Ever Feel LIke Its Too Much??

Make smaller goals!! My goals range from 1) make sure you drink at least 64 oz of water a day, 2) Leave a small portion on your plate with each meal (can save up to 200 cal per meal!), 3) When I lose another 10 lbs and reach 160- I am going to purchase myself a nice pair of riding boots~

Although it may seem far away, go HAMMMMM everyday and you will get there.
This doesn't happen overnight so time is your friend. Don't think about how far away it is. Just celebrate your progress as you go.

GO HAMMMM, no regrets.

No. It's a lifestyle change. Yes, it's holiday time and I'm happy to have a few extra goodies, but that's not going to stop me from eating properly the rest of the time, as well as maintaining my workout schedule.

Do you ever feel like your goal is SO far away that its almost unattainable? Thats how I'm feeling today Needing support!

You can do this. You just need to be sure to take one positive step a day towards your goal. That step might be going 10 minutes more on the treadmill, turning down a dessert that you want, or something like that. Remember, one positive a day.

I believe in small goals too. I never have more than 10 lbs to lose according to my ticker bar. When that goal is achieved I lower my goal by another 10 lbs.

In fact at the moment I have only 5lbs to lose to my next target (to be overweight, I can't wait), even though I still have 35 lbs to lose total, that is too much too face for me. I still can't believe how much I have lost to date, but I did it one small step at a time )

It looks like (from your join date and ticker) that you're only just starting this process, so of course it's going to seem overwhelming. It must feel like you've got a massive mountain to climb. So, relax, breathe. This is going to take time. Don't let that panic you, but weight loss is slow. It's boring. And, when you reach your goal you still have to maintain, so this is never going to be a quick, temporary thing. That's why people tak about a "lifestyle change, not a diet". If you're going to be successful long-term, you need to make permanent changes. So, try to look at it not so much as this big task you have to complete, but (cheesy as it sounds) the first day of the rest of your life. This is it now, you've made the decision to get healthy.

If you haven't already, write down all your reasons for wanting to lose the weight, and keep that list handy. If you haven't, take measurements of you body now, and take some progress photos now, full-length and not wearing baggy clothes. It might be scary, but they are really going to help motivate you further down the line.

And be aware of this: losing weight is hard, but it doesn't have to be torture. You can (if you choose) still eat all the foods you love. You don't have to do any kinds of exercise that you absolutely hate (although, if you hate all exercise that may be a problem, but you can deal with that...) Everyone does it differently, but I strongly recommend not making radical changes to your lifestyle overnight. If you have serious issues with certain foods that trigger you to overeat them, then you may need to cut them out for a while, but in general, try not to be too restrictive. Logging calories will help you with portion control. You will have to make sacrifices, but you don't have to give up everything you like just for the sake of it. I still eat all the foods I love (including bread, cheese, chocolate, wine, pizza etc) and have not had a problem losing. Find exercise that you can really enjoy and will want to continue.

Finally, as others have said, try to break your goal down into smaller chunks. Whether it's the first 10 lbs, or losing 10% of your body weight, or reaching a certain BMI or body fat %. Also, try to make fitness goals. For example, I started the Couch to 5 K running programme, and became so focused on that, I made myself go out running even when I didn't feel like it. Not to burn calories, but to get to the next stage. And, keep reading the "success stories" to remind yourself that this can be done, and has been done, by people just like you, which means you can do it too.

Do you ever feel like your goal is SO far away that its almost unattainable? Thats how I'm feeling today Needing support!

Remember it didn't come on overnight and it won't come off overnight either. Keep your eye ont eh prize and be patient. It will all be worth it in the end.

Although it may seem far away, go HAMMMMM everyday and you will get there.
This doesn't happen overnight so time is your friend. Don't think about how far away it is. Just celebrate your progress as you go.

GO HAMMMM, no regrets.

Love this!

