Seriously...HOW???

Phaedra2014

Make it a habit. The more habit it becomes, the less time and effort it takes to track.

QFT

caterpillardreams

You should know the more you do this for you the better it is for your family.
So maybe that is a motivation u need. Do you want your children to look at themselves negatively as well. they always learn form us. Teach them how to have fun and take care of themselves. MAke them a part of it.
If you bring your family with you to the park, to play tennis, to do whatever it will enrich your family, and you can show them how moms can do it to.

SherryTeach

What I wonder is how someone would choose to live every day of life cringing when looking in the mirror. I did not want to do that any more. Ever. Logging my food and fitting in some exercise is nothing compared to being miserable and feeling bad.

xenu01

Yeah, I'm not tracking my calories right now because I'm taking three grad classes and working and I just can't seem to make myself do it BUT I've been doing this intermittently for a year and even when I'm not "tracking," I still make sure I eat reasonably and get the same amount of exercise (which I wasn't tracking anyway since i didn't want to give myself a license to binge). No syrupy coffee drinks, reasonable portions, no going out to eat. By now I have a rough idea of how many calories a sandwich is when I make it myself, for instance. Eating out is the wild card. So yes, not to beat a dead horse but it's all about habits, habits, habits.

itsbasschick

if you cringe when you look at the mirror, in all seriousness, don't look in the mirror.

but also keep in mind that there's a lot more to a person - you included - than how you look and how much you weigh.

as others have said, i have gotten as far as i have so far by making these lifestyle changes habits, not just a thing to do to reach a goal. i can't go back to eating the way i used to or i'll weigh what i used to, and i was developing serious health issues, so i'm using this time to learn to incorporate different ways of eating and of approaching food, and ways to incorporate sleep and working out - and plain mold walking is THE best i've found, although i also lift - into my life, even when there are problems.

so that's how i look at my time here at MFP right now - learning lifeskills that i wasn't taught or lost track of when i was younger. i'm doing pretty well, feeling hopeful and learning to take care of myself. i wish the same for you!

BusyB223

I don't know about you but I am LAZY FOR SURE!!! It's in my blood. If I don't want to do it, I don't. I do accept the consciences of not being able to fit any of my clothes after not doing anything to change it. That's the choice I made so I live with it so there is no need to complain nor vent.

I do not down myself other than a scolding of "you know better, do better" but nothing beyond that.
I am AMAZING no matter what size. I know that and don't need to be told that by anyone.

I have been on MFP for sometime now and I put forth no real effort for several years.

What got me really going was a 30 Day 2 mile Walk/Run challenge this past May. I had never done anything for 30 days straight so I was looking forward to the 22nd because I knew it would be a habit for sure. 2 miles was a 30-35 minute walk and I've done 3 hour walks before so that was an easy way to get started walking again although I couldn't stay at 30 minutes. I quickly got back to 1, 2, 3 hour walks.

Today was my 147 day of walking and it was a 90 minute walk with a little running & stairs. I have been walking everyday consistently since May 1st and I am not stopping. I've been on 4 vacations since May and each one I continued my daily walk as well as watched my eating/drinking. I know what got me to 224 lbs and taking more time to invest in me is worth not going back. I have had three days off: May 31st, July 31st & August 31st. Yes, I am looking forward to October 31st.
I look forward to the days off but I really look forward to seeing the pounds FALL off...

I walk in the morning preferably and absolutely nothing stops that. If I have an early morning flight and it's too dark to walk outside before leaving home, I get it done in my living room. I will walk the airport rather than sit there until my flight. I get it done everyday because I AM WORTH AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY!

I have since REMOVED 26 lbs as of Sept 25th with several more to follow and they are not allowed to come back.
I am out of the 200's and staying that way.

This is a major part of my life now. It's my daily mode of activity and I'm honored to finally realized I can COMMIT to me. I take the time to be committed and honest with others, why not myself. I take the time to form real relationships that could stand the test of time, why not with myself.

Now when I put on clothes I was once spilling out of, all I can do is smile and tell me how proud I am of the changes I allowed my mind to go through. It all starts in the mind. If you want things to change, you have to change.

There is nothing better than a Made Up Mind.

My mantras are: Committed - Determined - Consistent.
One Day, One Step, One Pound at a time.

I say to you... You can do it!!!
Like anything, you have to stay committed to you and stay connected to the source (MFP).

connieelaine24

I've struggled with this thought myself but I think I was thinking about this like there is going to be and end. Like when this is over and I'm thin I wont have to worry about it anymore. The thing is, its not every going to be OVER. I have to think about it every day for the rest of my life. After have a big success in losing weight I thought, if got this! This is the new me, I've broke my bad habits I'll never be back to where I was... Wrong! I think I'm going to have to approach this like I'm a recovering addict of some kind. One day at I time and knowing I'm always going to have to be careful. Logging in here and taking like 5 minutes to remind myself of what I'm doing has been helpful so far. I know how you feel though its easy to believe the bad stuff about yourself and easy to beat up on yourself. Try not to think about forever and the end result and just focus on what your doing right now.