tired of losing just to regain

Figure out how many calories you need to eat to lose _ lbs per week. (The number will depend on how much, but you probably shouldn't go over 2lbs for a ling period of time.) Count calories very carefully, even the smallest things can add up. And try and exercise everyday. In order for it to have the best effect, try changing your exercise routine everyday. You can't let your body get too used to one type of exercise. And take some days to give your body a rest. One last thing, make sure to stretch a lot! It will be very important to keep doing so to maintain good health. I think stretching is easily overlooked by many, but I know there's people who do it regularly too. I hope this helped some.

You need to get to a point where you make the right choices because you want to and not because someone says you should.

For instance, today is my eat-what-you-want day. I came back from tennis really hungry so decided to eat vegetable and couscous broth. So yummy. Had some chicken afterwards (I shoulda sliced it up and thrown it in but didn't think of it). In the past I would have eaten a couple of bags of crisps and a chocolate bar but am conscious that my protein levels would be too low today. I'll probably enjoy a single malt later. And I did just have half an Easter Egg.

Also I make sports and training part of my lifestyle. I brush teeth. I wash myself. I change my clothes. I sleep. I exercise (today it's tennis and strength training). To not do any of those things is weird and wrong to me. It's taken about two years to get to this mentality, though, but it's the long term projects that matter. If I had kids, they'd play tennis, too, and they'd enjoy it as all the kids at the tennis club enjoy it immensely. Lifting would be optional if they're young.