Here again...will fail again...

Well at least you took the first step and joined mfp...So this time just be more aware and continue logging in...You lost weight the first time and will again....Stick in there...

You've joined the site so hopefully you'll manage to keep the motivation up. I too have been diagnosed with PCOS and am also insulin resistant so I know it can be difficult to keep the weight down.

I'm hoping that with the help of MFP I can get to down to and maintain a healthy weight though a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Good luck

I don't know what kind of health coverage you have, if any, but you should consider seeing your doctor and having them do a monitored stress test in the hospital. They put you on a treadmill and have you walk and run and make sure your heart is working okay and/or if there are any problems. Once you get the thumbs up from them, you can exercise all you want without having to worry.

I am trying this again but I have no motivation. I will fail yet again...

Guaranteed to if you've given up before the game even starts.

this.

i have PCOS (insulin resistant) also, am over 40 and have lost 40 lbs in 111 days. you need to change your attitude before you try anything else. You have already given yourself permission to fail As someone with PCOS, you need to keep under your carbs every day. I also, even before joining MFP was not a fast food, junk food, sweets person. You can do this. And i don't get much steady exercise either... but keep busy! If you're not sitting, you're burning calories.

One helping of pasta a week isn't going to make you gain a ton of weight. Attitude comes first. If diet is 80% of this, then what is it you're going over on? You can have too much of a good thing. Have you talked to a nutritionist to figure out your own actual needs? That's probably one of the best places to start.

Hang in there. It is good advice to consult your doctor and make sure your heart is up to it. Also if you are getting fractures in your feet you may want to get a bone densitometry test as well. After that, focus on the tasks. fill out your food diary EVERY DAY. Keep within your calories and then exercise. You might want to consider getting a fitbit. It will measure and track your steps and "floors" (stairs, inclines). They have a new one for ~$60. Focus on the tasks NOT how far you have to go.

Fake it til you make it Honey!

Just log your calories, walk 30 mins every day (either altogether or 6x 5 mins walks) drink 8 glasses of water a day, don't put any pressure on yourself to achieve anything and see how that goes...

Good luck.

Welcome back. As someone who in the past has given up rather easily, I have recently found success (and I believe it's going to stick--it's very exciting to make true change) in understanding that you have to work with what you've got.

1) Start small with the exercise--you'll ramp up quickly and build up endurance for your heart. Just set a small daily amount of "you time" and stick to it no matter what. Leslie Sansone's one-mile walk DVDs are fantastic for those just getting back into an exercise routine. Regular daily exercise will make you feel so good that it's self-reinforcing. You'll look forward t it on most days. What's more is you'll feel stronger, more in control, and more confident.

2) Stick to your food plan. It really is about calories in and calories out, PCOS or not. You may burn at a slower rate than others (partially because of PCOS but also because you're super sedentary), but it's your rate and you have to work within those confines. Try shooting for a one-pound loss per week according to the MFP system. For the first three weeks I lost nothing by trying to adhere to it on the weekdays, but blowing out the weekend nights like I was on vacation, but once I started sticking to the calorie limits, and using exercise to "earn" more calories, the weight finally started coming off.

3) Perfection is not required (really), but honestly try the best you can, and if you slip up, get up quickly and try, try again. Be honest with yourself about why you eat and what's stopping you from working out. Anybody in any shape can make improvements to health. If you need inspiration, watch an episode of Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition. If those folks can work that hard, so can I--and so can you.

Any who, I am back and we will see what happens....

A passive approach won't work.
No one is going to log your food intake or tell you when to eat nor what.
Put on your big girl panties and DO IT YOURSELF.
Whining about being overweight won't result in any weight loss.
Take charge of your life and assume some responsibility.
Sorry to sound uncaring, but if you get mad enough at me, maybe you'll do something.

I'm going to say this as nicely as I can, and I really mean no offense and no ill will out of it (because I HAVE been there).

Everyone has excuses and reasons not to workout. You have to look past your headache. Look past your feet hurting. Just do it and get into a workout routine. Yes, it might hurt the first day or two, but you can get past it. Get into a new routine and you will feel better.

Start your diary here, get a good supportive group of friends that will help to push you to be the best you can be, as well as challenge you to push past the pain and do more than you thought you could do. Chart your workouts, and don't kick yourself if you have a bad day. We're all human and it happens. But what you can't do is start with a bad attitude. The only person that can hold you back is you.

Good luck!!

Telling yourself you will fail becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So does telling yourself you will succeed.

Think about it.

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You always pass failure on the way to success!!

My favorite, sounds better when you hear it:

If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking 'til you do suck seed. (succeed). ;-) -- Curly Howard

At first I wasn't happy because my clothes were too tight.
Then I wasn't happy when I lost a bunch of weight and my clothes fell off.
Now I'm just happy... Get it....
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Hey she jacked my line success line by 1 minute.

If you tell yourself you will fail, you will. But maybe if you treat this as a way to get healthy (heart healthy) and not focus so much on the weight you'll be able to see the small successes that lead up to the big ones. Set little goals and work towards them. I had the same attitude as you for awhile after I hit a plateau and I just gave up.... until I gained another ~60lbs by doing nothing. The total amount of weight I want to lose is discouraging when I see how slowly I'm losing it. But I made up my mind to set a small goal for myself and I finally just reached it. It took awhile, but I did it. The elation you feel when you reach it is worth the effort you put into it. Maybe look into the thread titled "In place of a road map" to make sure you are eating the correct number of calories.

As to exercise, do you have access to a pool? Water aerobics are a good way to start an exercise program that won't put as much pressure on your body. Even if no classes are offered near you, if you have access to a pool you can find the exercises online.