Hey lets get each other motivated ..

Hi
I am 25 years old and finally decided to get my life back together.I have done this before where i lost a lot and then put it all back plus some more .But one day (25th sept 13) I decided to change my lifestyle and some other root causes and ever since then i haven't looked back.Its been almost 5 months and i have lost 20 kilos and i want to lose 15 more.I achieved this without going to the gym.I basically exercised at home,ate right and now i also swim. I would appreciate anyone other there who can help me and keep me motivated and would love to do the same for someone.

Hi I, like you, have also lost weight before and gained it back It sucks. I started my weight loss journey on the 4th September 2012 and I'm still here I have lost 31lbs so far so I'm pretty happy with my progress but worried and scared because before I lost 34lbs and gained 20 of them back which I don't want again !!! 20 Kilos in 5 months is an amazing achievement - you should be proud of yourself. I would also like to lose 15 kilos / about 33 more lbs. I don't go to the gym either, I can't afford it - it's too expensive! What exercises do you do at home? I use the exercise bike, jog on the spot, or do fitness dvds (Jillian Michaels is really good and YouTube is really useful). For exercise, I walk most places I go and tend to jog/walk/power walk outside when the weather is nicer. How much more weight are you aiming to lose? x

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Thats awesome that you lost so much. I usually swim and the days that i don't swim, i do the jillian michaels 30 day shred and as you rightly said Youtube helps a lot . Now i plan do swim in the morning and do the level 1 of JM in the evenings coz i feel i have sorta hit a plateau . I am kinda lazy when it comes to walking but these days been trying take stairs as much as possible. I do want to lose about 15 more kilos.

That's good! I have never learnt to swim and I really want to I must do it once I've lost the weight I want to and am comfortable and ready in time for summer! It's a shame because it's one of those exercises that moves the whole of your body and burns a lot of calories and looks peaceful at the same time. I did start to do the 30 Day Shred, but jesus, it is so hard! I've only done Level 1 and I only managed to do 9 days at the longest. It's a good exercise and everything but I find it tends to reduce inches rather than pounds, which some may find good, but I get a lot more satisfaction seeing higher numbers on the scale! I have seen results some people have had with it though and it's incredible if you can stick with it! I quite enjoy walking, it can be quite peaceful and you can just put earphones in and go for a calm walk to clear your mind and negative thoughts. I also would like to lose 15 more kilos, hopefully we can motivate each other :-) How far away from your next goal weight are you? x