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Diet/Fitness Anxiety

lainy1979
lainy1979 Posts: 173 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Does anybody else suffer with this? Any worries? I used MFP religiously throughout my pregnancy in 2014 and because I wasn't just doing it for me I was staying fit & healthy for my daughter it was easy. I was determined, motivated, had no problems staying within my daily goals & making sure I was active. The only weight-gain I had really was my bump. I quit smoking & haven't started again, I don't have much of a social life now (it mainly revolved around drinking) so now I eat, I've found my appetite again and it gives me pleasure, so I worry... will I lose any weight? Are my goals too little/too much? Should I weigh myself weekly/fortnightly/monthly? Dare I weigh myself?! How long will it be before it happens? Is it taking too long? It goes on & on & on... please tell me I'm not alone?!?! I know this probably isn't the right forum but it seems to get the most action, I did introduce myself a few days ago on here ☺

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  • rtohealthy
    rtohealthy Posts: 5 Member
    I think everyone has a degree of worry. You have to just trust the process, and be consistent. No goal is too little/too much- they'll just take different lengths of time to achieve them. I weigh weekly, because your weight will fluctuate every day, but weekly is often enough to know if you need to adjust anything. If you want to lose weight- it is good to find out what your TDEE is, and then take away 200-300 calories from that and use that a guide as what to eat. Aim for another 200-300 calories a day burned through exercise. Then you'll be well on the way to a healthy, sustainable weight loss. Do this for 2-3 weeks, and then if you need to, take away a few more calories/add on a few. It's all about what's right for you- so just listen to your body, and be confident that being consistent will work out in the end. :smile:
  • lainy1979
    lainy1979 Posts: 173 Member
    Thanks for the reply @rtohealthy I know I need to give it time & find out what's best for me/my body/my spirit but I suppose I'm impatient & just a bit scared that I'm going to let myself down. Opening up to the community on the forums is hard for me which is why I did it, words of encouragement & some tough love from like-minded people will help me!!
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