On this journey again???

Steph13RN
Steph13RN Posts: 92 Member
in Motivation and Support
Have you ever tried to lose weight before? Have you been successful and then gained it all back?? Have you done this several times over and over again only to gain more weight than you originally were???

That's me.

How are you overcoming this and sticking with your new lifestyle? I'm not talking the first few weeks ... I'm talking about after 3-4 months. What are you doing that's making you stay committed??

Clearly I'm doing something wrong

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  • KariOrtiz2014
    KariOrtiz2014 Posts: 343 Member
    I think that we have all been down this road. I have several of times. This time I'm not even seeing much success which is definitely not a motivator. But I won't give up on myself!

    So with that said, I TRUELY believe that it is all about mindset! You need to be positive as much as possible. Believe that you are capable of this! Take it day by day.. And really know that it is a journey and not a diet!! Good luck!
  • thelowcarblady
    thelowcarblady Posts: 137 Member
    I never got anywhere close to my goal weight thoughtout the many times i've came and gone from MFP, but I always find myself back here! AND 10lb's heavier than when I originally started...go figure!

    For a little while I had great success lost like 15lb's my first month, went outside and did my Couch to 5K program every time I was supposed to, and was doing great! Then it got hot outside and ever since then I have let myself fall back into old habits because I would conjure up and excuse for everything or justify not working out in some way.

    This time around -- I made a whole new MFP account, I'm not adding any MFP friends for a while (they actually distracted me from my own weight loss, so just not even going there), and I'm going to work really really hard on my self discipline & self control which is something I've struggled with my whole life.

    I have a beach trip in May i am really looking forward to, and since I've never really ever had fun at the beach (cause I was always worried about how fat I looked compared to everyone else) I am really going to strive to be able to enjoy myself this time!!

    Hoping this time works out for me! Hope it works out for you guys too!!!

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