I have 70lbs to lose!! It feels hopeless!!

IWillWinSkinny

I'm a serial dieter. I've been every weight from 144lbs to 246lbs. I'm currently 200lbs exactly! I'm 5ft5 and I feel so awful and down about it! Everything I do I just seem to gain more weight back. I'm a "closet" eater and don't know how to break this! I really want to be healthy and spend my life not worrying about how much weight i've gained this week. I really need some help please!

MrsPerry160

Wow I feel as though you just read my mind. I've never been the skinny girl but also was not so critical and down about my body. I happy marriage and two kids later has taken a toll on my body. Looking to lose 50-70 lbs. am 200 lbs now at 5'3. Not really sure how to work this site but know something needs to change !

torkmdeg

Hi there! I have about the same about to lose - started off at 200 as well. I'm about the same height as you as well.
Best thing I can suggest is to log every little thing that goes into your mouth especially for the first little while. And when you are going to eat, ask yourself "am I actually hungry or do I just feel like eating right now out of habit or because I'm bored?"
Find something to keep you active that you enjoy doing too. Working out doesn't have to be a chore. For me, I enjoy dancing, and its helped me get in better shape to have finally found something to keep me active that I enjoy.
Feel free to add me if you'd like some extra support!

norma67

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sorry

norma67

This site is awesome and great for support....you can add me if you would like.

Beastette

It feels that way, but it isn't. It can be done. I've done it. There people here who've lost even more. Just focus on the next pound in front of you. You can do it.

gardengal01

Its not hopeless. Its difficult but you can do it

You can add me if you'd like (that goes for anyone)

samatalma

Not hopeless!! Just need motivation and some friends to keep you going is all Feel free to add me!

IWillWinSkinny

Thanks everyone. I feel like i've got some sort of addiction with food recently and it makes me feel so low and degraded for admitting it. Most of my waking hours are spent thinking about my next meal or snack. How do I break this?

robownslife

It's only hopeless if you believe it is hopeless. Bite down hard on what you want and suck the life out of it. Believe you can do it, and follow through. Manage your hunger, manage your meals and exercise.

You can have anything you want. You just have to go out and get it!

lonishaw

I completely understand! I just started MFP last week and already started to get discouraged because I've been wanting treats (and gave in). I'm 5'3 and have about 75lbs I want to lose. Looking around at everyone's posts has motivated me today to do better. I just have to make the decision to do better, and I'll probably have to make that same decision everyday! So today as soon as my son gets home from school I'm going on a walk! Good luck to you.

taso42

Thanks everyone. I feel like i've got some sort of addiction with food recently and it makes me feel so low and degraded for admitting it. Most of my waking hours are spent thinking about my next meal or snack. How do I break this?

Re-educate yourself about calories, macros, BMR, TDEE, exercise, and fitness. Everything else will fall into place as a result of this.

Jaimepm

I am 198, and have been stuck at that since having my second baby end of June. I am pretty active, I even did the Turkey Trot 10K 6.2 miles! I did a run/walk. I have been just stuck. I know it's what I eat, but it's really really hard. I feel the same way you feel . Tomorrow will be one week of logging in. I think it will be a slow and steady process and I love this site. We can do it.......

Jaimepm

I am 198, and have been stuck at that since having my second baby end of June. I am pretty active, I even did the Turkey Trot 10K 6.2 miles! I did a run/walk. I have been just stuck. I know it's what I eat, but it's really really hard. I feel the same way you feel . Tomorrow will be one week of logging in. I think it will be a slow and steady process and I love this site. We can do it.......

Burleson76

I can't diet. I have found if I deny myself foods then I want them more. Instead I work on portion control, exercise and staying active. Also, as mentioned by a person above - ask yourself, "are you hungry or are you eating because of something else"? I found that my worst times are when I was bored or upset. Instead of reaching for food I have started doing exercise when I am bored, reading, working on a hobby/project etc. If I was eating for comfort then I journal instead or contact a friend for support. Good luck!

jbpretty

I've lost 75 so far (50 before I joined MFP) and I can assure you it's NOT hopeless. You can just never say die. Never quit. Never give up. There will be days you screw up. There will be days you don't feel good about yourself, but the next day you just pick yourself up and start over. The difference is these are just days, not weeks or months. My "bad days" are now sprinkled here and there rather than having my "good days" sprinkled here and there. It might take a while, but you can totally do this. I have about another 15 to go, but it's possible and I will do this. JUST DON'T QUIT! If you don't quit, you have to succeed. That's been my motto. YOU CAN DO THIS!!

Jaimepm

I found that I am a stress eater! It is sooo easy to pick up anything and just eat it whether I'm hungry or not.

PepeGreggerton

Gotta change the way you think about it... You have to know you can do it. It is NOT hopeless!

Sampurea

And when you are going to eat, ask yourself "am I actually hungry or do I just feel like eating right now out of habit or because I'm bored?"




I agree with this! that has always been my biggest problem ( and still is to a degree) I eat because I am bored.... but I foun that if I find a good song on Radio or Play the Zumba station On Pandora I get up and dance around and DONT eat. Good luck to you all on your Goals.... Feel free to add me and we can help motivate eachother!

fionat29

Try working in 7lb stages. That way it all seems attainable.

philOHIO

I have about the same amount to lose. Wifey is a baker and a great cook and has no interest in dieting now. Last night she baked a couple of dozen chocolate chip cookies that I kept getting into.

