100+ to Lose and only DAY 2 HELP!

mwilke

You have been given a lot of good advice. What has worked for me is taking baby steps, not depriving myself of treats and cravings- because going on a "diet" generally means depravation and self destruction in my eyes, and not obsessing over if the scale moves or not. There are days where the scale won't move, and on those days you have to take a step back and look at yourself and ask if you are feeling differently than when you started, and if your clothes are fitting differently, and if you have more energy, etc. Break the big goal into mini goals and celebrate each accomplishment!

prettygirlhoward

Don't give up on yourself..... Keep positive that your goals will be meet! :flowerforyou:

ShannonMpls

I'm going to hit 100 pounds lost any day now. I won't say I've "slipped up" because I'm not on a diet...nothing to cheat on or fail. But I have had plenty of days where I haven't made the healthiest food choices.

The point is not to be perfect. It's to start, and then refuse to stop.

Angelabec

I find that planning ahead really helps me. I doesn't worry me to eat the same stuff every day, which helps, so I normally make a big batch of something for my lunches, buy fruit and yoghurtsl for the week for my breakfasts, and make sure I know that there is something good for me to eat each night. In the mornings I input what I am planning to eat that day, and then I know whether there's anything left over for treats, or if I need to do a bit of exercise or just tweak something to make it work better. It gets easier to work out over time, as you get used to knowing the calories in the things that you normally eat, and what things are worth it, and what are not.

I'm also generally more relaxed at the weekends. I know I'm in this for the long haul, it's going to take time for me to lose this weight, but I was fat for a lot longer than that, and I'll be healthy for an awful lot longer than that.

Keep trying different things until you find out what works for you, and you will get there! :flowerforyou:

Helenatrandom

Log in EVERY day, even when you have slipped up. Be honest on your food log, even when you slip up so badly you want to hide. Consider every day a learning experience. You don't have to be perfect, but you have to learn from your mistakes. My stupidest mistake? I used a "mug" for a measuring cup for about three months before discovering that the mug was actually 12 ounces not 8. Dumb as a box of rocks I was, but I learned and I fixed. (No, I did not go back and change my old food logs. I was honest in the sense that I didn't realize I was making a mistake, and I did not punish myself for it.)

So, my advice is to just keep logging and let the information you log teach you what you need to change. You don't get a High School Diploma or a College Degree in one week, and you won't learn everything you need to change and be able to do so in one week either (let alone one day). This is a process. If you are feeling better and more confident in a couple of months, you are succeeding. And you WILL succeed. No, not necessarily by losing ___ pounds in ____ weeks, but by feeling better than you did a couple of months before.

Rockerchick77

Keep your head up girl, you can do this! We are all here to help each other and it makes it so much easier to accomplish goals :-)

bojamashell

Haha. I just wrote a blog about this yesterday. It's called "Got Knocked Down But Getting Back Up". I have slip ups and that's where I've failed in the past. I used to slip up and then get mad at myself, so mad that I'd just say well if I'm gonna blow it, I'm gonna blow it for sure! And do even more damage and quit. This time around, I'm trying to do meal planning, I'm walking more, setting smaller goals. When I started, I had 154lbs to my goal weight. Now I have 138lb left. Instead of focusing on what I have left, I focus on what I've accomplished. Also, as far as my goals are, I don't just set goals for the # on the scale. I set them for increasing my fitness (like setting a goal to walk every day for at least 15 minutes and then work up to a bigger goal). And I set them for my water too. I tend to forget to drink enough water, and when I do that, I'm dehydrated and crave sugar and tend to overeat. I've noticed drinking water when I start to feel hungry, will actually make the hunger go away. So I'm teaching my body (hopefully) to stop interpreting thirst signals for hunger signals- therefore it's easier to stay within my calories allowed. Sometimes it doesn't work, and rather sit there and think about "Man, I'm hungry" I eat a healthy snack. Since starting this journey just over 3 weeks ago, I've learned how people can say they lost weight by eating more. When I choose the right foods, I'm usually eating more often than when I was eating yucky food (not calorie-wise because the unhealthy foods are very high obviously).

But the key is just to keep going. It's a journey and I have to recommitt to it everyday. I almost feel like I'm in AA or something, because I really am taking it one day at a time.

iloveboysthtsparkle88

I too have more than a 100 pounds to loose, and one things for sure is that I did not gain this weight all at one time, and neither will it leave all at one time. I keep in front of me the little victories I have had along the way thus far ie: going to the Y has made me feel better about myself, I sleep better at nite, I got back into a no stretch pair of jeans, my energy level is better and my body is changing. I am still working on emotional eating but I remember the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. Make little changes everyday: eating healthier, drinking more water, taking your vitamins, moving more, and learn to celebrate these just as much as you would with what you see on the scale. Keep moving forward one step at a time and be realistic and honest with yourself. Sure hope this helps. You can do this!!

I think you worded this perfect!!!!! None of us gained all of this weight over night....and it will not come off overnight. I feel like i need to have a treat at least once a week. If i dont do that it will make it extremely hard to resist and i will over eat if given the oppurtunity. Just continue to do this day to day. You have already taken the first step in admitting you need to change and that takes a lot of courage. You will do awesome!!!

openskybeach

Just breathe.. You can totally do this. I have more then that to lose still but it is one day at a time and this site has so many supportive and utterly awesome people. I'll send you a friend request if you'd like some support!