Really REALLY like junk food

basically Looking for any advice. I don't want to be fat --- but I don't actually feel like putting in any effort this time ... which is ridiculous I know - but I'm being honest. I just don't have that push inside to do it. But I want to . I want to be motivated and determined and just throw everything into it. So how do I get that mojo back ?

Do you want to die in your 40's? That should be motivation enough.

You're young. You can make changes and live a long happy life. Or you can feel sorry for yourself and not put in any effort. I've been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and then burned it. I regret all the years I wasted looking for the easy way out.

Frankly, your situation is a little different. PCOS calls for different rules. A lot of people with the syndrome try and try and can't lose weight with traditional calorie in/calorie out.

I didn't lose a pound until I went low carb and started to actually eat more, quality food. I never skip a meal like I used to. There's tonnes of information out there.

Once I went low carb, the pounds going away became my motivation. 5 months later, and I look forward to my exercise. Sometimes people come with, sometimes they don't, and I don't care either way.

I still sometimes throw in a couple slices rye bread, cause I like it, but it's not an everyday thing, and it's not 4 pieces covered in nutella and peanut butter. I'll still eat a banana, but again, not every day, and only if I have room in my carb allowance.

No matter what anyone tells you losing weight is hard. You can quit things like smoking or drugs or drinking alcohol and NEVER have to do them again. You can't quit food. So when your addiction is also something you need for survival, it gets complicated.

My advice. Stop whatever diet you are on. It is clearly making you miserable and your heart is not in it. You are just going to trudge along until something really tiny throws you off the wagon because you are halfway out already. And that's okay. Don't think in terms of how much you have to lose or what foods you can't have that ever again. The Tony Ferguson diet doesn't seem like something you would be able to live with long term. Having a "shake and salad" every day would drive me insane. You can still eat food and lose weight. You don't even need to go on a diet plan of any kind. Try simply tracking your food in your diary for a several weeks. Give yourself a maintenance calorie amount and see where your food intake is relative to that. Then make small changes. You can eat junk food and stay within your caloric limit- just pair it with fruits and veggies.

I hate salads. I never eat them unless they are mostly cheese. (which doesn't help!) I also don't have a lot of time at work for lunch so I never make it through a whole salad and end up really really hungry by the time I leave work. But there are many different ways to prepare vegetables that don't have to be in salads. Just look up recipes!

I'm driving the vegetables thing home because the more I started eating less processed foods and more fruits and vegetables the less I was hungry. The less all the snack food my boyfriend keeps in the house looked appetizing. My body felt better, I didn't feel sluggish or drained because my body was getting the nutrients it needed.

The more sugar you consume the more your body craves it. It's a vicious cycle.

I've been slowly changing my eating habits for a month now. I'm slowly learning how to feed my body better and the tiny victories have helped me keep motivated. There were times when I was on a food binge over the last year that I was so disgusted I'd cry myself to sleep. If I had tried during that time to start dieting I would have failed miserably. Give yourself some time to get in the right mind set and start again. You are doing this for your health and your future. Every little bit of weight you lose is a victory! You know your medical limitations on how fast you will shed the weight. Don't let that be an excuse. Fight for it. Good luck!!

You need to eat during the day, it's a must. If you don't eat breakfast now, then you need to start eating a small bowl of weetbix or low fat/sugar content cereal, a piece of fruit , etc. If you don't eat in the morning you are putting your body into starvation mode and it will store more fat rather than burn it off. Eat small heathy snacks during the day if you don't get to eat a proper lunch. And most of all don't pig out at dinner time, just eat a normal size portion. And try to stay below the MFP recommended calories for you chosen daily weight lose. And not to forget be positive, patient and stay focused because MFP works if you let it.

1st I would like to say I am no expert and still consider myself a newbie in my lifestyle change. With that being said for me I had to tackle one thing at a time since I had absolutely no discipline. For example I love pepsi and it just so happens there's a circle k right up the street! .79 cent 44 Oz drinks were happening all too frequently. So I started evaluating my diet and challenging myself one thing at a time. Believe it or not I saw a difference with every one thing I changed. My 1st 1 week challenge I dared myself to cut out soda and I lost 3 lbs that week. After seeing small success it motivated me to do more. For me looking at the big picture all at once just felt all too overwhelming but by the time I turned around 6 months had passed by and I successfully tackled some major dietary issues and now I'm down 42 lbs! You can do it. Just remember many of us cheat but it isn't a permanent fail. Just get back to where you started and keep on going.
Be encouraged, Marlena.......