Serial re-starters (like me!) - share a tip that's helped you stick with it!

cvstokke
cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Let's motivate each other!
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  • cvstokke
    cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
    @amyepdx i like that!
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    I've fallen off the wagon a few times but I don't see it as starting over, I see it as part of the weight loss process. Accepting that life is full of blips and you can't always stick to the plan has helped a lot.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Get plenty of sleep!
  • monicaw44
    monicaw44 Posts: 71 Member
    Im restarting again, and Im doing what I did the last time (2015, 30 pounds) when I lost weight, with one change..Im not not eating sweets and potato chips every now and then bc I will gorge and binge for months ( like I did last time) bc I felt like I was missing something (and I was bc in life you need happy, sweet things for the soul). I ate cakes, candy bars, and a lot of other junk food bc I hadnt eaten them for months. some call it cheat days and cheat meals.
  • cvstokke
    cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
    @monicaw44 i think that's a big factor for me - i need to let myself indulge in my favorite foods occasionally in moderation rather than trying to cut them out forever.

    @beginforthelasttime16 i like the suggestions about challenges - thank you!
  • JustSomeEm
    JustSomeEm Posts: 20,286 MFP Moderator
    Ha! I responded before reading the thread. @monicaw44 - I'm right there with you. :)
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    Don't think of "this" as a temporary, finite "thing" ... consider it a permanent philosophical change in how you conduct your life.. that is "diet" is not something you do to lose weight... it isn't something you do to temporarily alter your eating habits... it is something you do to fuel the machine... and exercise is something you do to ensure the machine is operating the way it was designed to do... this 'thing" we call a body... is an instrument by which we navigate this world... as a mammal, there are some expectations that we forage, hunt, prepare our sustenance.. until the "modern" age this meant we engaged in physical labour virtually our entire waking hours.. BUT urbanization has "stolen" that process from us... So... we have lost sight of the need for that physical activity... once again from a philosophical perspective... begin to emulate the activity levels of your grandparents and your great grandparents and oyu won't ever "quit"
  • Aquawave
    Aquawave Posts: 260 Member
    I am a diabetic. To stay on my WOE, all I have to do is visualize a picture of a gangrenous foot I saw on the internet.
  • TooTatToTrot
    TooTatToTrot Posts: 81 Member
    I tried this in 2011-fell off more times than can count. I restarted in February at 260 and im now at 175.4, trying to get to 125.

    I think my biggest advice is to realize that this is a lifestyle change. Before, it was just a diet to me. Now, this is just how I eat.
    Its all about finding your happy place and staying there.
  • cvstokke
    cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
    @JustSomeEm great minds think alike

  • mparker87
    mparker87 Posts: 8 Member
    Log in here every day. It will show you how many days in a row you've done it. I'm on a 221 day streak and I do not want to break it. That has kept me aware of what I'm eating (even on days I go over) and how active I am every single day for the last 221 days!
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    I have no problems with weightloss but I do have issues with yo-yo-ing. After accomplishing a goal in terms of fitness I tend to focus on some other aspect of my life like my career and shift my focus. After a couple years of that I notice...hey, I'm kind of overweight agian and I come back. I mean it sort of works, I spend 6 months losing weight and I get 2 years of not paying attention but I'd rather just stay at a healthy weight.

    I feel I know how to do that, it just doesn't work out in practice. In theory I should transition into mainteance for a while at the end while still logging and make sure I get a "feel" for that for several months then maybe slowly ease off the logging. Or maybe I should just keep logging, I don't know.
  • cvstokke
    cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
    @oliverneedsyou "Even if it takes me 2 years to reach my goal weight I'll be feeling (and looking) better and better during that 2 year span" i love that mindset! Congrats on your loss!
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    I know they say not to do this, but I threw away(donated) all my fat clothes. When I took a break, I quickly ran out of stuff to wear, but I'm too poor to buy more clothes so that'll get you back to the grindstone in a hurry:)
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    Make weighing and logging a habit. Regardless of how much or what you eat, weigh and log as a matter of routine, like washing your dishes or bruising your teeth
  • jenmburroughs
    jenmburroughs Posts: 3 Member
    I am a habitual start on Monday by Monday night I don't log and then the week goes by and I'm still at the same spot... I feel I need accountablity and advice on how to find that???? Lol
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    I am a habitual start on Monday by Monday night I don't log and then the week goes by and I'm still at the same spot... I feel I need accountablity and advice on how to find that???? Lol

    You have to prepare and be ready to do this both physically and mentally. If you cant last 24 hours, whats the issue? You gotta get a grip on that before you can be successful. This is a bit of work, and you need to focus.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    For me, realising that there is no wagon made a huge difference. Once I stopped thinking that one bad day meant everything was lost and I had to wait until next Monday morning to start again, things became a lot more manageable. Also, being less strict and knowing that it's ok to take a long time to lose the weight. Although I'm still 5-7lbs off my goal weight, I've been maintaining in this range for almost a year, which is absolutely unknown for me before.
  • MiamiSeoul
    MiamiSeoul Posts: 1,809 Member
    Make friends who look at your diary and ask them to make usre your journaling. Being jointly invested in eachother's journey is so helpful! I love to look their journals and I love to get ideas. When they post workouts and
    I'm not, I feel like a slacker.

    Also, join challenges. The challenges with leaders who will check up on you when you don't post are the best! There is nothing more convicting to remember what I'm doing and get my butt on a scale like someone asking why I haven't checked in and posted my progress.

    The community is the BEST part of this app. I spent years on and off here just using the calorie counter, forgetting all about the calorie counter, deleting the app, hating my weight, redownloading the app, and starting the cycle again. Because I'm utilizing the community, I look forward to jumping on here. I'm engaged and I've hit my longest MFP streak ever!

    I highly recommend you join the next Biggest Loser Challenge (BLC) and join the Ultimate Accountability Challenge (UAC). @RangerRickL is awesome!
  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    i thought his had to do with breakfast.
  • MiamiSeoul
    MiamiSeoul Posts: 1,809 Member
    Baby steps. Day by day & decision by decision.

    You know your needs, but for me I first focused on logging everything, every day, while exercising every other day. The next month I joined a few challenges. This is month three and I'm still here - and it's working!
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    Setbacks are just setbacks, they don't need to derail the whole shebang. It's just part of the process.
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