BATTLE!!!!

Small goals because sometimes in the bugging it's hard to focus on big ones

Well, you either want it or you don't. But maybe not going "all in" would help. Start with little changes. Walking 3 days a week, or giving up late night snacking, or eating a lighter lunch, or whatever works for you. Then once that's working, add another. It might make for slower weight loss, but it also might make for longer sustainability.

Best of luck to you.

For me it's less about motivation and more about discipline.

No, I'm not always gung ho to work out or to stick to my planned meals, and there are LOTS of times where I'd love to just say "screw it" but I feel like crap (mentally and physically) if I skip a planned workout and I'm unhappy with how I look at 34% body fat. The only way to reach my goals is to keep going, so I do what I have to do whether I am motivated to do it or not.

Stop waiting for tomorrow. Motivation will come and go. Make small changes and continue doing them until they become a routine.

Decide for the rest of today you are going to log your food. Tomorrow you decide to do that again and for a week just make sure you do that every day. Trying to be as accurate and honest as possible. Next week lower your calories some and keep the logging going. Maybe decide you are going to walk 10 minutes today, build from there.

Don't try to do major changes all at once, build on them, and keep trying to be better than you were yesterday. Also, don't try to be perfect, go for consistent. You will go over your goal, you will miss a workout, it's okay we all do it, just keep showing up and giving it your best on that day.

When you say "gung ho" about it, does that mean you are extreme with your diet and exercise? This would lead to binging and that will never last. You have to do the little goals combined with slight modifications that gradually can become something that you can live with. You want chocolate...you can have chocolate, but you need to eat a bite, not the whole candy bar or bag of chocolate candies, etc.

Pre-logging with what you're planning on eating throughout the day will let you know if the treats will fit into your calories for the day. Just know that you can moderately start changing your diet. Think of it as getting healthier and this needs to be sustainable. Baby steps are the way to go.

More thoughts on how to keep motivated: -clear out all junk food or put it up way high (out of the sight and out of the way so that it is a pain to get to it). This worked for me because it was a big hassle to get to it. If I wanted it/needed it for my craving, I would get out the step stool though!
-Eat your veggies first in every meal. This will help you cut down on the rest of it and lower your overall calorie consumption.
-Make little changes in your movement every day (i.e. park the farthest away from the building, take the stairs instead of the elevator, etc.). Any movement is better than no movement.
-Lessen the amount of empty calories in your diet (so that you have caloric room for real food for when you are hungry). Treats are only treats if you eat it on the occasion or when you have surprise room in your daily caloric goal.

Good luck!

You need balance and as the first person suggested small goals. You can do things to keep your diet simple and easy then its just a case of one day at a time. Nothing dramatic, just keep focused and hit your target. Being able to sustain is where its at for you and getting to the end of your journey.

Best to work oit at the time that suits you and you will do it.

yashika218 wrote: »

My main problem is I don't prepare my meals plus my job is on the go so I basic eat out a lot. I leave for work at 8am and get hone about 830pm. Another quick question.. Is it better to work out in the mornings or the evenings? I just received my focus t25 in the mail yesterday but I'm going to start Monday.

It doesn't matter, you should work out when it fits your schedule.

It also doesn't matter that you eat restaurant food, again, it isn't the food that is a problem, it is eating too much that causes weight gain. Use the app, count your calories and enter them in your diary, stop when you hit the calorie goal for the day.

I liked the "bugging" comment. It's not easy in the bugging...makes sense to me! Dieting can be bugging.

If I ate out all the time, I'd have a heck of a time losing weight.

Try preparing your food at home. They make insulated lunch packs.

Give that a shot, anyway.

yashika218 wrote: »

My main problem is I don't prepare my meals plus my job is on the go so I basic eat out a lot. I leave for work at 8am and get hone about 830pm. Another quick question.. Is it better to work out in the mornings or the evenings? I just received my focus t25 in the mail yesterday but I'm going to start Monday.

That's OK, as long as you pay attention to the calories that you eat. Most chains have nutritional information in the building though you may have to ask for it. Tracking all your calories and staying in your goal is more important for weight loss than where you get the calories from.