I feel like I'll never lose weight :(

Use willpower!! That is all you can do! You should think of it as a lifestyle change eating healthier over a diet! If you think of it as a forever change, you will be more likely to change.

More importantly, if u don't have the junk food in the house there is no temptation!

Don't Diet....

What will work and stick is changing your lifestyle and habits. You will have days where you feel you are "failing" but this ultimately is a change in how you live your life vs just a fad diet.

I think what will help is signing in daily and talking to people on a personal level who can check in on you and see how you are doing and help motivate you and encourage you. It is hard. The hardest part is the begining when you have to change your current lifestyle. I know! Im in the same place and struggling! But we can totally do it! Once we get over the first few weeks it will become easier to refuse the bad stuff and keep making great choices!

Definitely don't think about a *diet*. Think about what small changes you can make to better your day. Break it up into days. Today just track everything. See where tomorrow you can make a better food choice for a snack, or add more veggies into your meal.

When I think about the months its going to take me to get where I want I get discouraged, it seems so daunting and that it'll take forever. But if I break it up day by day, its easier to reach that small goal and think, hey I did it, what can I do tomorrow?

Its not always easy & I still slip. But I try to not beat myself up to much and don't let it control my next day.

I agree with everything everyone has said. I made a choice almost four years ago to get healthy, and haven't looked back. I'm not saying it is easy, and that there haven't been bumps in the road, but generally I think I do really well. I did exactly what everyone above said- I don't diet. I try to make healthy choices, and when I slip, I let it go. In almost four years, I have lost 35 pounds (I've gained quite a bit of muscle). I know what you're thinking- it's not a huge amount of weight, but it's a really long time! I did everything in baby steps. I joined a bootcamp (where I have become really close with the trainer, and met some amazing people. I've actually started teaching the bootcamps myself), which was huge. Don't join a gym, unless you have a friend who is going to drag you there everyday. Join a small class, get a personal trainer- anyone you have to be accountable to. Personally, if I hadn't joined bootcamp, I know I would still be out of shape (and likely bigger than I was!). I didn't change my eating habits for a while- and when I did, I just changed portion sizing. When I was comfortable eating less, it seemed more natural to make healthier choices (although, if you check out my food diary, you'll see I'm not afraid to cheat!). I also started going to the gym when I wasn't at bootcamp. I've found that it inspires me to be around others who are real- they complain, and they sweat, and they huff and puff, but they do it! Find someone like that, and find something that you love; dance, swim, bike, run, join a bootcamp, whatever! If you love it, and you love the people you do it with, you'll stick with it. The biggest thing is...stick with it! It'll happen. Good luck

Okay im going to disagree to what they are saying about dont diet. Diet is the key to loosing weight along with alot of cardio. Yes eating better will help you loose weight but might not get you to were you want to be. If you watch what you eat and how much you eat you will be good to go. Eat 6 meals a day and i mean meals not no protein bar or something like that. There is no such thing as i cant get 6 meals a day in. All of your meals are small and take less then 15 to 20 mins to eat.