What is the Key to sticking to your weight loss plan?

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  • dragonflydi
    dragonflydi Posts: 665 Member
    It ALL comes from with in. If you REALLY want it. YOU will find a way. If you don't, you will find EVERY excuse.

    Amen. You have to truly want it.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    My keys are...

    Having NOTHING at all off limits. If nothing is off limits, I'm not "failing" or "cheating" when I have something that's not necessarily good for me. Like pizza. :happy: I have half a rising crust DiGiorno or Freshetta at least once a week.

    Making the calories work for me. If busting my butt running 5 miles means the difference between eating bunny food or pretty much whatever I want, gimme a second to lace up my sneakers!

    Realizing that eating well and exercise isn't punishment for gaining weight and being a sloth. It's the ultimate reward and way to show how much I love myself.

    Eating enough. I previously thought that losing weight just meant eating less. So I mistakenly thought that I'd lose more if I l ate less. I starved myself, felt weak and miserable, didn't have much progress, and quit. This time, I'm eating plenty, have had great progress, and I have energy out the wazoo!

    Non-scale goals. When I started, I didn't even care about weight loss, because I thought my body was at it's "happy weight" and that wasn't going to change. I only wanted to be healthy and strong enough to run a 5k. Now, I'm down almost 30 pounds, look better than I looked in my 20s (I'm 39) and I'm gearing up for my first 10k next weekend! If I was doing all this just for some vanity pounds, I'd have quit a long time ago. But it was about my health, and that's what kept me motivated.

    A tripod and a camera with a self-timer. I can't always see the changes in my body in the mirror, since it happens gradually, but it's hard to miss in side by side photo comparisons.
  • MsKeelah919
    MsKeelah919 Posts: 332 Member
    I imagine myself to be at my goal. (I am FAAAAR from it) but doing this in my mind makes it easier for me to make better choices. I eat for the body I want, not the one I have. :)

    Also I just keep going. No matter the slip up, I regroup and begin again. A couple of bad choices doesnt have to be a downwards spiral.
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