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hey you should try the Laughing Cow Mini Baby Bel Light cheese its only 50 calories and it tastes really good! everything is about portion control!

I know the feeling. I wake up in the morning and feel so skinny and think that when I step on the scale that there will be this real big decrease, but there never is...... Its terrible. But to keep motivated, I just try and think of why I am doing this.

I look at pictures of girls I hope to look like, that always makes me feel better.

Cheese and margarine are fine. Just watch your saturated fat numbers on those days. Almost any food is ok to indulge every once in a while in moderation.

I'm totally with you. I've been feeling super down lately. It's like, "How long is it going to take for this weight to come off?" Especially when it's so much weight to come off. I'm making a completely lifestyle change which is seeming extremely doable but is very challenging for me and is also challenging my patience MUCHO!

Also, I LOVE cheese. I can't get enough of it. I don't let myself not have it. (I have cheese almost every day) But I definitely limit my amount of it. Maybe it's just one piece of string cheese, or just a serving a colby jack block cheese. I get to have it every day which is very satisfying, but if I have too much, it shows on my food diary.

I'm definitely in need of some motivation and encouragement during these hard times. Feel free to add me! We can be there for each other!

I keep in my head "you made yourself get this way" which if we all look at it we did and it did take time, so in fact of course it is going to take time to undo what we have done to ourselves. I had to laugh at myself the other day I was doing side crunches and happen to look down and it wasn't a pretty site hahaha. But we all need to realise we have trained ourselves to be the way we are and learning to be healthy and exercise will take time to become routine. I also try not to focus on the weight itself but in how I feel. I feel so much better and if you focus on being healthy the weight-loss will happen as well. This is a life journey so we need to retrain the brain and that's the goal!! Good luck and don't be too hard on yourself you are on this site and trying your best and that alone is an achievement so hold your head up and know for yourself that YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Just don't give in!!

I eat cheese each week. Iput it on my potato.....1/4 cup will not kill you. I use tablespoon of butter as well a couple of times a week. Just stay under your calorie count....keep track of it each day....and use the support of this site. I started in April on THIS SITE....and it is the first time I habe been able to lose weight. I know it is from the journaling....and support. I love this site. I buy weight watchers frozen microwave meals....skinny cow ice cream sandwiches for my chocolate fix.....take chromium picolinate and b12 for help with my metabolism....and it is working out great. I started in April....this is June....and I have now lost 31 pounds! I am 42 years old...and this is the first diet I have stuck with without the help of physicians weight loss etc. I eat lots of chicken....high protein foods. The first month it came off slow....now....the scale just keeps going down. Dont give up.....keep at it. Results WILL happen. I also eat a bag of Kroger brand 94% fat free popcorn three times a week. The whole bag.....lol. Weight is still fine...and I am keeping under 1200 calories a week. I dont deprive myself.. If I go to a b day party.....I eat cake. That doesnt happen very often...but, I do eat it. I just dont take home MORE cake for later. lol THis is a lifestyle change.....think of it...as If I lose 5 pounds this month...and five pounds next month...by September....Ill weigh....______________. I have a goal of fitting into a nice dress for new years eve. If I lose five more pounds each month....I would say...by then....I may actually look nice in it! Cheer up. You CAN do it. Cheat once a week...and dont go overboard. I cheat each weekend. How? I go to the local mexican restaurant and eat chips and salsa....but, only eat one basket....no refills. AND I share that basket. Im just not going to deprive myself....but, I am just having limits. Know what I mean? BEst of luck. : )

The scale is not always the best measurement of success here. You can do everything right one week and gain some weight; and splurge a bit the next and then lose. To combat this, I try to focus on what I can control (diet and exercise) and worry less about what may not be totally under my control (the actual number on the scale!)

I will set more behavior-based goals during the week, like drink more water, exercise 3 x / week, stay under calorie goals, watch sodium, etc. This way, I am controlling my behavior and the scale should follow -- over time. Watch the trends --- don't get hooked up over a single number or a single week gain/losses -- look at it over a much larger timescale.

As far as cheese and margarine -- I make sure that I have enough calories to fit these into my diet. So far, i am losing weight.

I know the feeling. I wake up in the morning and feel so skinny and think that when I step on the scale that there will be this real big decrease, but there never is...... Its terrible. But to keep motivated, I just try and think of why I am doing this.

Ditto!

This is what worked for me: I didn't get down on myself about my appearance but thought about meeting my goals each day. They were 1) some form of exercise 6 days a week and 2) meet my calorie total that calculated a 1/2 lb weight loss per week.

I focused completely on those two things and felt 'successful' every day I met those tasks. This was all the motivation I needed at the start. Later, when I lost about 20 lbs and felt REALLY good about myself, I focused a little more on my large range goals. Specifically how I could change my daily habits so that I could stay on this path for the rest of my life. I knew which foods I would NOT give up (like orange juice every day, like alcohol now and then, like chocolate a few times a week) and which foods I could give up: like white bread, white rice, pop, processed foods, most desserts, etc. Feeling slim and healthy was more important than foods that were bad for me so I didn't feel deprived. Nutrition is necessary for life, so I never feel bad eating good fat (like cheese, nuts, avocados, etc.), healthy carbs and lean protein. I made sure I always ate enough to fuel my body. This made me feel good and helps your liver and hormones burn fat. As I get toward my goal, my motivation remains high because I created good habits for myself that are fairly easy to maintain and I love the way I look now.

I started out here at MFP around the end of Feb. about 2 weeks into my new lifestyle(I refuse to use the "D" word as I will never be able to go back to eating the way I did) Using the tools here and the motivation of all the awesome people here have helped me lost 65lbs. I didnt start out restricting everythng from my diet... i gradually worked on tweaking what I ate and how much I ate until I could stay under the calorie goals set on here. Do I mess up and go over?? Every once in a while I do...just move on to the next meal or day and keep plugging along.. it will be worth it in the long run. keep telling yourself that. It has taken me atleat 30years to figure this dieting thing out.. (ohh I said it.. dang!)! Now I dont feel bad when I get on the scale and I have gone up a lb or not lost anything... as long as I know that I didnt cheat with my foods... and if I did... oh well lets just start the next day new...
Please dont get discouraged... we are all here for you and to help motivate you to be successful and to look great in the coming weeks/years!!!

Keep your chin up... even if you have a double chin!! Keep them both up!!! it will be gone soon enough!


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I think everyone else has said some really good stuff. The only thing I would add is that I found a non-scale goal to work toward at the same time (I started running, and so my ongoing goal is to beat my last or best 5K time), and for some reason that motivates me more to exercise and eat right than the numbers on the scale (but they compliment each other well). So usually I see some sort of progress toward one goal or another (and the running progress is more consistent :-) ). Try finding some sort of fitness goal that works for you, especially something that is progressive, where you can see improvement quicker than you will on the scale. Even something like the 30 day shred, and take measurements before and after (plus you'll achieve little victories when you move up each level). Or if you run, sign up for a race, or if you bike, try a bike race, or a duathalon or triathalon. Find something to train for, whatever your favorite form of exercise is.

Don't look at weight loss, look at how your clothes are fitting. Clothes will fit differently when you change fat to muscle.