There's nothing you can't do if you want it bad enough....

jazi1964
jazi1964 Posts: 7
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I thought I wanted it bad enough. I've been on and off this sight a few times. A new profile = a new beginning. God I'm such a loser. I always think I want it bad enough to stick through it but it never works. It would work if I gave it half a chance.

In three months I'll be 50. I used to be fit and thin, up until my 40's when I let a bad relationship get the best of me. The relationship is over but yet I still have kept the weight on. I have no excuses.

I don't exercise anymore, although I keep saying I'm going to start Sunday, then Tuesday.... next thing you know, a month has passed.

I'm 5'3 1/2 (gotta put that 1/2 in), 182lbs and I have high cholesterol. I had breast cancer in 2008 but free and clear ever since. You would think that alone would put the fear of God in me.

I don't know what I'm asking for here when I know I'm the only one who can make a change, maybe I just needed to vent. I know there are like-minded people on here. Maybe if I stayed long enough?

Anyway, thank you for listening and I am always open to suggestions.

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  • Indigomami
    Indigomami Posts: 21 Member
    You are not a loser at all! It's hard, it takes a lot of discipline and the rewards are slow. In the past I've gotten so frustrated. I've ended up falling of the wagon so many times because life would knock me off my game. It's gotta be different for me this time. Keeping working at it and reaching out. You've had a lot of challenges, give yourself some credit. Those were difficult journeys in themselves and you got through them, you will get through this when your ready. You have proven it's possible :)
  • jazi1964
    jazi1964 Posts: 7
    Thank you Indogomami, I will definitely do my best.... gotta keep thinking positive thoughts :smile:
  • katkins73
    katkins73 Posts: 416 Member
    You can definitely do this. I know what it is like to have the journey seem long as I am 5ft1 and need to lose at least 50lbs but I have lost 16 so far and I already feel so much better and that motivates me further. I think things are different this time because I am not in a hurry. I know it may take over a year but with every pound loss or half an inch off I feel better and am fitting into some of the clothes in my wardrobe that i haven't been able to wear for years. I bet if you tell yourself you will stick to healthy eating for a week that by the end of that week there will be enough of a difference for you to commit to another week and eventually you may just find yourself a few months in a doing great :wink:
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    You are not alone.. this is also my second... no, make that third... time on MFP. New profile, etc. etc. I've gotten a lot of good information here and made some friends, but in the end, it's you who has to make the commitment and the difference. It's true you have to want it bad enough, because regardless of what anyone tells you, whatever method you choose to create the calorie deficit, it is NOT easy.

    Feel free to add me if you like.
  • jazi1964
    jazi1964 Posts: 7
    Thank you ladies...

    Katkins73, congrats on your 16lb loss! I keep telling myself that this will take time, especially being older and having the odds against me, definitely more of a challenge!

    Veil5577, why do you think that is? Do we subconsciously think that starting a new profile will make a difference? It hasn't for me.

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