I got to lose 90lbs, Thinking About it is like a Moutain

One step at a time. I'm 44 lbs into my 100 lb journey. Just take it one step at a time.

It seems impossible and intimidating but I agree with all the above, small goals and take it one day at a time. Time goes by fast. You'll get there soon enough

I have to lose 200lb because I am a mountain. I don't think about it the big number, I think about the small numbers that add up. 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs. Then I make small goals - 400lbs, 375lbs, 350lbs... All this while I'm dealing with a Thyroid that seems to only be working at 50% of what it should be so I'm stuck dealing with 1,600 calories. Is it a *kitten*? Yes. Am I going to do it? Yes. I have no choice anymore.

I've lost 100lbs on my own before I reset my counter. I've done this was a torn meniscus, a surgical hernia in my gut, tendinitis in my upper shoulder, and dealing with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. If I can march into a gym so can you.

You're good, just keep pounding away and watch your calories.

to lose 90 lbs of fat, you have to force your body to burn an extra 315,000 calories.
it will take 1000 days at a daily deficit of 315 calories - which is actually pretty modest.
those days are going to pass anyway - why not have met a goal at the end of them?

Small daily changes = big results.

For real - I do believe in cutting it back to smaller more attainable goals. For example I used to reward myself every 3 or 4 pounds lost and that made it more do'able than saying I need to lose 30 pounds.

I agree with the previous advice - plus: Take pictures and measurements NOW! Note how you feel, now, doing things like climbing stairs, walking around the block, eating your typical dinner... Note how your clothes fit - How your body and joints feel as you go about your life...

Then, on your journey, you'll have real things to compare to, rather than just numbers on a scale!

When you start sleeping better, you'll know it for what it is: A nice reward for all the hard work you're doing.
When you decide the fries or whatever are not worth the way they make your tummy feel, you'll know that that's part of your journey.
When you surprise yourself by trotting up the stairs without thinking twice, you'll be able to recognize that as a real victory!

And it is a real victory. From the minute you decide you are worth making changes for, all of the things you do to move you to your goal -- That's all victory.

Own it!

You can do it! This year, I have been focusing on increments of 5% of my body weight, which has been so helpful for me. I have the entire vision, but by concentrating on smaller pieces of the picture, it helps me to be realistic that this journey really is a marathon and not a sprint. It also allows me to celebrate the smaller battle victories that will eventually result in winning the war (which is a complete lifestyle change). Keep in mind that whatever you do to lose the weight is pretty much what you'll have to continue to do to keep it off.

Here is something i wrote on here awhile back.

Goals,
How important in how they have helped me during this time.

From the beginning, 29 months ago when I began and looking at 132 pounds to lose, I sat in disgust and thought there was no way that I could lose that much weight. It was just to much to do. So at that time, I decided to break it down into small, obtainable goals. First was just making it through the first day, which I had my doubts that I could do, next, last a week, then anything else I could think of. Whether going down a size in clothes, getting from the 280's to the 270's etc, things that could be accomplished rather quickly and knew if I put a lot of those together, I would get to where I wanted to be, and it would be a positive experience. And these goals filled my days of positive things.
One day I would lose some weight, another day, I would hit day 100 on my fitness pal, another day some pal would write how I inspired them or someone I knew would noticed I was losing weight, another I would walk more steps then ever in a day. The more that these things happened, the more motivated I got. I found myself, instead of grabbing that slice of pizza, thinking how I would rather lose that pound, knowing eating it maybe I would maybe only gain a pound, but also realizing it could maybe take a week of hard work to take it off. That is when I realized I can do this.
The thing I hated most was going backwards. Even if was gaining only ½ of a pound. So here I am now, 130 pounds down and at my goal, being under 200, for the first time since high school, and I graduated in 1975. Sure a lot of you were not even born yet and at now reaching the 150's, reaching a healthy BMI after being morbidly obese, and reaching the goal I set out so long ago and proving to myself that I can do it. Was it easy, not all the time. Was it fun, not always but you just have to be determined that you do not want to feel embarrassed by going into a place to eat and being afraid you may not fit in the booth, or refusing to fly because fearing you may not fit in the seat. Or have people stare or laugh at you because of being so over weight. That was my motivation. Not ever to feel like that again. So now there is maintenance. I hear that maybe even harder, but think I have learned enough to be able to handle it.
That is why I am staying on MFP. I know I need to be kept accountable, and not like so many others on here that I see reach their goal, leave and are back a year later, gaining everything they lost back, plus some. So just wanted to thank each of you, whether we have been friends months or days. I never thought I would have friends from all over the world including South Africa, Austrailia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK to name a few, some that I speak to almost everyday.
I can say for sure if it was not for MFP, Fitbit and all of you, there is no telling where I would be today. I assume over 300 pounds. if even alive, after having a stroke 5 years ago.
Not knowing or caring anything about diets or nutrition, to now looking at labels on food and talking BMI. Who would have thought.
Well best of all to each of you and feel free to contact me anytime if you are down or just would like to talk and do not worry if you have been on here years or 1 day, everyone is welcome. Just remember, we all started some place, just all at different times. To me the biggest day is day 1, the day you decide to change your life for the better, and not just for yourself, but for friends, families and loved ones as well.
Best to you and anyone feel free to add me as a friend....

