Starting over. Ready to change my lifestyle, for good!

lindsayface89

Hello,
My name is Lindsay. I live in Ohio. I have been dieting and yoyo'ing in weight since 2012. I lost a significant amount of weight in 2012/2013. I went from 215 to 145lbs. Im a 5'5 female so that was a huge achievement. I went to strict on restrictions and that caused a serious binge at the end of 2013 that lasted for months. I easily gained 40lbs back... I from then on...would start diets and working out and lose weight, to abruptly stop working out and eating what I wanted and gain it back.. Basically sabotaging myself and I dont know why... that pattern would continue to present date. I am sooo sick of yoyo ' ing and not having a consistent healthy lifestyle. Only doing it temporarily and then finding myself in a horrible place again. I realized recently, I cant do this alone. I need a community. I need accountability to stay active and mindful of my food choices. Im pretty sure I have a food addiction, so this is the only way I can succeed. Im so serious about this. Im ready to change my life and not look back. Ive already taken the first steps. Ive lost 10 lbs. Add me!

LyndaBSS

Welcome to the community!

Best wishes on your journey.

kimny72

Welcome back!

Often when people continue to fall off plan, it's because they make the plan unnecessarily difficult. So make sure you don't try to do too much, too soon and don't start out with rules that make it harder for you to stay on track. Ultimately, calories determine weight loss, so start there and remember you can fall back on "just calories" if you ever need to. Check out these posts too:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1