Why Can't I Stick To This???

santafeegret

jump on board with my friend challenge

I am challenging all of my friends to burn AT LEAST 200 calories EVERY DAY. That is a simple walk for most people.

When 50% of my friends can burn 200 calories or more each 24 hour period, then I'll up the number of calories.

We're currently at 35%. Feel free to join in on my friends list and participate - feeling like you are part of a team will keep you motivated to keep going

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dsagaties1963

First off good for you for realizing your having a hard time sticking to your plan of losing weight, most people won't realize or admit this. We all have times where we feel this way I have done this several times myself why because I was losing weight people told me I looked good, so I said well I look good enough then first thing I know smack right back where I started if not further. I found what made me want to stay fat, and said as long as that has control of me I'll never be healthy. Now when people tell me I look good, I thank them, smile to myself and say wait till I lose 5 more pounds, try baby steps. We're human we make mistakes, get discouraged, but your reaching out for the help and motivation and that is the right steps too do! Feel free to add me as a friend together reach can reach the end of our journeys and look back, smile and say oh hell ya we did it!!

1FitMomof4Girls

Same boat

Angelabec

Can I suggest that you start with smaller goals. Your ticker shows '145lbs to go', which will sometimes feel like an impossible number. Start with a goal of 10lbs or however you like to break it up. Then, when you've lost 5lbs, you'll be half way to that goal, it will look so much more achievable, than another 140. Get an item of clothing that is a size too small. Try it on every week and see how different it feels. Set yourself an exercise target, then aim to up it by a tiny bit each week. When I first started I had an exercise bike. The first time I used it, 10 minutes nearly killed me, but I did 10 minutes every day for a week, and the second week, I upped to 11 minutes, and so on and so on, until I could increase it by 2 minutes at a time, then 5.

Constantly having small targets to work to means that you are constantly achieving, which makes it so much more inspiring to carry on.

Give yourself days off when you need to. Not too often, but every now and then. If you are going to dinner, have a meal that you like, not just the lowest calorie option. Eventually making better choices becomes more of a habit, but there is really no point going out and eating a salad that you don't enjoy and all the while wishing you had something else, you might as well not go.

When you do slip up, as 99% of us do, write it off and start again. These occurrences will become less frequent and less severe as you get used to the changes.

I hope some of this has helped, and wish you all the best :flowerforyou:

needlework

Thank you to everyone who responded. Lots of good information and tons of support. I hope everyone has a great St. Patrick's Day!!:drinker: