Help!!! Can't find motivation!!!

I'm so tired of yo yo ing!!! I'll log daily for about 2 weeks then give up!! Ugh!! So frustrated with myself!!!
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  • JoenDeb1958
    JoenDeb1958 Posts: 229 Member
    edited October 2016
    Why are u yo-yoing? Perhaps depression or? I agree with queenliz99 just take baby steps....1st log what u eat....don't worry about decreasing your calories, then when u have developed the habit of logging then look at decreasing your intake, then after doing that add in exercising.....take small steps to get to an obtainable goal....you can stay motivated, remember why you are doing this....it's for U
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    Queen Liz, alot of it is just lack of.motivation, getting down on myself easily, and giving in to temptation!!! Ugh!!!
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    I appreciate all of the suggestions and support!! Hopefully I'm at least sick and tired enough that I'm.asking for help, suggestions, and support! I'm not ready to give up!! I can definitely be my own worst enemy!!!
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    Day one of doing .5 lbs loss vs 1lb loss. Gonna try that. Hoping to have the same focus tomorrow!!
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    Thanks for all your help/suggestions Teacurls! I have been.on.thos journey for years. At one point: I was a weight watchers success. Met my goal, became a lifetime member, and kept it off for over 1yr. It was hard keeping it off as I struggled to find that adjustment to higher points and not gaining. Then, of course, life happened, excuses happened, in and out of depression, and trying to find that stability in life. Now, a business owner, 74 miles around trip to work and back, always tired, no energy when I get home, and just lay around. Yes, absolutely most of this is in my control. I know I had success before and want it back again!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    buxs981 wrote: »
    update: I logged in everything yesterday and so far today. Also just came back from a 16 minute brisk walk, in between seeing clients!

    Rinse and repeat!
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
    buxs981 wrote: »
    update: I logged in everything yesterday and so far today. Also just came back from a 16 minute brisk walk, in between seeing clients!

    Way to go! (I was just about to post I was looking forward to hearing about your successes.
  • seeing1111
    seeing1111 Posts: 13 Member
    Hang in there, lots of support in this group. <3
  • ScottinTX
    ScottinTX Posts: 7 Member
    My problem is excuses. I have a TON of them. I've actually gotten quite good at them (not bragging). I suffer from depression (hereditary) and just had my Dr. up my meds last week. I'm at the heaviest I have ever been right now (almost 400#) and that alone is enough to send me spiraling into an eating frenzy which of course perpetuates the problem (another excuse?). Either way my problem is that I need to get up and get moving. I sit behind a desk all day and then go home and am mentally exhausted. What I need to do is keep my big butt out of my recliner when I get home. Clean, get my bike fixed so I can ride it, walk the dogs, something. It's a matter of just doing it. When the time comes I don't. Ugh...it's an endless cycle!
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    I totally get it ScottinTX!!
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
    Looking forward to hearing how your day went.
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
    @ScottinTX - I am going to try to take a short walk at lunch today. Ditto on the mentally exhausted post-work.
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    The hard part is that some days by the time I get home, I start making dinner right away, then by the time I'm eating it's already 6-7pm! That's when I just so exhausted! Then I'm in bed by 9:45-10pm, just to be up around 6;30am again!
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    @ScottinTX One of the things I found is that I cannot sit down when I get home from work. If I sit down, I'll never get up. But if I immediately change into workout clothes, I will get my workout in. It's a dumb little trick, but it works every freaking time.

    This is how it works for me. If *kitten* hits recliner before feet hit the street, it is over. If feet hit the street before *kitten* hits recliner, it is on. Dinner is in the slow cooker before I head for work in the morning. Or, someone else eating it can make it. Make it a habit, it does get easier, pretty much routine.
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    So, daily update: actually did really good today! Did 30 mins of moderate walking outside, beautiful day out!! Trying to make better conscious decision of food. Did great all day! Today was one of my ling days at work, so asked hubby if he could make dinner, or I could pick something up. He said he would make it. Pasta with tomato/alfedo cream sauce. Ugh!! Really??? So, I used the scanner, weighed the portions, and only had 1bowl-after first having a big bowl of salad!!! So, overall a success! Still had 100 calories left!
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    ScottinTX wrote: »
    My problem is excuses. I have a TON of them. I've actually gotten quite good at them (not bragging). I suffer from depression (hereditary) and just had my Dr. up my meds last week. I'm at the heaviest I have ever been right now (almost 400#) and that alone is enough to send me spiraling into an eating frenzy which of course perpetuates the problem (another excuse?). Either way my problem is that I need to get up and get moving. I sit behind a desk all day and then go home and am mentally exhausted. What I need to do is keep my big butt out of my recliner when I get home. Clean, get my bike fixed so I can ride it, walk the dogs, something. It's a matter of just doing it. When the time comes I don't. Ugh...it's an endless cycle!

