Losing Motivation (Lighter Life Diet)

rawremzilly
rawremzilly Posts: 31
in Motivation and Support
Okay, so I've been doing the Lighter Life diet for about 3 months now and so far I've lost just over 3 stone (43lb total). I'm just finding it really hard to motivate myself to keep going now. I've lost a fairly significant amount of weight but my BMI still puts me in the obese category (it's currently at 32.2).

I was just wondering how other people get themselves remotivated? I mean at this point the diet has just gotten really boring and there's not much you can do to change it up. But at the same time I am very aware I still have a long way to go. Thoughts?

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  • VintageFit
    VintageFit Posts: 90 Member
    maybe try to find a new goal to add on to your journey, apart from just losing weight. Get a stepcounter and try to reach a certain amount of steps in a day, find a form of exercise you enjoy, aim to take a 30 minute walk once a day, something like that? :)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I would be losing motivation on 600 calories a day as well!
  • Jim_Barteck
    Jim_Barteck Posts: 274 Member
    There are tons of diet options out there, but the best one simply involves calorie restriction.

    My advice would be to stop "dieting" which you've made clear is completely unsustainable into the future. Instead, start controlling your eating through calorie restriction. Then your variety of foods opens up immeasurably. I drink soda, have steak, eat cake, whatever I want. I just need to plan for those treats and to control portion sizes. That's the way to sustainable weight loss: you pick up habits you can keep for a lifetime while eating an endless variety of really delicious foods you like (and I don't mean food you can tolerate. I mean that you really and truly enjoy eating.)

    Let MFP set the appropriate calorie targets for you. Log every single thing you eat or drink. All of it. Even on the "bad" days. Try to stay within your targets for a month. At the end of that month, I guarantee that you'll be showing progress, you won't be bored any more, and you'll have the motivation to see your weight loss through to your goal weight.

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