Weight loss

To succeed you need to have extreme discipline in the early days. You are trying to break habits, and habits are hard to break. I had to remove all distraction food from the house, I had to place stern/motivational reminder signs in my apartment.

The next thing is don't try to overdo it. Yes you're fixing your diet but your body will panic if you go from 3500 to 1500 calories overnight. Remember that weight loss is a consistent process once you have the right mindset. You didn't gain the weight overnight, so it will take some time to come off.

So far I am only about 45lbs into my 230lbs weight loss, but so far the following things have helped me out tremendously:

• Keep a food log religiously at the beginning.
• Get a food scale, weigh everything.
• Get rid of tempting foods. Donate them or throw them away, don't keep eating them, think "next week" and proceed to buy more junk food.
• Set some basic intermediate goals like "I want to lose 15lbs in 2 months" for you to celebrate
• Don't lose sight of the long term, but don't focus on it either. 230lbs seems daunting but I'm only 26lbs away from my 350lbs milestone!
• The faster you get back on the horse, the less damage you'll do. Went out for dinner with friends? Start again that evening and not the next day, and certainly not next week.
• Drop the liquid sugars, like yesterday. Water and unsweetened coffee/tea are delicious.
• Be honest with yourself. I always externalized my failure "oh my friends wanted to go out" or "it was only one donut, it'd be rude not to take one when offered" and that kind of clouded my vision for months.
• Start getting some exercise into your routine. It'll help with digestion, endurance and strength.

I agree with deanpearce!! I have went from 238 to 193 since Feb 25. It was hard but I had to get my mind in the right place first. Feel free to add both of yall

tgantschuk wrote: »

Hi I'm Tammy, my main goal is to loose weight! My biggest issue is commitment and will power! Every time I give up focus I just think meh I'll start again on Monday... =| even if it's a Monday! Then a week later I'm like meh I'll start again next week properly! This has to stop I need to be determined so any helpful tips etc would be lovely! Thanks in advance =] xxx

Hey OP, welcome! Check out some of these links. They should steer you in the right direction.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

One thing that really worked for me is prelogging the next day and then holding myself accountable for what I've logged.

Hi tammy my problem is if I tell myself or put myself on a diet all I can think about is all the food I can't eat hahahaha, what I do instead is allow myself a small treat each week and I use it as a mini milestone and it's amazing how Much difference a week can make I'm 2 months in today

Shut down that inner "No" voice that tells you that you can't. Find an activity you know you can enjoy or grow to enjoy and try it out for 20minutes at a time to start. If you can push yourself to do it a couple times per day and keep with it a few weeks, you've just broken the downslope. It's victorious after you find the mojo you need. Maybe if you have a cute outfit that might motivate you, you'll feel the desire to get moving too. All the best to you, you can do it!