Brand new start

elsohypes

Hey
Well I'm starting this diet good and proper this time. I've tried dieting for the past year but its failed miserably and it's just led to a cycle of stuffing my face when I can :P
This time though, I'm serious. I want to properly get fit and lose some of the inches of body.
Any tips would be appreciated, I really don't want to fail this time.
xx

0Jaime0

Good luck! I think you will love this site - it makes you hold yourself accountable for what you're putting in your mouth and teaches you to manage your portions.

blacklistedpenguin

Welcome! Good luck.

em_lou007

Hi!!

My tip is to keep using the site - I have found it so easy to stop for a day, then another, then another........

I'm doing it again - day 1 today

My other tips are: drink water if you want a snack and not really hungry and to keep your hands busy!!

Good luck xx

mdb120776

Getting a support system on here (friends) is a good idea. Not only do you hold yourself accountable but they can cheer you on or help you out.

KnottyJen

Welcome! I've found this site to be a HUGE help! Just keep honest with yourself. If you're looking for a friend to keep you motivated, feel free to add me!

peanutbutterpanic

Yay for you! How exciting to do something that's bold & empowering, I hope you succeed & flourish. I have one suggestion, it has helped me keep my focus & aleviate some of the "guilts" while on my own weight loss journey: consider NIXING THE WORD "DIET". Drop it from the vocabulary of life, forget it exists, give yourself room to breathe and make other words& sayings MORE important, like: lifestyle change, process, human, perfectly ok to make mistakes, oops I flubbed a little, it won't be easy but I can do this, I'M WORTH IT, here I am flaws & all, it's just food, I CAN DO THIS!!

Every morning I get up I have to tell myself succeed or fail, I'm accountable for my choices whatever they may be. I've learned a lot of self-encouragement can carry me a long way. And every time I think of what I'm doing as a "diet", I get frustrated and I close myself off to what my goal is. I hope you have success here, this site & the people on it are wonderful. You deserve to have the life you dream of, your health & your confidence. Good luck to you!!

p.s. Hit me up with a friend request if you want to, I'm always good for high 5's & constructive criticism and I like to hear it myself, good or bad.

Steph

imsmellie

....My other tips are: drink water if you want a snack and not really hungry and to keep your hands busy!!

KNITTING!!!!
I have a nasty habit of eating while watching t.v or movies. So, I learned to knit. I keep a knitting project out on the coffee table teaches me to forget all about those useless snacks while relaxing in front of the boob tube.