I need help!!

Good luck! You can do it!! This is a great place to get the support you need on your worst and best days!

You can do it! You've done it before! good luck!

Welcome!!! The thing that keeps me on track is logging in everyday...not only do am I accountable for what I eat and how much I exercise but I get so much encouragement from everyone!! Plus I like to see how my friends are doing and offer what support I can.
You can do it!!! :flowerforyou:

Sara, I understand that losing the weight can be difficult enough but keeping it off is a whole new ball game. This is where you may be approaching your weight loss incorrectly. Don't see it as a mission to eat less, move more and lose weight to get to your goal weight, but more a lifestyle change that will change what you eat, how much you eat and when you eat. This is easier said than done however, these three points rule your entire life!

What you eat!
1. Shopping for food is a discipline, if you don't put the junk food or high sugar and salt foods in the basket, you can't eat them. Don't snack on junk food either.
2. Buy food that means you have to actually cook, not a pizza in the over but flour to make the dough, topping freshly chopped by you, this way you'll be more likely to notice what you are putting in your body and how much of it also.

How much you eat!
1. Common sense rules here, if you only make enough for one portion you can't go back for more.
2. Psychological aspects rule here too, if you are used to big portions, your brain will tell you that you are still hungry even if you have only just eaten. Eat slower, talk during meals, put your knife and fork down to take a drink, switch the TV off and Chew!

When you eat!
1. Basically there is no hard and fast rule here and our jobs dictate alot of 'when', but if you can have 3 meals a day that's a great start. Everyone's body is different, some need food more often, some don't. If you start feeling a little faint, maybe break up a meal into 2 and stagger the timings.
2. Don't eat after 8pm and definitely not less than 2 hours before you go to bed.

Influence family members and friends to adopt the healthier eating as it's always more difficult if you have to go out of your way to prepare something special, if healthy eating, cooking and a more laid back sensible approach to eating becomes the norm in your household, then chance are you are more likely to stick to it too!

At the end of if all this site is a guide to nutrition, use your commonsense and be disciplined. There is no such thing as a diet, only a lifestyle change.

This is a great online tool to help you keep track of your calorie intake. But also exercise in order to be more successful with your weight loss and to keep it off.

I do a routine of weights and cardio, alternating with each one. Weight training helps to build lean muscle mass that will in turn burn more calories and fat. Find out first how many calories you need to eat per day and start an exercise program that will fit your needs.