    I can sympathize. I was good at finding excuses and trying to tell myself I was ok with the weight. When life would get me down, how would I cheer myself up? Yep, hit the buffet and make the problem worse. You just have to man up and decide to do something about it. You WILL feel much better. Taking your dogs walking is an absolutely fantastic idea. It will be good for all of you and they will love it. They also deserve it. Let them help motivate you. I am taking my lab to the hiking trails at a nearby park this weekend and bringing the wife along so we all get some exercise. You CAN do this and it is worth it.
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
    @bux981 Awesome!
  • ScottinTX
    ScottinTX Posts: 7 Member
    edited October 2016
    Sira125 wrote: »
    @ScottinTX - I am going to try to take a short walk at lunch today. Ditto on the mentally exhausted post-work.

    @Sira125 Did you get your walk in? How far did you go? :smile:
  • ScottinTX
    ScottinTX Posts: 7 Member
    edited October 2016
    @ScottinTX One of the things I found is that I cannot sit down when I get home from work. If I sit down, I'll never get up. But if I immediately change into workout clothes, I will get my workout in. It's a dumb little trick, but it works every freaking time.

    @quiksylver296 Yeah, I totally get that. As soon as I walked in the door yesterday I started cleaning the house (happy wife, happy life). Got through the kitchen and started on the living room. Before I started vacuuming I SAT DOWN to pay attention to my needy dog and didn't get back up. So...today I'm going to take said needy dog(s) for a walk when I get home. Get them taken care of first!
  • ScottinTX
    ScottinTX Posts: 7 Member
    buxs981 wrote: »
    The hard part is that some days by the time I get home, I start making dinner right away, then by the time I'm eating it's already 6-7pm! That's when I just so exhausted! Then I'm in bed by 9:45-10pm, just to be up around 6;30am again!

    @buxs981 In addition to what @quiksylver296 said about priorities (I REALLY like that BTW) I truly get it. Between work, kids, wife, sports and everything else life throws at us we have to make our health a priority...when we're ready to. I've known for a long time that for me it's been the excuses and I was okay with that. The reality is that to lose weight you have to put out more than you take in. But just knowing that doesn't do it. You have to commit, which I wasn't ready to do until this week (I say this to you just as much as I'm saying it to myself). One thing I figured out is the same thing I finally realized when I quit smoking all those years ago. No matter how many times I said I was going to quit, and did quit until the next one the reality is that I didn't quit until I I found a reason to and committed. This week (in part thanks to all on this thread) I came to that very realization and have committed.

    For example...This morning I got to work at 5AM. 30 minutes ago I realized I was STARVING. So, I headed out to get something to eat. It took TONS of willpower to drive past McDonalds, past Chick-Fil-A (which I LOVE) down to Smoothie King where I got a 510 calorie smoothie. It'll fill me up and life will go on!

    I guess the morale of this story is you and I (and anyone else in the same boat) have to make the decision to commit. Then every day it's going to be a reaffirmation of that commitment and one step at at time from there. No more excuses. No more reasons. As Nike said...Just do it!
  • ScottinTX
    ScottinTX Posts: 7 Member
    Chadxx wrote: »
    ScottinTX wrote: »
    My problem is excuses. I have a TON of them. I've actually gotten quite good at them (not bragging). I suffer from depression (hereditary) and just had my Dr. up my meds last week. I'm at the heaviest I have ever been right now (almost 400#) and that alone is enough to send me spiraling into an eating frenzy which of course perpetuates the problem (another excuse?). Either way my problem is that I need to get up and get moving. I sit behind a desk all day and then go home and am mentally exhausted. What I need to do is keep my big butt out of my recliner when I get home. Clean, get my bike fixed so I can ride it, walk the dogs, something. It's a matter of just doing it. When the time comes I don't. Ugh...it's an endless cycle!

    I can sympathize. I was good at finding excuses and trying to tell myself I was ok with the weight. When life would get me down, how would I cheer myself up? Yep, hit the buffet and make the problem worse. You just have to man up and decide to do something about it. You WILL feel much better. Taking your dogs walking is an absolutely fantastic idea. It will be good for all of you and they will love it. They also deserve it. Let them help motivate you. I am taking my lab to the hiking trails at a nearby park this weekend and bringing the wife along so we all get some exercise. You CAN do this and it is worth it.

    @Chadxx I totally need to print this out because you are 100% correct. I like to think that I am strong, but when it comes to willpower (to do AND not to do something) I constantly fail. Thank you for the encouraging words!
  • buxs981
    buxs981 Posts: 19 Member
    So, yesterday's walk: 2 different times for a total of 32 mins. Not bad! Already did a short walk today, too! And have logged my breakfast.