Lost some weight, struggling to keep motivated ....

You can do this. One small victory at a time!

Get busy with your life. Add exercise even just a little to start. You are worth the effort. Next believe that you can and will do it and then do. Finally another quote this one from AA. It works if you work it. That said you didn't put the weight on in a month or even a year. It isn't going to come off in a month or even a year. This is a lifestyle change not a horse race.. No one wins for coming in first.

Hi

'Patience' is a good word and I understand what you're going through - but what finally clicked for me is the realization that : I didn't get fat overnight, so I'm definitely not getting skinny overnight!

I think the sting of that statement is - it was super easy, sitting around, eating everything I wanted, completely inactive, watching the world go by.....I didn't make any effort at getting fat.......but NOW I have to undo all of that and that's where the effort comes in......

It will be tough, it will be a struggle and you'll want to give up more times than you care to count....but I'm here to tell you that it does get easier, it does become routine, it does become your new lifestyle....and without even realizing, you've flipped the switch!

I can't imagine a day now without exercise, without planning meals, without daily affirmation - that I am important, I am worth it and I do deserve to be healthy & happy.

I started at a size 22 (I was all gut, still am, but its getting smaller ;o) ) and yesterday I tried on a 15/16 pant......they didn't zip up - but they slid over my *kitten* nicely!!!!! And THAT felt like a hell of a victory! So yup - I see where you're going with the 'patience ' thing.......been there many times, but make yourself small goals....baby steps - realize that this adventure is 24 hours long, until you get to the next day and it starts all over again!

I bought those size 15/16 pants....because I liked them....because I WILL get into them....I WILL wear them out.....until I go buy that size 13/14!!!!!

You CAN do this.....You WILL do this.....because you owe it to yourself to undo how you lived previously!!

Good luck with your adventure ~ by all means, add me as your friend - would love to see how your journey continues

Christine:flowerforyou:

Every time I feel like giving up and snacking, I go on a tumblr like http://striving-for-skinny.tumblr.com/ and look at pics of healthy food and fitness training and it almost always stops me wanting the snack and distracts me. There are tons of tumblr accounts dedicated to fitness if you google them, so called Fitblrs. I wouldn't have made it this far without them.

You can do this but you really need to take a long look in the mirror and decide it's your time.
I'm going to tell ya now that this is going to be a life long journey so you might as well toughen up and get ready for the ride.
I agree with everyone else and I'm going to tell you from experience that it's not going to get easier once you hit your goal weight. As a matter of fact, you'd better put on your boxing gloves because it going to be an all out fight to keep the weight off. I've lost 40 lbs and have kept is off for five months. But guess what, I not celebrating too hard because I've done this before and gained it back. So like someone here said...get busy with your life. Have a good exercise plan. Plan some quarterly events like 5ks, half marathons, mudruns...something to challenge you and to give you something to look forward to. Don't throw in the towel. There's a new you waiting to be unveiled. YOU'VE JUST HAVE TO MUSTER UP SOME... WHATEVER YOU WOMEN CALL IT. MEN CALL IT BALLS AND THEN GET TO GETTING IT DONE. The best is yet to come. It up to you.

Well, Lisa, you made a good choice with your post, that is a really good step to speak out about your feelings of frustration and impatience. My advice is to do more of that, blogging, posting, sharing with your MFP friends, it works wonders for me attitude-wise.