Fell off the band wagon :(

Oh wait, duhhhh lol. Next year August. Don't worry, though, for real! I will have a bad few days, and then get back on track

My girlfriend and I had bought Fitbit charges. They really helped give us the motivation we needed. They don't just track your steps. You set all types of goals and there are challenges. Ex: "workweek hustle" you can add other people who have fitbits and add them to your challenge and the person who gets the most steps by the end of the week wins. We have fun with it. It tracks your sleep which is pretty cool. And like I said you set your own goals such as how many steps you wanna take in a day and calories you take in and so on and so forth. You also download an app to your phone that syncs to your watch so you can log all of your progress and goals. I fell off the wagon too moving and all but before i was doing really good and had lost like 12lbs in a month. They can be a bit pricey, but I totally recommend it. I think they are worth it. Good luck!

Yesterday is over, get moving today! Post a picture of yourself naked on the bathroom mirror, eating something. Heck blow it up if you have to. You've got this.

No biggie! It happens to.the best of us. Get up and get back on. You can do this!

chinny88 wrote: »

So after losing a significant amount of weight. The last two weeks I seem to have completely fallen off the band wagon completely. Still being careful ish but not really caring and definitely have no motivation for getting any exercise And I started with loads. I'm getting married in 13 months and that should be motivation enough I know but I just cnt seem to get the exercise I need I need to go from an 18 to a 12 by August

You don't have to exercise to lose weight. Especially not a lot of cardio. Eat a calorie deficit, start a lifting program, and you'll be just fine. Buy a food scale, weigh all your solid foods, log them, and you'll lose the weight. Promise. Even with continuing to eat all the foods you like, as long as you stick to the calorie deficit.
Also read the first post in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

You *can* do this. I went from a size 16 to size 12 in 3 months. I started out walking half a mile a day but didn't start tracking food till June. I walk daily and did a 6 mile walk yesterday, a record for me! The way I look at it, I've come too far to let all my effort and sweat go to waste. There is the occasional day I go over my calorie allotment but it is always a considered choice and I don't beat myself up over that. When I head out to exercise, it isn't a debate within myself whether to go or not. I put on the clothes and shoes and just leave the house. I still have a little ways to go to reach my interim goal (hopefully in the next 3 months) and my longer term goal by Spring.

The important thing is to make a start - some walking daily or other exercise and definitely, logging and weighing every morsel. Very best of luck to you!!

You call it "falling off the bandwagon," I call it "taking a break for living." My point: while there is definitely a beginning to this, there's no end. Because after the loss there is maintenance. And that's forever. So... You're allowed to live a little bit from time to time. Hopefully you had some good food. Now back to a mindful lifestyle again. And this will be your cycle (and mine) for infinity.

Oh... And 18-12 in a year is no problem. I've gone from an 18 to a very loose 10 in just about 6 months.

Good luck!!

Two weeks!? That's nothing. Charge yourself up and refocus! You can do this!

What makes you want to stop exercising?

For me, the benefit of eating more and still maintaining a deficit is enough of a reason to do it every day. Just walking for a few miles will still burn calories and increase your deficit.