Getting sick of "Trying it again"

Elizabeth_C34

You HAVE to be COMMITTED. If you doing it just to do it, then you'll fail. If you're doing to please someone else you'll fail. If you're doing it because it's doctor's orders, you'll fail. You have to WANT to really do it. So much so that NOTHING else matters as much. When the attitude is one that regardless of obstacles and bad mishaps confront you, you find a way to overcome them, then you'll win the battle.


A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

This is exactly how it works for me.

I have a list of things I want to be able to do at my goal weight. Every time I get discouraged or upset or feel like binging on food, I look at it, and then I look at the fact that I've lost 36 lbs total (28 on MFP). Is that food better than what it feels like to be healthy? Is this amazing food that I really want to eat worth ruining all the hard work I put into getting here? The answer is always "no."

In the end, it comes down to making daily choices and remembering why you want to be healthy. It doesn't mean you have to cut out everything you like to eat, just that you learn to control it.

interceptor311

you all give great advice and new outlook on everything :-)