really need some advice!!

If you can, get your workout in first thing in the morning. That way, you've got it done before anything else "comes up" that might stop you from doing it later. Also, once you've had your workout, you might be more hesitant to eat something unhealthy because you don't want to ruin your progress. That's what works for me during times when I'm not feeling the whole eat right and exercise thing. Good luck!

I've had that problem before. My advice is to pick restaurants where you can eat healthy. What I do is make a dinner menu week by week and try to get some of the ingredients ready a head of time.

I would advise talking to your boyfriend. He should be supportive of you and not tempt you with fast food. There are healthy take outs you can both get.
Or if he wants McDonald's get a Subway sandwich for yourself or something. I am sure there are plenty of healthier options around. (of course, nothing beats the Big Mac, but still...)

I don't cook so when my husband cooks, I join in. Otherwise we eat healthy take outs. But on the days he cooks, he tells me in advance, so I can incorporate whatever we will have into my daily plan.

So, in short - get your boyfriend on board. It will be easier once you have committed and have his support.

I earn my nights out...so they are special. If I know I am going out, I exercise extra hard the day of and the the day after, so that I can splurge (a little!) on the higher calorie foods. I still try to stay healthy, but I can let my calories increase for the night.

Basically, you have to get in the mindset that YOU want this, YOU want to be healthier, and YOU want to succeed. No one else can do it for you. Once you really get with the program, those take out foods don't taste as good, or even if they do, your body starts rejecting them. I know there are many things I used to love that now really upset my system if I indulge.

Try fixing dinner in the morning and putting it in the refrigerator. Then all you have to do is warm it up when that time comes around. I made dinner for tonight first thing this morning. I'm not even taking it out of the pot, I'm just gonna stick it in the fridge as is. Then at dinner time when I'm feeling lazy (like I always do) I'll just take it out of the fridge, set it on the burner, let it warm up, and dinners done. I also know how it feels to have a boyfriend who loves to eat junk food. If you're not able to get him on board with the healthy eating (which can be a struggle) I would recommend doing lots of research on the restaurants you frequent. I say this because its not always possible to just get a salad and feel satisfied (and sometimes salads can have as much or more calories as say a piece of grilled chicken). I often will go out to eat and have half of my meal then and save the other half for later. This way I'm spreading out my calories and getting more than one full tummy from them, if you're gonna eat the calories, you may as well make the most of them! As for exercise, you need to work on just getting in the habit before you go all out at the gym. Even if you just walk on the treadmill for 20 min and repeat that each day for a while that helps. Humans are creatures of habit and it takes us about six weeks to make something a habit. At this point you could start to increase your workout. Working out in the morning always helps me. I don't give myself the opportunity to think of different excuses as to why I could skip the gym that day. Hope this helps, good luck!




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what i do to avoid the fast food issue is i cook all my dinners for the week on sunday. that way when i get home, i just have to heat it up and i know what it is and that it's good for me. I honestly really look forward to whatever i made like i know i made a double batch of turkey 3 bean chili last week that i froze half of it to have for dinner next week. i can taste it right now as i sit here. mmmm mmmm mmmm can't wait for it again.