BobbyClerici

The road up the mountain looks hard, but you can do it.
Like the old joke: what's the best way to eat a whale?

ANSWER: one bite at a time...And you must take your fitness program one day - maybe even 1 hour - at a time.
You can do this!

I felt that way and have lost 64 lbs - 13 more to go!

AEcklar813

70lbs isn't hopeless! You can do it! I started out at 297 and last friday weighed in at 226. Thats 71 lbs. I still have a ways to go but if I can do it you can do it!

Mymag

Thanks everyone. I feel like i've got some sort of addiction with food recently and it makes me feel so low and degraded for admitting it. Most of my waking hours are spent thinking about my next meal or snack. How do I break this?

I know exactly what you mean. I ALWAYS want to be eating something, and usually it's just out of boredom or because I like to be eating. What I found is that drinking something-- even water-- really fills up that need to eat when you know you're not hungry. Happened to me just the other night, actually. I was digging around my kitchen for stuff to eat, decided to fill up a water bottle instead, and that was it.

I also find chewing gum helps too, though that can be loud and unattractive and bad for your teeth :P Still, you can't eat if you're chewing gum.

philOHIO

Been losing and gaining the same 5-7 lbs. since early November after a 20 lb. drop.

msmimi

awwww. Don't despair you have come to the right place. What do you need help with? meal planning, setting goals, motivation, exercise?

(Just a shot in the dark) I suggest instead of looking at 70 lbs look at 5 lbs or just one week of eating under 1400 cals. Make small attainable goals and work towards them. You'll start to get into a pattern of success and when you look back you won't believe how the time has flown. I for example also have 70 lbs more to lose (I originally had 98lbs) Instead of focusing on 70 lbs my goal is to lose 6 lbs before Jan. 1, 2012 :-) 6lbs will have me at 199lbs (one-derland) which is a reward in itself for me and a small very achievable goal. One site that has really helped me with my eating plan is skinnytaste.com I try to substitute my fatty favorites with something equally as good and filling. It doesn't even feel like I'm on my plan most of the time.

Generalle

You're not the only one that thinks about food every minute!!! My days (mostly work days, weekends aren't so bad, strange....) revolve around the next meal and what time I can eat.
Best advice, add some motivating friends on here and get started. I've been through this process many times before by myself, but am finding the support and knowing that there are so many others out there in the same boat is a weight loss tool in itself. Even on the bad days!!!!
As for the amount you have to lose, forget about the 70lbs and start with 10lbs instead, that way it won't seem so daunting and unachieveable.
Feel free to add me if you like

Katzilla82

Break up your goal into mini goals that's what makes my journey easier

Jorra

It's possible, my ticker is proof. (almost)

I love food too, just make sure you eat food that will keep you satisfied longer. Try increasing your protein and fiber while staying within the calorie goal MFP provides for you. It will be hard at first, but don't give up!

re08scue

You can tell yourself you want to lose weight and be healthy. And you can really want it. But unless you get totally committed and into it, it's going to be hard. It's like when you try to quit smoking - you may try for a dozen or more times, and then all of a sudden the timing is right and you've got the willpower to follow it through. Anyways, that's how it was for me.

So if this is it - if you've had enough of being overweight and you really, really want to change your life, then it will happen. With a lot of hard work and support from your friends here on MFP. You can do it! Don't focus on 70 lbs. Set a small goal - 10 lbs! Celebrate that goal with some new slimmer clothes. Then onto the next goal...

My suggestions?
Log your food. Every day. Try logging what you plan to eat the day before so you know exactly what you can eat. All the experts agree this is the best way to lose weight. And thousands of us agree! It works!

Get rid of ALL refined sugar from your diet. Read the labels - foods are tricky, you have to be on guard for hidden sources. I don't even use artificial sugars. If you eliminated only sugar from your diet, and did nothing else, I bet you would lose weight. Sugar is horrible stuff. Think of it as poison and avoid it like the plague!

Go one step further and choose whole grains whenever possible.

Now reduce your sodium as much as possible. Again, watch the labels! Many products offer lower sodium options now. Or make your own without salt!

So, what's left? Whole, clean, healthy foods! And of those if you pick the ones with the most fibre you'll find yourself filling up and those inbetween meal cravings will stop.

Well, that's my rambling. Hope it helps. I didn't have 70 lbs to lose, but I did have 20. I have 1.5 lbs to go and I did it in 3 1/2 months. No sugar. No salt. No processed foods.

Good luck!

DrPepperLeigh74

You can do it. Don't think of it as a diet! Make small changes daily. I started out back in the summer walking, then I started to use a child's size plate to eat my meals off because I had a problem with portion control. I started drinking water and cut out my everyday cold drink and sweet tea habit. I still have treats but I log them so I can see what I am consuming and once you see the amount of calories, sodium, and sugar that are in things you begin to decide if you really want to eat it or not. Do small amounts of changes everyday, log in to MFP everyday and get lots of supportive friends behind you and the pounds will start falling off and you will be so proud you will want to do better everyday. Good Luck!!!