HELP NEEDED!

mynan
mynan Posts: 2 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
I have trying to loose weight for what seems like most my adult life. I have managed to loose it before approx 3 years ago and when I did I felt so healthy. I was running regularly and having 1 'treat day' a week. It worked really well but I gradually began to have more treat days and do less running. I now desperately want to be that healthy person again but I am finding motivation very difficult and appear to physically crave everything that is bad for me. I wake each morning and say 'right I'm going to change my ways today' and then as the day progresses my cravings return and so to does my lack of enthusiasm to move!... Anywhere! I'm approx 5ft 7 and currently weight approx 13st 10. At my healthiest weight I was 10st 2. Can anyone out there give me any advice regarding motivation or just any advice, I don't appear to be able to reason with myself or make any good food choices. Thank you in advance

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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Hi! You have to keep in mind that motivation comes from within. No one can give you motivation you have to find it for yourself. You can, however, be inspired by others' motivation. Look at the success stories in these forums, make a list of the reasons you want to lose/maintain your weight and refer to it when you feel yourself slipping. Many here will tell you that rather than needing motivation, you need commitment and dedication. When motivation wears down, commitment and dedication will often take over and get you through the tough times.

    You simply have to want the body you're envisioning for yourself more than you want to eat too much and not exercise. What you really need to decide is whether you want to weigh 10st 2 again knowing the commitment and sacrifice it will take to not only get there but maintain it going forward. If you decide that you aren't ready yet, then more power to you, but do it without guilt. Make a choice and live with it.

    Honestly, I don't believe in living in guilt. I did it for years because I "wanted" a thinner, firmer body but lived in a way that didn't support it. I then realized that I either needed to put up or shut up. If I wasn't willing to put in the effort then having the body I kept telling myself I wanted obviously wasn't a true priority and I needed to live with that. For awhile I did and then I got motivated and determined and committed.

    I would strongly advise you to get out of the habit of having "treat days", though. You've already discovered that they're a slippery slope. They also set up a guilt cycle. Instead of a treat "day" have a little treat every day that's built into your calorie goal.
  • Dhellia
    Dhellia Posts: 84 Member
    I agree with not having treat days. Adding it into your calorie goal is good. I have experienced a similar problem as you. I lost about 30lbs and then started grad school on top of working and my exercise and healthy eating habits went downhill. I'm currently trying to get back in the swing of things.

    My current strategy has been to approach it one step at a time rather than all at once. Everything at once just sets yourself up to fail. I started with my exercise plan. My goal is to go to the gym/exercise 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes, usually more. Now that I have that under control I need to focus on my diet, making sure to get more healthy foods.
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