Getting Started

KaraThomas7084

Hi,

I am starting my weightloss journey. I feel pretty motivated but I am a bit daunted by the length of my journey. All advice welcome!

Thank you,

Kara

springlering62

Without negating your feelings, I think it might help to put in perspective.

Your tag is “50+” to lose.

I would have been thrilled to “only” have 50 to lose when I started. By the same token, my heart hurts for those who have 200, 300 or more to lose and I find myself super grateful I reined it in when I did.

It’s such a rush when someone comes here and we get to watch their posts as they work their way through it.

Maybe instead of thinking of it as daunting, break it down into bite sized pieces. Say you have 70 to lose. Set an initial goal of 20. You lose 5 pounds, you’re 25% of the way there. 10, halfway there. You hit 20, celebrate with some new workout gear, an art class or workout you’d like to try, that’s new and different.

Congrats, you’ve lost 20. That’s 20 pounds of gravity no longer holding you down. That’s 29% of the way there. Lose another three or four and you’re already a third of the way up that mountain. It’s not looking so daunting now, is it?

That was how I had to take on my large loss.

It’s a lot less daunting than taking on the whole thing at once and feeling like it’s insurmountable.

Come here and ask for help. Post your wins over on success stories. The more involved you are, the more often you read these boards, the easier the process is, because you’re engaged with it.

maanko13

I too am just starting. I have over 100 to lose. But I have started and hope to see results a little at a time.