Need help with encouragement

Welcome Kathy, feel free to add me I know what it's like because I have been in your shoes. I am down 130 pounds in just over a year without a crazy fad, pills, or surgery.

Hi Kathy I know you can do it gal !! It has taken me 8 months to loose a stone but by doing it slowly it has definitely helped keep it off ! I ramped it up 2 weeks ago simply by eating a bit less and doing a tad more exercise ! Was starving for the first week but it has got a bit easier this week. I had lost 4 pounds and that was motivation for ploughing through it ! How are you getting on ??

Hey Kathy u can add me I am in the same boat have a long road ahead it seems overwhelming but I know it's possible we just need to stay positive

southern31605 wrote: »

Hi I'm Kathy if anybody can help me with encouragement that would help I have lots to lose and get so discouraged that it won't happen

Hi. Let me help. No matter how discouraged you feel just remind yourself that Something is better than Nothing.

So even if you feel like all is lost and it's pointless and you want to quit do at least one thing.

One sit up. One push up. One minute walk... Just anything. Just do something.

You're welcome.

Don't get discouraged! It takes time and hard work. I went on a working out hiatus and spent all of the past 6 months eating and laying in bed. I gained AT LEAST 10 lbs and felt so crappy physically and mentally. I would give up on working out because I didn't see the changes as quickly as I wanted but finally (about two weeks ago) I put a stop to this and just did it not to look good but to feel good (looking better was an added bonus) and to be able to focus better since I am working and going to school full time.

I stopped eating as much and snacking at night and eating just to eat. I also started working out. I work out every day (if i get a chance) and if I can't for a day or two it's no biggy because I need rest days anyway! You also don't want to make your workout goals, like time spent working out and amount of days, unrealistic for you to keep up with because you are setting yourself up for failure. It's only been two weeks and I already see changes. Not huge YET (too soon) but I see the changes and I feel so much better.

Don't fixate so much on what you looks like. Focus on wanting to be healthy and adding exercise and conscious eating to your lifestyle, reasonably and realistically, without it turning into your enemy.

You can do it!

Good luck

78ttylorcat wrote: »

Kathy,

It sounds cheesy, but it truly IS about the journey. I lost 40lbs five years ago...the first ten pounds took 6 months. Focus on the GOOD things you are doing, NOT just the weight. Did you walk this week? Or make a healthful food choice? Focus on the little victories. Hold yourself accountable, but DON'T beat yourself up either. We are all human, and slip up from time to time. Take each day as it comes, don't think "How am I going to do 'this' for 6 months?" Instead, think "You know what, I can do this today, and I won't even allow myself to get overwhelmed thinking about tomorrow."

You can do it - do not give up! : )

Love the way you put it - I get so inpatient to my own detriment. It is truly one day at a time!

Hey Kathy! Feel free to add me as well! It's a tough journey and you get discouraged along the way but keep sight of the light at the end of the tunnel!!

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