What's Stopping You?

nothing is stopping me, 38 lbs down!

I couldn't do anything for 3 months due to brain surgery. It is EXTREMELY hard for me to go out and do anything now. I have worked out a couple times but since my surgery, i've gained almost 45 pounds!

Oh my goodness. My mom had brain surgery for a tumor back in 2007. She's doing amazing and so will you! My prayers and thoughts go out to you!

For me, it was excuses. I've found over time that if I really want it, I will learn the best way to make it happen, carve out the time to do it, and give myself new challenges on a regular basis. Also have learned to do what I can with what I've got as far as equipment and gym or no gym membership.

Nothing now.

At one point I did not actually *believe* I could do it, being the special snowflake I thought I was. I ate my emotions. I thought I "deserved" to be able to eat whatever I wanted. When trying to lose weight, I required 100% adherence to whatever I thought was the way, and fell of the wagon hard when I (of course) was not able to sustain the unsustainable. I thought that I had to "feel" like following my plan every day, when in reality some days you just do it to do it, not because you are feeling it. I never had a solid plan for transitioning and monitoring maintenance.

Nothing now.

At one point I did not actually *believe* I could do it, being the special snowflake I thought I was. I ate my emotions. I thought I "deserved" to be able to eat whatever I wanted. When trying to lose weight, I required 100% adherence to whatever I thought was the way, and fell of the wagon hard when I (of course) was not able to sustain the unsustainable. I thought that I had to "feel" like following my plan every day, when in reality some days you just do it to do it, not because you are feeling it. I never had a solid plan for transitioning and monitoring maintenance.

"do it to do it" that's a good advice, esp. for when I don't "feel like" going to the gym. I just have to go that's just the way it is!

Why do you think it's so hard for you to just use the many tools available out there and commit to change? What do you think is stopping you?

Exactly! This is what clicked for me last month. I can't control some things in my life..but I can control what my body looks like. I decided to not waste time. Once I decided to change, it has been easy..17 pounds in a month and a half gone..and still going strong!

I couldn't do anything for 3 months due to brain surgery. It is EXTREMELY hard for me to go out and do anything now. I have worked out a couple times but since my surgery, I've gained almost 45 pounds!

Good on you for staying connected to a fitness site after your surgery and I hope you have a full and speedy recovery.

This is a prime example of why some people can gain weight or get out shape...due to injury or illness, people are often to quick to judge others labeling them as lazy,complacent etc etc It is not our place to judge others or condemn them when we simply do not know what is happening in their lives and often project our shortcomings onto them.

I admire anybody who are working towards a healthier lifestyle but is a real shame when they start achieving their goals and start looking down their noses at people they don't perceive as putting in the same amount of effort they have.

The only thing stopping you is the bull**** story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't do this.

Now that said, there are valid reasons why, once committing to making changes toward a healthier lifestyle, it is difficult to achieve your goal, brain surgery being one of them

Actually I never said one word about eating disorders, and I said people were NOT babies. Reread the post.

To answer this; nothing is stopping me. I'm down at each weigh in, I've never gone over my calorie goals, I don't do "cheat days", and I'm seeing steady and consistent results.

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