I know how you feel. Every time I see that I need to lose 100 lbs I think no way. It's impossible. Then I look at the success stories. There are so many that have lost more than I need to lose. They did it. I can too. I try to focus on a couple of pounds at a time so that I don't feel overwhelmed. The cliche that keeps going through my head is "inch by inch it's a cinch; by the yard it's very hard". HTH :flowerforyou:

THIS! Read some of these success stories every day to help you realize that it can be done! Just like others have said, it is a slow journey but if you keep on working at it day by day, you will get there. Don't think you can't - there are so many AMAZING success stories here that should prove to you that you can!

I personally have not set an end goal or goal weight. For me personally, that is just discouraging because it is so far away and I have so much to lose. But, what keeps me going, is that I am seeing progress day by day, week by week, and month by month. It makes me want to keep doing what I'm doing (because it is working!) and see how far I can take it. I am one of those people that if I set that hard number goal, and then I don't quite make it or get there soon enough, it will be devastating for me. Now that I don't have an end goal, I don't have that pressure in my mind. I can just keep on keeping on, and keep on making progress, and be happy that it keeps working!

Hope you find some motivation that works for you!

only everyday!

I posted a motivational picture for myself which reads the following,
"Don't worry about the time required to reach your goal.
The time will pass anyway.
Quitting is NOT an option!"

However, I'm feeling really down and headache-y today and quitting definitely seems like the best option. Of course, even though that junk food is calling my name right now, if I go with it, I'm just going to have to fight the same battle tomorrow.

I'm very discouraged because I wanted to be a certain weight by my 40th birthday, and I made a goal that is too difficult for me right now (1.5 lbs per week) and it just ain't going to happen. On the bright side, I *am* paying attention to what I'm eating, I *am* eating better most of the time, and I'm not *gaining* weight. Hang in there and it will get better eventually!

A few weeks ago i decided to give myself a challenge, 6 weeks with no scales, i know, sounds crazy. I've yoyo'd with my weight for so long and i got down every time i didn't see that i'd lost 100lbs overnight (silly but it's how i felt). I promised to exercise, stick within a good calorie budget and not worry about anything. I don't complete the day so i don't see what i may lose and i haven't checked my weight once since i started. It's taken the pressure off me. When i finish this with the calories i've been eating i've got an idea of how much i'll of lost but theres no pressure, no disappointment. As hard as it may sound it took away the stress of having to face the scales each weeks/day/every hour and mentally i feel much better. i measured myself today and i've lost 4 inches around my waist just since i've stopped weighing myself and that means more to me than anything.

Overall this is journey and i find it easier to reach my overall goal by sticking to my plan. You can get to where you want to be, but like everything, it has to be one step at a time. Head down, eyes on the prize and don't stop till you get there...

Fin x

Go back and read YOUR profile. All of it. Should be all the inspiration you need.

This is not a change for today, but a change for always. You will get there, but it may take a while. It didn't happen overnight, so it will take a while to come off.

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself", a quote from you.

Good luck.

I agree, make smaller goals.

I started with a total goal of almost 200lbs to lose. That was WAY too overwhelming. I broke it down into so many lbs by a specific date.

For example - I felt that I could lose 30 lbs by the time my mom visited me at the end of last March. I pushed to reach that goal.

Then I just kept finding dates and setting goals that were doable, but not super easy.

When you have 200 lbs to lose and are looking at a chocolate cake 1 lb gain doesn't mean much.... but if you are on lb 18 of a 20 lb goal it's MUCH easier to say no.

I have about 84 lbs left and my next goals are to maintain through the holidays(I'll change my goals in MFP and log my food at maintenance level) and then to drop another 25lbs by my birthday in April. That's doable but now that my weight loss has slowed down I'll have to work for it.

I did at first. I never set small goals for myself and it worked pretty good for me. I used my success to motivate me. I made good choices almost all of the time and I have steadily lost. If you are feeling overwhelmed set smaller goals for yourself. For example - 25 lbs lost could "earn" you a new HRM or something like that.