Day one! Again!

kimberlykalie

Today I begin my greatest challenge in earnest! I'm excited and feeling positive and happy to have the support of MFP friends! My first short term goal is to loose my first 5 pounds, decrease below 200 pounds. I need to find a reward for myself to help keep me motivated, maybe a new nail polish! Setting these small goals and rewards really helps to keep me motivated!

samanthapaineparadis

Setting small goals is a great idea to keep you motivated. You can do this!

Veggiesexercise

Hi all, a new nail polish sounds like fun. I am not very imaginative. What keeps me motivated is my desire to not end up in a wheel chair and not develop diabetes on top of my MS. I went to a seminar of doctors speaking a couple of months ago and they said trying to avoid comorbidities (Other conditions on top of the condition you currently have) is essential to taking good care of yourself. I do not want to deal with any health conditions I can try to prevent. I have enough to deal with. Remarkable my starting to exercise is actually giving me a little more energy. My husband has noticed I have more energy even though I still have to sleep a lot on the weekends. I feel better when I get some exercise in. Start slowly. do the same couple of things each day for the same small amount of time and after a week or so you will notice you can go a few minutes longer. Maybe increase from 5 minutes of walking or using a foot pedal to 10 minutes for a week or 2 or however long it takes until you feel like you an increase it by a couple of minutes. The holidays are over so I can quit focusing on maintaining and maybe I can actually start losing weight again. it sucks when your 84 year old mother in law with Parkinson's disease can out walk you. However she has worked hard over the years walking 2 miles every day and aerobics 3 time a week. So I think if she can defy her disease maybe I can too. it took me a couple of times to lose the first 4 lbs asI gained it back but now I am down quite a few more and maintaining.

kimberlykalie

Thanks so much for the positive comments! This is exactly what I need ot stay motivated. I completely understand about comorbidity. I had another severe asthma flair up, was hospitalized for over a week. Had to take megadoses of steroids, this aggravated my diabetese ( I have had since I was 15) and steroids have led to osteoporosis. Difficulty with breathing, increases your blood pressure too. So I came home on oxygen but still had difficulty with maintaining my O2 saturation at night. So I was tested for and diagnosed with sleep apnea, also caused from the asthma and weight gain from steroid use. I continue to use inhaled steroids various times each day, inhibiting my weight loss efforts. And exercise flairs up the asthma. I find myself in a vicious circle, trying to find the right balance so I can regain my health. I refuse to give up! I will overcome this challenge and resume my life, even if modified, into the future. Thanks again for the support!

Lady_Clarington

I have a jar sat on the table in the dining room - for every lb that I loose £10.00 goes into the jar. When I have lost my desired weight I'm using that money to buy a very shiny ring I have been wanting for ages. Its a wonderful little reminder that I have to look at every time I pass the fridge. I can't wait to put my first £10 in!

Somehow this feels bigger motivation than all the medical benefits I'll get from being lighter! It's certainly a visual aid that I can't shy away from. Perhaps you could pin photographs on the fridge / door / wall of things that inspire you?