Sucky Stupid Weightloss

Fake it til you make it

In other words just keep logging and moving, even if you way overeat or only move for 15 min. Eventually it will start to sink in and your motivation will return.

1: I'm in my 60s.
2.: I was over 200 lbs. when I graduated high school.
3. I first joined Weight Watchers when you had to eat 5 cans of tuna and one liver meal each week.
4. I just came back to MFP after regaining the weight I lost last year.

So, in answer to your question, perhaps not. It is your choice as it is mine. Whatever you decide, forgive yourself and know that it's never too late to try again. And again. And again. It's always a positive thing to try ... no guilt involved.

That's my problem also. I have to keep motivated or I'll just sit on my butt on my days off. I'm off for four days and today is day one. I've been sitting here trying to get motivated and I think this post just did it haha!!!

I started, lost, stopped, gained, started & stopped again, several times over. Finally I got tired of starting over and was determined that I wouldn't ever have to do it again!

That was 1019 days ago, and since then I have faithfully logged in daily to MFP, tracked my food, and committed to exercise. :drinker:

When I first started back, it was just logging the food. Whether I was over or under, right on target, totally splurged on a birthday celebration - whatever. It got logged. It became habit. I reviewed my dairies each week and looked to see where I could do better, habits I could shift a bit, portions I could cut back on, or portions I could actually eat more of.

I added exercise, slowly at first - planned out my week with what I would do each day. I got my clothes out the night before, had the DVD set up if that's what I was using, and got up early and got it done - even if it was only 20 minutes. I learned that the struggle of getting up early wasn't as bad as the sucky feeling of regret later in the day for not having gotten my workout in. And soon that became habit.

The key thing for me this time around has been figuring out the PROPER number of calories that I need to eat - not too many, but not too few either. Trying to cut too low is what derailed me the first times - it wasn't sustainable and didn't fit into my life. There wasn't room for birthday celebrations, a special dinner out with hubby, wedding receptions or just to have dessert if I wanted it. I calculated my BMR and my TDEE - these are my upper and lower parameters for calories - and I took a cut from the high number, my TDEE. My activity level is factored in, so I eat the same number of cals every day - and for me that worked out 1800-2000 cals a day! :drinker: Now that's a sustainable number than I can live with!

Since eating this way, I have dropped to my goal weight and even a little beyond. But even better has been losing the FAT and INCHES off my body, and dropping sizes, and seeing nice muscle definition showing through as the fat has come off! And I'm eating pizza, burgers, ice cream, enjoying beer and wine and margaritas - not every night of course, but they fit into my goals on a regular basis.

I've kept the weight off for well over a year now, and am still trying to lower body fat % a bit, although lately I'm honestly not trying super hard. But I eat right and I exercise and I'm looking and feeling better at 46 than I did in my 30's.

Great info here, and the plan I've followed: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

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