HELP!

essigjenna

I am 20 years old and am currently in college. I have been struggling with my weight since my senior year of high school. It didn’t start to bother me until last year (my sophomore year of college). Last summer I joined a gym and use my fitness pal RELIGIOUSLY. I lost about 20 pounds and felt great. However, when I got back to college this year I struggled to maintain my healthy eating habits and workout routines. Over the summer I saw working out as an escape it was something I enjoyed doing. However, at school it felt like a chore. I began running outside because I hated the atmosphere of our school gym. Unfortunately, I gained back all of the weight I lost plus some. A few weeks ago I tried to get back into using the app and working out. I was successful for about a week until the weather changed and I couldn’t run outside and school got busy. I need help getting back into some sort of routine. I’m looking for any kind of support/advice!

sarabushby

Simply you just have to want it enough to do it.

But... maybe it would help you to set some goals? Do you have a date in the calendar you want to aim to lose the weight by, or could you sign up for a fitness race, event or competition so that it motivates you to train on those days when you would otherwise go ‘naaaaa... not today’?
What about a big progress chart on the wall - log your training sessions or your weight loss or your measurements?
Or if money motivates you, pay a charge every time you skip a gym session or fail to log. Then reward yourself with a treat of some kind when you hit a milestone?
Different things motivate different kinds of people so it’s hard for us to know what’ll work for you since we don’t know you.

Maybe you should take a look at why you aren’t able to maintain the logging & fitness - you’ll probably find you’ve set too aggressive a target and over-restricting such that it’s not sustainable. Reducing your deficit may help you in the long run. You could share your stats and people will help you determine a sensible and sustainable rate of loss.

echmain3

There’s no excuse for not logging your food/calories.

Once you get your usual foods logged, it takes very little time to log. Just seconds per day.

Once you have an accurate diary you’ll see where the problem lies.

cmriverside

Where do you live that you can't run outside? I live in the Pacific NW of the U.S. If I didn't go out when it was raining I'd never go out. Nature is my church, though. I couldn't NOT go out to exercise. Start seeing the beauty in the outdoors and you'll start buying rain gear/snow gear.

ColdTurkeyplus1

sarabushby wrote: »

Simply you just have to want it enough to do it.

But... maybe it would help you to set some goals? Do you have a date in the calendar you want to aim to lose the weight by, or could you sign up for a fitness race, event or competition so that it motivates you to train on those days when you would otherwise go ‘naaaaa... not today’?
What about a big progress chart on the wall - log your training sessions or your weight loss or your measurements?
Or if money motivates you, pay a charge every time you skip a gym session or fail to log. Then reward yourself with a treat of some kind when you hit a milestone?
Different things motivate different kinds of people so it’s hard for us to know what’ll work for you since we don’t know you.

Maybe you should take a look at why you aren’t able to maintain the logging & fitness - you’ll probably find you’ve set too aggressive a target and over-restricting such that it’s not sustainable. Reducing your deficit may help you in the long run. You could share your stats and people will help you determine a sensible and sustainable rate of loss.

This.

It hurts the first few days..maybe 4 or 5 but then it becomes a 'thing'. You have to want it. That's all that matters

csplatt

can you stop pressuring yourself to work out and instead focus on calories in / calories out via eating and measuring/weighing your food alone?