How to get over the "wait" to lose weight? feeling overwhelmed

dex391

It took me 6 months to lose 60 pounds. What made me keep going is the clothes I could fit in again, the excitement of the scale moving. The more energy I felt. Now that I’m at my goal I’m glad I had the patience to keep moving and never giving up!

rainbow198

I had no idea how much weight I needed to lose, but I knew it was a lot.

The process was very overwhelming for me, but eventually choosing to focus on improving my fitness level was a perfect fit for me.

Walking a mile faster, ice skating longer without stopping or slowing down, working towards doing push ups on the wall to on the floor on my toes, trying new Youtube workout, fitness DVD's and fitness classes, buying new toys for my home gym etc.

As I improved my stamina, endurance and strength, I started to shrink and weight loss eventually came with it once paired with eating better and watching my calories.

I took baby steps as I had a lot of bad habits I needed to correct and I took things 1 pound and 1 inch down at a time.

I ended up losing over 80 pounds and I'm heading towards year 7 of keep it all off with no regain.

I really wanted to lose weight/fat and to be healthy and physically fit so I made it a huge priority in my life which still continues today.

sweetbe44

I’m about 5 lbs shy of having lost 100 lbs and it’s taken me almost 2 yrs. Like others, I focus on 5 lbs at a time or other small goals. I’ve learned so much along the way about making changes that I can live with for the rest of my life so that I can enjoy my life. There’s no finish line. This has taken a lot of the pressure off for me. Losing the weight is prep for the long game which is maintenance. I have about another 40 or so lbs to lose still + or - a few. I don’t know what my goal is yet I think I’ll know it when I get there but if it takes another 2 years to get there I’m ok with that.