Help! In need of motivation!

Chenry18
Chenry18 Posts: 211 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I went from 148 down to 143, then began eating unhealthy/drinking alcohol again. I hopped back on the wagon this morning hoping October will be a fresh start to my weight loss goal!

Anyone else looking to lose 20 ish pounds?

I hate looking at pictures of a year ago; I can't believe I gained TWENTY pounds in ONE year!

What helps keep you motivated?

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  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    i was almost down to my goal weight and gained almost all of it back in just a few months. it makes me so angry.

    what motivates me is the fact that there is nothing i can do to change those months, but there IS something i can do NOW. i can wake up each day and choose NOT to make those same awful choices that i did in those months. i feel in control and powerful. i have 22 lbs. to go to reach goal.

    good luck! :smile:
  • Sarahclaybaugh
    Sarahclaybaugh Posts: 22 Member
    I feel ya! In October 2012, I moved from a job where I was constantly on my feet moving and training for half marathons to a job where I am sitting at a desk 8 hours a day. Along the way I've injured my foot and strained my back, all great excuses for not working out. It got to the point where I felt completely hopeless. I put on 20 lbs in a little over a year, and was in constant denial of how bad it got.

    I now have closer to 15 lbs left to get back down to my old weight, but my biggest motivator is sharing my experience with other people accomplishing similar goals. It has been tough to get myself back in the gym, but I decided to take a before picture of myself, and on bad days, I just look at that to remember what I am working to avoid. I also love looking at other people's before and after pictures, this makes me feel encouraged to have a similar sort of accomplishment.

    I know it can be so tough to get it back together, but I am loving having MFP. It really helps hold me accountable, and I just remember that every day, every meal, even every moment, is an opportunity for me to make a healthy choice. I have to force myself to be honest sometimes when I slip, recording my indulgences, rather than ignoring it and trying to look perfect in my food diary, instead, I can look at it all and figure out what motivated me to make those bad choices and what I can do in the future to avoid those situations.

    Hope that helped!

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