STARTING TODAY- ANY MOTIVATIONAL TIPS??

When I started I wrote out a prayer asking for God to help me with this. I also wrote out why I wanted to do this, my health, my kids, better looking clothes, to start living instead of just taking up space. I wrote out my fears if I stayed the weight I was, developing the diseases that come with obesity, hbp, diabetes, heart disease early death.

Getting motivated is easy when the pounds fall off in the beginning. You are super pumped to exercise and measuring. Then after the weeks the motivation is not there. It's easy to say I will exercise tomorrow. That extra piece of cake wont hurt. Then you feel guilty and say I messed up might as well eat this. That is where dedication and commitment come in. You have to decide that no I don't want to feel like I did when I started.

Don't look at food's as good or bad. Eating things in moderation is ok. But also know your trigger foods and try not to have them available. If your weakness is donuts don't bring them in the house so when you want one it's a bigger effort to get in the car to drive down the street to get them.

Find something that will help you with stress. I am a person that eats when I am stress or anxious. Instead I started cleaning. It helps me so much to burn that energy and calories.

When you mess up don't give up. If you eat over don't keep doing it start making better choices at the next meal.

You will learn as you go. I found me in this process and confidence I never had before. Enjoy the process and getting to know you.

It's an interesting journey. You learn a lot about yourself, what you need, what makes you tick and what you can't stand.

Don't try to control everything and don't expect perfection - either in your eating or in the results. The scale will fluctuate, sometimes you will lose far more than you expect, sometimes nothing or even gain. This is normal, your body weight fluctuates all the time, you need to take the long view - like the four or five week long view.

And you will vary in how easy it is to stick to your goals. Take it easy, don't beat yourself up, and learn - if you really can't stick to it one day, there was probably a good reason. Draw a line under it and move on, one day will not destroy anything.

You can do this - good luck!

If you have bad day just let it be bad day not continue for bad week.
I still struggle with this but better than I was. Also getting my toddler involved in healthy cooking, more walks together to.
Good luck

Its early where I live, and the all CAPS were sort of in your face! LOL

Setup your account to loose X pounds, follow the guidelines for logging and weighing food, stick to your calorie deficit every day, exercise or move more, and you will have sucess!

read the stickies at the beginning of forums for all sorts of good tips, advice and answers to many many basic questions.