What’s this back for the 50th time?!

CeceLauren_x

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ Back again after staying the same for the past few months I’ve obviously got lazy with proper counting! Some one please come save me and keep me motivated 😂😂

InkedupDilf

I got you. Add me. We got this. Im back again too

Lietchi

Well, at least you've got the starting part down after 50 times 😉 next challenge is the follow-through!

I've found that for me, motivation is not the right foundation for weight-loss. I mean, it's great when I'm motivated, but most of the time, I'm just doing what I do out of habit. I've been at this 'game' for 2 years and 4 months now, 70lbs down, but I started by making things as easy as possible for myself (requiring as little motivation as possible).

I started by eating my regular foods, but limiting my portion sizes, aiming for 0.5lbs of weight loss per week. No hunger or deprivation, no grand overhauling of my diet. I'm aware that rate of loss seems torturously slow to many, but my point is that overly depriving yourself is not a good idea, whether it's by choosing an overly aggressive rate of loss (0.5-1% of your bodyweight per week is generally thought to be good) or by being overly restrictive in the foods you 'allow' yourself to eat.
Later on I made smaller changes to my diet, tweaks : more protein (my intake was low), lower calorie substitutions for some foods,...

Same for exercise. I started gradually : walking at first, when I realized I got extra calories for that. Gradually moving on to running, strength training, indoor rowing... I exercise very regularly now, but if I had started out like that, I would have burned myself out.

This may or may not apply to you, I just shared my journey in case it might strike a cord and help you find your way beyond starting 🙂

callsitlikeiseeit

The key in losing weight, and take this from someone who has lost 230 pounds, is to make small, SUSTAINABLE changes. this is a long term effort. not a sprint. you will not lose weight fast. you will not lose weight every week. you will have weeks on end with NO weight loss. its normal. trust the process. You are back again, more than likely, because you probably go all in head first full steam, trying to do everything and make SO many changes and BURN OUT. dont do that.

what you have done in the past, didnt work. think about that. truly. stop. think about that.


my main tips:

learn how to weigh (on a food scale) your food properly and find ACCURATE database entries now. I don't know what your starting weight is, but at first you may have a lot of room for error. but as you have less to lose, you don't. If you learn how to do things properly from the beginning, it means you don't have to RE-LEARN how to do it later.

Find an activity you ENJOY. You don't have to be a runner (ew- though I have begun. and i hate it. I much prefer other cardio). You don't have to work out at all to lose weight (weight loss happens in the kitchen). BUT... physical activity does have a LOT of benefits. Both mental and physical. It can be as simple as a leisurely stroll a few times a week. And as you lose weight, you may find (I did), that you WANT to do more. Simple, little things like parking a bit further out in parking lots. Taking stairs instead of elevators. walking to your mailbox instead of pulling up to it in your car as you are pulling in your driveway. Small things. Every bit counts.

Understand that you do not have to give up your favorite foods or any food groups to lose weight. You DO need to learn how MUCH you can eat. Portion control. This goes back to my first point. For the most part, I eat the same things I always have. Just less of them. I eat burgers and pizza and chips and cookies. Just ... not all in the same day well, I might could get away with it if I planned it out REALLY well. And stuck to the plan with NO deviation. Maybe. LOL

You will have 'bad' days. Whether its a holiday or just a ... bad day. Life happens. you will go over. It is NOT the end of the world. You will not ruin your deficit with one bad day. The problems come in when that one bad day becomes two, becomes 3, becomes a week, and goes on....

You've got this. Take it one day at a time, and each day, try to do a little bit better. Don't try to do everything all at once. Don't try to make 1000 changes all at once. Most people who burn out, do so because they try to do too much, too soon. start small. build from there. You did not gain the weight quickly. You will not lose it quickly. Better to lose it slowly, and KEEP IT OFF, then lose it quick, and gain it all back and more!

I've been at this a long time. It becomes a part of your life, and like any other habit, you don't think about it much, really. Your eating habits slowly change. You weigh and log your food. Your activity levels (usually) change, at least to some degree. You become more mindful of what you are putting in your shopping cart and body. My one (or two) words of caution is to make these changes slowly. Most people who go 'All in' head first and full steam, burn out quick. Your first couple of weeks, maybe even first month, most people will lose a fair amount fairly quickly, but most of it is water weight (usually from a natural, not intentional, reduction in carbs). It does slow down, as your body adjusts. It's normal, and is SUPPOSED to happen, so don't get discouraged. Also, don't set your calories too low. The fastest rate of loss (1200 for women and 1500 for men) is not the best rate of loss. Although very tempting to set it to lose faster, it will make it harder for you to maintain and stick to your calorie goals because you will be ... well, hungry. Be kind to yourself, give yourself a few more calories, and you will still lose weight and be less likely to deviate from your plan and therefore more likely to succeed.