Starting....again....

Start off with small steps and incorporate them into your life. If you don't you will be setting yourself for failure again. Changing your diet cold turkey is not a good way to go. Start by bringing home a few veggies and a couple of fruits. Cut back on the junk and bakery food. Begin to bring stuff with you to work. You get into the habit and it gets easier as you go.

As for your leg injury. I broke my ankle four years ago and tried to do too much all at once. I grew depressed and just didn't want to bother anymore and ended up gaining it all back.

I have a 170 pounds to lose altogether. I have lost 40 pounds so far.

As for exercising, start off with ten minute walks then challenge yourself. As the weight comes off you will find your body has healed and you will be walking long distances again. Up your protien intake. It will help you build the muscle back into your leg faster.

Take small short baby steps. Add me as friend if you want and I can help you through it.

I recently read a book called "Stop Whining, Start Living". It really put into perspective for me that I need to stop complaining about everything that gets in my way and just work towards my goals! I starting preplanning my meals, workouts, etc and now I feel really motivated to do more. It's almost like I took on a "fake it until you make it" mentality until it finally clicked!

Feel free to add me for motivation and support!!

I am in the same boat as you. I have been obese since I was 10 years old and breaking a life time of bad eating habits is hard as heck! Every time I make some progress I tend to mess up and completely fall back into old habits. I think its partly because I've been big my whole life that I am afraid of what it will mean when I no longer have that extra weight holding me back so I unconsciously sabotage myself.

Honestly I think if I were able to afford to talk to a professional (Nutritionist and/or Therapist) about my relationship with food I think I could achieve a lot more. Perhaps if you are having a hard time of it and can afford to it might help to see a professional about your dieting roadblocks!

A big piece of advice, is to make it easier for you to make good choices instead of bad choices. When you come home from the grocery store, clean your fruits and veggies, and chop up some veggie sticks. I find if you keep a little water at the bottom of your container, the veggies stay very nice and crispy for most of a week(and they usually don't last that long) I would cut up a whole pound of carrots, and an entire bunch of celery, because even if you binge eat them all at once, it's not that bad for you, and I find it's worse if you don't have some "healthy" snacks ready to go because then you go for the unhealthy ones.

Also, plan some healthy dinners within your calorie goals, make enough for two so that you can save some for lunch the next day. Once again, if you already have something healthy just waiting to be eaten in the fridge, it makes going and buying something unhealthy less tempting.

Lastly, try to eat more filling foods, veggies, lentils, that sort of thing-- and don't eat unless if you're hungry. If you find that you are eating out of boredom, the first step is to acknowledge it, and find something else to do when you are bored-- like going out for a walk, preferably in nature where the rustling of trees and all that can keep you distracted from mindless eating.

Oh, and of course, LOG EVERYTHING(Accurately-- using a food scale to weigh is always better than the approximations), BEFORE YOU EAT IT. After 2 months of being pretty much on track, it doesn't matter much if I log before or after I eat it, but when you first start out, it can be a lifesaver if you force yourself to really look at the effect eating something is going to have on your goals. It's a lot easier to say no to a piece of cheesecake if you make yourself accept if you eat it you hardly have room for anything else.

Right there with you. I do really good for about 3 months then something happens that throws me off track for a few days and I find it extremely difficult to start back. Trying again. Feel free to add me.

liltiger42786 wrote: »

I had a severe leg injury about a year and a half ago, so it's hard to exercise for any substantial length of time.

My father needed to have ankle surgery a while back and he was worried about how he would be able to work out - he likes to stay on his feet a lot. I ended up buying him portable bike pedals. He would place the pedals on a table top and use them with his hands/arms to get some movement in his day. It may not be the best solution when you have a leg injury, but it is one way to burn calories and get your heart rate up.

While I was searching for something for him to use, I also came across seated cardio workouts. You may be able to find some on youtube. They are meant for those who have injuries below the waist.

Maybe these are some options you can look into while your leg heals? Good luck to you!

Small steps and small goals. if you fall down pick your self back up. I am 2 weeks into my (so many times I can't count) time. Having some friends her helps. I sent you a request. I have about the same to lose