Motivation flagging help!

MissZimmy
MissZimmy Posts: 13 Member
edited May 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I am trying to make some healthy changes start my scales heading in the right direction. I have done it before, almost getting down to my goal and maintained for years, but over the past few years I just can't seem to ever get past the first few weeks.

My I need to loose about 100lb but my small goal for now is to loose one jean size and fit into the smaller pares I have. I find I can't look at the scales while I am this heavy. It just kills all positive motivation and heads me straight to the shops for chocolate.

I have been eating well and tracking calories for about a week and a half but my motivation is beginning to flag. I really don't want to give up again before I get results. I just can't seem to get past the first few weeks to where there is actual change. I know if I can just hang in there until I loose just one clothing size, the success will keep me going. How did you get through the first month or so. How do you keep motivated when it comes off almost imperceptibly?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818701/the-myth-of-motivation-and-what-you-need-instead/p1
  • MissZimmy
    MissZimmy Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks queenliz99, that's a great article.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818701/the-myth-of-motivation-and-what-you-need-instead/p1

    I have not seen this. Personally, this is totally spot on!
  • xCyanideGirlx
    xCyanideGirlx Posts: 116 Member
    This is my problem exactly! It takes so long to see a difference in the mirror, it feels like youre just wasting your time. Ive been doing this for exactly 2 weeks now and no visible difference what so ever. My hope is that in an other 2 weeks ill look in the mirror and say "holy *kitten* im glad i didnt stop there, i can totally see it working!" But so far, nada.
  • MnbtMthr
    MnbtMthr Posts: 5 Member
    That is a great article!
    For me, I have spent my entire life being overweight - I remember being 14 years old and 198 pounds - and this year I made a decision to get into the best shape of my life. I'm not trying to get skinny, I'm not trying to fit into some standard of beauty, but I am going to be at the lowest weight of my adult life (in fact I am now!) and in the best shape of my life as well - which for me means being able to keep up with my kids and be able to do things like hike and swim with them :) what I'm trying to say is, you have to made the decision for your reasons, if you are making a decision for someone else's reasons... it won't work out.
    I remind myself all the time why I'm on this journey to keep me focused :)
  • zugunruhey
    zugunruhey Posts: 31 Member
    Be sure you aren't trying to make too many lifestyle changes at once. As an example, if you were eating 2500 calories a day of mostly processed food and tried to immediately switch to a 1200 calorie a day diet of foods made entirely from scratch that would make anyone worn out and ready to give up. Making small changes that you're confident in your ability to commit to is more important than making those jeans fit in the next week.

    My diet still isn't perfect but it's improved a ton from where I was a year ago. If I'd gone straight from how I ate then to how I ate now I definitely would have given up, but by making small changes and continuing to look for more ways to improve my diet and exercise habits I've been able to consistently make progress on my weight loss.

    A huge thing for me was also learning how to deal with disappointment. There are going to be days where you don't like the number on the scale, where you weigh more than you did last week, and probably days where you slip and eat more than you need to. The important thing to remember is that having a bad day doesn't mean you will never have a good day again.

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