I had lost 127 Lbs. about 4 years ago and unfortunately I wasn't smart enough to change my ways once I achieved the loss. Here I go again. I am in the midst of losing 100 Lbs. once again. The previous posts of narrowing the increments is my suggestion as well. The rewards come when you go to put on a pair of jeans or your favorite shirt and it is too big or you take a flight and don't have to worry about asking for the extension safety belt.

Keep focused on other things. I like to watch a movie, that kills 2 hours and takes your mind off of food and places it on the subject matter. Pull out your favorite album, CD or tape from years gone by and have a listen.
Bottom Line: Stay dedicated, do not allow the thoughts of the old habits become strong enough to overcome your ambitions. Time will pass quickly and the weight will fall and your confidence will rise. Should the negative return, remember all of the work you have done so far, you don't want to undo it.

Now I have to remember to practice what I preach! Good luck my friend, you can and will do it!

I also have to lose 90 lbs, I started 20th april. I'm down 9 lbs can't see a difference right now except on the scale but I feel much more motivated than ever and some clothes fit a little better. I only think about the next pound not the whole mountain

fatmanlove wrote: »

I have to lose 200lb because I am a mountain. I don't think about it the big number, I think about the small numbers that add up. 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs. Then I make small goals - 400lbs, 375lbs, 350lbs... All this while I'm dealing with a Thyroid that seems to only be working at 50% of what it should be so I'm stuck dealing with 1,600 calories. Is it a *kitten*? Yes. Am I going to do it? Yes. I have no choice anymore.

I've lost 100lbs on my own before I reset my counter. I've done this was a torn meniscus, a surgical hernia in my gut, tendinitis in my upper shoulder, and dealing with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. If I can march into a gym so can you.

You're good, just keep pounding away and watch your calories.

(round of applause) Good for you for being so determined! Good luck to you!

OP, read the success stories threads. Those are always inspiring, particularly when you feel like giving up. Inevitably posters ask, "How did you do it?". Read the responses. There are common answers that are imperative and apply to all of us, but there are also little tips that you can glean along the way.

Little goals = big achievements i only think about the 1kg I'm working on this week, - Good Luck

I've got 60 lbs to go, and i had 71. I totally know how you feel. it took me forever to even get started again.
here's what I do:
1) I have an app that links to my wireless scale (called tactio health - wireless scale is fitbit but it works with withings too. Myfitnesspal automatically syncs. I put a post it note on the window of the scale. I step on the scale first thing in the morning. I try not to look at it. Somedays i do, and it's up instead of down or i remain flat and i think...i'm never going to get there. But then i open the app. There is a view where you can look overtime, at how much you have lost, and it actually starts to look like you are descending a mountain. The further out you look, the steeper the loss. It really helps put things into perspective. So, MFP sometimes says i lost, but i really just lost the lb i gained the other day (luckily MFP doesnt post that). Eventually, i sort of lose track of what was gained or lost, but then i feel gratified when i look at the app. It also annoyingly, has red dots for obese. My goal, for now, is to get to "overweight" which is a yellow dot. I made it down to green once.....but that's not my goal. I just want to get to yellow.
2) I reward myself at every 10 lbs lost with something non food related. A massage, or a new fitness watch, or some new clothes, or a babysitter and a movie. This time, i bought a roomba. being that i'm on the floor most days doing pilates, i can't stand staring at the balls of dog hair.
3) I look on MFP and i don't feel all alone.