Need help to stay focused!

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

Is a good start.

It helps if you plan, it helps if your plan is one you cna live with that suits you, as well as being simple and easy to follow. You cna follow all differnet types of plan but what they are all focused on is creating a deficit over time so you lose weight.

If you read up and have everything ready then you will need to come to terms with why you are doing it and whether you wnat it badly enough that you are prepared to be at a consistent deficit by eating less and moving more for a sustained period of time.

Start with small steps, learning to weigh, learning to log, 10 min walk and build on this focusing on one day at a time then a week then 2 weeks etc. Results will start to motivate you when you realise you are being effective.

If you are at a consistent calorific defict you will lose. You cna lose your weight within 1 year at c 1lb a week, which isnt too hard gloing and just amounts to eating 2 fewer chocolate bars a day or an hours reasonable exercise. Dont burn out by being too aggressive and try to be patient and realistic. Also be friends with and support yourself.

Great post 999tiger very wise words. Will check out link. I think taking it one day at a time is good suggestion cos thinking of bigger picture seems too overwhelming. I have lost weight and put it back on too many times. Would really like to keep it off this time!

It helps if you look at the forums and see the same issues come up repeatedly and the solutions are always the same. Jule as you know sticking it for longer than a week is a problem, then why not draw yourself a plan up for 2 weeks and commit to just surviving that extra week, which will be new territory for you. Treat that as your sole diet and see how far you cna get. You cna then make another plan once you get to 2 weeks. At some stage you will need to commit and be prepared mentally to do what it takes. If you cnat then you have to ask yourself how much you really wnat it if you arent prepared to eat a bit less and move a bit more.

All you need are some slight adjustments to get you at a consistent manageable sustainable deficit. Logging your food will help you understand what you choose to consume and whether its more or less than your body needs. Obviously you are consuming more and the consequence is weight increase. If you commit abd get your head in the right place then you will realise you can make change and lose weight guaranteed by eating less. There should be no shame in taking responsibility for what you eat.