It's too soon still, but what if I really do it this time?

i knew this time was different too!! and your brain adjusts to it and your body loves it! you will stick to it! congrats on your loss!!

Great job on the 7 pounds lost!! You can and will do this. Don't be scared. Only good things come to us as we lose weight. Just picture in your mind how great you will look and how happy and healthy you will be. Good luck and we are all here for you!

Yeah, someone just kinda "clicked" for me this time. It's kinda scary to think that I could actually succeed and become thin and fit and healthy and smokin hot! That's a whole different world than one I'm used to. But I'm just still taking it day by day. Heck, I'm still kinda shocked that I've got 15# lol Imagine how I'm gonna feel when I've lost 110# ... nuts!

What "clicked" for me this time was the lightbulb moment that I'm doing this - exercising a lot and eating right - because I LOVE myself, rather than as a "punishment" for gaining weight. Eating well and being active now feels like a reward... a special gift I'm giving to myself.

You can succeed at this. You can do it for real this time.

That's my motto. Doin it for real this time.

But the key isn't a physical change but an attitude adjustment.

The difference between the me that gave up every other month and the me now is the me before would get frustrated at only losing 1/2 - 1 pound a week or losing nothing and give up. Since then I've learned a lot more about fitness and exercise science and I now know that it's ok if I lose less than a pound per week or if it have a week or two where I don't lose anything.

We often fail because we set ourselves up for failure so just make sure you are setting reasonable goals for yourself and don't let the scale bring you down.

I lost my first 60 lbs on Weight Watchers over the course of about 4 years while in college. It was a slow process, but I am grateful for that because it allowed my mind to change at the same rate as my body. I crave food differently now. Fried, buttery, and heavy foods no longer appeal to me because I slowly swapped them out for lighter, cleaner foods.

Go slow, and with the mindset that this change to the way you eat isn't just a diet, but how you will eat for the rest of your life. Your taste buds will adjust, as well as how you view food. Let exercise and ativity become part of your lifestyle. Once you create new habits and stick with them past the difficult adjustment period, they will become more automatic and help you during maintenance.

I have been able to maintain my initial weight loss for almost 4 years, and now that I am trying to lose the last 20-25, I am finding that it's easier to stay motivated because I already know it works. Keep finding those little things that motivate you, and don't let set backs along the way stop your progress. Discouragments will come. Little gains will happen here and there. You'll get frustrated and emotional one night and eat an entire box of Little Debbies, and it's okay. Just wake up the next day, do something that makes you feel good and healthy, and keep going. You'll get there.