how did you stick with it ...

this journey is a lifelong road...there is no true success or failure. Just learning along the way. Setting goals is great but truthfully, just take your time analyzing what you truly one. Do not focus on a number but on how you feel. That's when you succeed. Love yourself and it will be easier. Time will truly make it easier to stick with it as you say. It also takes dedication

I'm still on my "journey" -- but I've come to realize this isn't just a journey...this is a forever thing. I changed the way I look at food and exercise and I deleted the word "diet" from my memory. I wanna be healthy for the long haul, so even when I reach my goal weight, I'm not going to go back to what got me fat and out of shape in the first place (over eating and being lazy).

well, telling myself it takes time to lose weight, even as much as you want
that a little bit of progress is still progress
and there's the fact that I realized I did not ever in my life want to get diabetes

This is the simplest of quotes but holds so much meaning:

When your Sick and tired of starting over, stop giving up



:drinker:

YUP

This is a copy/pasta from my profile "about me", but it is the answer to this question:

I believe in effort. In trying when I don't think I can try any more. In figuring out what I want to do and then just freaking doing it. You don't think you have time to work out? Make time. You don't think you can count calories? Stop lying to yourself. Everyone here is busy. Everyone here has lives. We manage just fine. Just do it.

I believe in tough love. Someone wrapping the truth in glittery rainbows doesn't make me any stronger. Life is short; I'm not going to worry about putting someone's favorite color wrapping paper on every gift of helpful advice I have to offer. The quality of information does not depend on the way that it sounds. I won't pamper anyone and I hope others will be straightforward with me in return.

I believe in fighting. I've gotten past enough to not be afraid of anything anymore. Fear of failure is the worst kind of weakness. It keeps a person from even trying, and what is more valiantly human than trying the unknown? Starting to run isn't building a flying machine. The gym isn't that scary. Entering the weight room isn't landing on Mars. They're not all staring. So I did something stupid. I won't do it next time. Somebody was rude. Hey, welcome to the world.

I don't believe in motivation. So what if the bed is soft and my sleep is sweet and the pillow feels like a cotton dream beneath my lazy head. I don't care. The iron isn't gonna lift itself. Eating right doesn't require cheerleaders. Working out isn't an emotional statement. It is an action, like brushing your teeth or going to work. Just do it.

I don't believe in "feeling like it" or being excited about all the workouts or printing out pretty motivational quotes that use someone else's dreams to substitute for my own. My sweat is not my fat crying. I'm not trying to lap all the people on the couch. I'm working out because there's something refining in straining at the weights and besting them. There's something pure in the rhythm of my footsteps on the road. There's something exhilarating and empowering and magical about commanding the barbell to rise and then watching it obey. There's something that I'm reaching for.

I don't believe in excuses. In this day, in this moment, do the thing that must be done. "There are plateaus, but you cannot stay there. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level." --Bruce Lee.

Nike has it right.

Just freaking do it.

"If you're paralyzed by a voice in your head, it's the standing still that should be scaring you instead. Do it anyway."


Staying where I was sucked. Moving forward was the only option.

I kept looking at random pics of people with nice abs. I imagined and told myself that one day I'll look just like that. That kept me motivated.

Motivation gets you started, habit keeps you going.

This is the simplest of quotes but holds so much meaning:

When your Sick and tired of starting over, stop giving up



:drinker:

I love this, as it is so simple and so profound at the same time!!!

I still have quite a ways to go and I have as well failed many times. However, I think it is important to accept that this is not a diet but a lifestyle change. It will take time to learn what works for you. There will be setbacks and some days will be easier than others.
I saw a quote that really struck a cord with me. It said something like "if you fall down a step you don't throw yourself down the whole flight of stairs ". So why do we tend to throw up our hands and say " I will never be able to lose" and give up. Yes we will be able to lose weight, we just have to get up and try again right after we slip up. Just forgive yourself and move on.
I also believe that it is important to know what motivates us to lose the weight. Be very clear about why you are going on this journey.
Another trap I stepped into all the time (unfortunately) was expecting too much. I wanted to be perfect and lose this weight quickly, This is just very unrealistic and set me up for failure over and over again. As I finally have accepted that it will take time and that there will be setbacks, I have been able to lose. The last thing that I think is very important is that a big part of weight loss happens in the mind ( especially if you have a lot to lose) . For me, there is a reason why I have chosen to calm myself with food for years. If I can't get to the bottom of this problem, then my weight loss efforts will be futile. For me, therapy was is the solution, but everyone is different. I just felt that I needed professional help after my lifelong struggle with food. Hang in there, it is not easy but it will be worth it. You will grow stronger with every step you take and will emerge as a new person down the road, just don't give up.