Overthinking it

livia89n
livia89n Posts: 10 Member
in Motivation and Support
My problem with motivation is this: I keep remembering how I lost weight some years ago, and how actually it did not change my life for the better, and instead made my body weak and I got sick quite bad (I was obsessed about losing weight so I switched from healthy and slow to unhealthy and fast). Now, whenever I plan on losing weight, I have the feeling that I purposely sabotage myself because in the back of my mind, I think it would not be worth the effort and it might again prove unhealthy.

So my problem would be overcoming the overthinking side of me, because in terms of working out and dieting I pretty much know what I should do. What can you dear people advise me? :( Thank you all

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  • JDixon852019
    JDixon852019 Posts: 312 Member
    Maybe you lost it before for the wrong reason or lost sight of your Why.

    Find your Big Why and write it down. Go past the vanity aspects, and get it on paper what it is exactly you are looking for. Are you looking for new adventures? Is there a hero you admire? Try to make the fitness goals along side your weight loss goals.
  • Namaste_Heart11
    Namaste_Heart11 Posts: 51 Member
    Gently fix the inside (psyche), and the outside will follow <3 It's all connected... Approaching weight obsessively is a reaction, usually to things that are beyond our control. Take note of those things ~ try some relaxation techniques when you feel that way. Have patience with yourself above all else ~ change is a journey, not a sprint.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    edited September 2016
    livia89n wrote: »
    My problem with motivation is this: I keep remembering how I lost weight some years ago, and how actually it did not change my life for the better, and instead made my body weak and I got sick quite bad (I was obsessed about losing weight so I switched from healthy and slow to unhealthy and fast). Now, whenever I plan on losing weight, I have the feeling that I purposely sabotage myself because in the back of my mind, I think it would not be worth the effort and it might again prove unhealthy.

    So my problem would be overcoming the overthinking side of me, because in terms of working out and dieting I pretty much know what I should do. What can you dear people advise me? :( Thank you all

    I was the same way when younger. I was anorexic as a teenager/young adult, so I've always had that mindset of needing to be very thin. After I started having children the weight creeped on. So I started on Weight Watchers back in 2005 and instead of following their guidelines I started eating crackers all day and a little water and stayed filled up on that. I lost weight really fast and got really small but of course ended up gaining it back. I finally realized it is about a lifestyle change. It's best to change how we eat, exercise and live our life on a day to day basis and let the weight come off like it should in a very realistic way. We didn't gain it all in a couple of months (most don't anyway) so we aren't going to lose it in a couple of short months.

    Feel free to friend me!
  • livia89n
    livia89n Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you all who responded, yes the mind is the harder thing is to tame my mind, and remind myself that I won't necessarily do the same mistakes again. I will come back to this post whenever I will have again the doubt over what I am doing.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Has there been anything else in your life which you were misinformed about? what did You do? Hopefully you learned the facts and changed your ways or thought process. This is no different. Educate yourslef about proper weight loss using all the sitckky posts and other info on MFP, then start making small changes based on the new info. You are not doomed to live the rest of your life based on poor decisions or bad info in the past. We would all be in trouble if that were the case.
  • livia89n
    livia89n Posts: 10 Member
    That's a great perspective, thank you :smile:

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