how do you stay committed?

is this a poem?

If my day at the beach today wasn't enough to stay committed, well hell..
I saw some beautiful bodies.
I don't want to just be the cute girl anymore.
I ate terrible today as well. I have to figure out eating healthy in beach mode.

how do you not let one bad choice turn into weeks, or months of bad choices?
i want to be healthy, fit, smaller, etc.
i hate the way i look and feel.
so why i can't i ever stick with it?

years and years of falling off track.
years!
i never seem to get it right.
i never stick with it for too long.

when i have that one bad choice, i seem to make it an excuse to allow myself to continue.
and that turns into days, which turn into weeks, which turn into months.
i get to the point where i eat anything and everything without even trying to stop myself.

it sucks.
and i want it to stop!
i want to be successful at this!
i need to be.
i want to do all i can to live a long healthy life.

how do i get tough with myself?
somebody please help me understand.

no one can force you to stick with it, it has to be your decision.
I find that once I have made a decent chunk of my goal, I'm less likely to give up, though I do have bad days (or weeks). It's going to happen, you just can't let it beat you. Once you notice your bad choices, change them.

Basically just keep a goal in mind, whether that's a body image or feeling or number, and recognize that you will never achieve it until you try.

how do you not let one bad choice turn into weeks, or months of bad choices?
i want to be healthy, fit, smaller, etc.
i hate the way i look and feel.
so why i can't i ever stick with it?

years and years of falling off track.
years!
i never seem to get it right.
i never stick with it for too long.

when i have that one bad choice, i seem to make it an excuse to allow myself to continue.
and that turns into days, which turn into weeks, which turn into months.
i get to the point where i eat anything and everything without even trying to stop myself.

it sucks.
and i want it to stop!
i want to be successful at this!
i need to be.
i want to do all i can to live a long healthy life.

how do i get tough with myself?
somebody please help me understand.

it's all the negative self-talk holding you back. Go back and replace every bolded word with a positive word of the same kind, verb, noun, adjective etc.

at the end you got positive and that outweighs the negative but i fear in your daily life those negatives may be taking over. replace every single negative word up there with a positive word that fits, and re-read it 10 times. Like a poem. a happy positive empowering capable worthy one.

I tracked every day. I like the cute graphs that mfp does:)

they don't have to rhyme.
not every time.

I tracked every day. I like the cute graphs that mfp does:)

Cute graphs? Where? I love cute graphs - it would be good if they good add well done stars too :laugh:

This.
What worked for me (finally) was small changes over time.
I've been big most of my life. Last year I topped out at over 300 pounds and decided enough was enough.
1st step was cutting way back on fast food at work. I started packing a lunch.
It wasn't the healthiest, but it was packed and not fast food.
After a couple of months I was packing my lunch every day and then started making slow changes to what I was bringing.
Getting rid of some of the worse foods and replacing them with healthier choices.
Started bringing a salad most days. After a few months changed my dressing to something healthier.

Once you see the progress you won't want to go back. It takes some time to get there but it's all worth it in the end.

I stay committed with a little help from friends at my special hospital and the nice mask they gave me that stops me eating so much...

I try to accept that I'm not perfect. What is your biggest challenge? Binging? Unhealthy food choices? Logging? Getting moving?

Try to choose one thing that you can really commit to as a lifestyle change. Maybe it's logging your food every day. That doesn't mean always being under. Just logging. Just commit to that and say this is the one thing I'm going to do. It's amazing how just being MINDFUL makes a big difference. Just remembering that when you put food in your mouth you are making a choice that is about more than what tastes good at that moment.

I try to remember that I want to feel good. I have learned from trial and error that when I eat well and stay active I feel so much better physically and mentally. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes I screw up. But I keep coming back to how much sense it makes.

Use the support you find on this site to help you to keep it fresh and to stay motivated. Set goals. Be happy and good luck!

Commitment isn't a feeling, it's a decision. Lots of decisions, every day.

DIETS DONT WORK. I REPEAT... DIETS WILL NOT WORK! I am the queen of dieting, restricting, depriving. I was miserable and felt hopeless.

Eating healthy CAN be satisfying, yummy, and filling girl! Trust me, go on google and type in your favorite meals then search for a low cal or skinny option. I can almost guarantee there is one. This to me is one of the most important factors to weight loss and keeping it off. Exchanging high cal favorites to low cal by a few simple modifications. & honestly to me the taste just as good if not better!

Example. mcdonalds caramel frappuccino probably close to 500 calories. (guessing here) I switched that to a starbucks skinny coffee frappuccino like 250 calories. Truvia instead of sugar. Zucchini noodles instead of wheat (saves like 400 calories) home made dressing instead of store bought (saves like 150) diet stevia drinks instead of coke or aspartame diet drinks. If im craving something salty and fatty I have a 90 lean small portion burger on brown rice bread with all the greens fixins i can fit. If Im wanting a martini i go with a skinny, if I have a sweet tooth a nice cup of hot coffee sometimes clears it up if not i do some damage with a banana, cocoa powder, truvia, and almond milk in a blender. If i'm craving pizza, I HAVE pizza just not the kind from dominos. & yes occasionally I do go out and eat at restaurants. Ociasilly i will help myself to a donut.

Whatever it is your craving, whatever your favorite foods are, or "troubled" foods, look online for a healthier alternative.

I promise you that will help you out SO much.

Besides that, eat whatever you want, just stay within your calorie goal.

I would also recommend taking vitamins & really limited anything made by man. Your body needs nutrients and if its deprived it will send hunger signals to your brain for more food because it really needs the good stuff in the food to help your body function.

YOU CAN DO IT GIRL! Stay focused, set REALISTIC goals for yourself, if you cant picture it or look forward to it in a year from now, you need to prioritize. I feel like I have so much compassion on posts like this because I understand the misery that comes with dieting, restricting, caving, & binging.. Its so destructive. There is hope.

is this a poem?

It can't be a poem ... it doesn't rhyme.

Poems don't have to rhyme unless you are still in nursery.

From what you've said - you are looking too far ahead..

Don't get me wrong you have to have an idea of your eventual goal - but you need to set some smaller goals.

For me that could even just be getting through that particular day - or just that hour.. most days it works, the odd one it doesn't - if this happens, start the next day and just get through that day.

Next thing you know, weeks have gone by and only one or two of those days have been bad ones - and you are closer to your goal.

You can also set a smaller goal, then when you reach that celebrate in a small way and set your next one.

Hope this helps..