Struggling!

Write down your goals and put them on your fridge for you and all who comes over to see everyday. I did this about a month ago of about 10-15 mini goals to get to my main goal of losing 60 lbs. I am now almost to my first goal. My husband now knows what my goals are and he is now thinking of writing some goals down for himself.
Getting involved with the groups on here helps you to make friends with similar goals as well. This site has really become my Facebook. In the words of Dory " Just keep swimming" :happy: :happy:

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My son just turned 2 and I am still carrying all the baby weight. My mom took some pictures of us last month and when I saw myself that was enough motivation to get me started. I'm not a fan of counting calories at all but I love it now, and it helps me see exactly what I am putting in my body.
I put up pictures of what I looked like before my pregnancy and after, and that is huge help for me to stay focused. I also took before pictures, I have one for my profile picture, and the other ones I sent to my close friends and told me them send me that picture anytime I said I wanted to eat something bad! It is extremely hard, but I want to be healthy and I also want to raise my son with good eating habits. The longer you wait the harder it is, the older you get, the harder it is. Find a good support group and just do this for you! You can do anything you put your mind to!! Good Luck!!

After a while it became just a routine for me, but I know at the beginning it was the worst because there were so many times when I had to resist the temptation to just grab a burger somewhere like I normally would have, or I had to really force myself to get out and exercise. This is the first major change I have made, I've tried to diet before and it lasted a while but the weight came back. This time around I decided I wanted to make a lifestyle change. I needed to change my eating habits and my exercise routine (which was non-existent at the time) and it needed to be a long term thing, not just something I did for a few months then went back to the way things were.

Untimely I started slow and small: I didn't throw all the soda in my apartment away, I just didn't buy anymore and spread out what I had left. Same with food, I would slowly replace the processed snack food when it was gone with healthier choices. Instead of trying to spend hours at the gym every time I just took a walk after dinner. After a while things just became standard and routine. Now I don't really have to think about that kind of stuff anymore. Some nights I do a workout video and lift weight, others I go for a run. I plan out my meals so I can see what I'm eating and try to make sure that most of it is healthy and clean but I will have some treats in there as well since it helps keep me sane.

For me it was just about making a transition into something that was easily doable within my schedule then over time I would increase my exercise routine and it became a steady way of life for me.