do you think you would see the difference then? Of course!

Don't worry about how far you've got to go. The days will pass whether you decide to take action or not - it's up to you - wouldn't you rather be looking back in a few weeks time, grateful that you started in February?

Think about your goals, make them a priority in your life - you are in control of you - no-one can do it for you - you can create your own destiny.

You can do it!!! Good luck.

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