Need to lose 100 + pounds and scared

I at the beginning of my journey. I need to lose about 180-200lbs. It was easy to put it on and way harder to get it off. The hardest thing is retraining my brain to be healthy and staying motivated to do so.

Nutrition plans and exercise. Nutrition plans and exercise. Supplements are only meant to supplement nutrition and exercise. When it comes to your progress, no matter how slow or fast, each small step forward is a step forward regardless. It's what I tell all of my clients. You can do it. And you have a whole lot of us to support you. Get after it!!!

I lost 95lbs. I went from 285lbs to 190lbs. The bulk of it, 65lbs, i lost in like 7 months or so.

it's really simple. eat healthy, be active and be consistent with these choices. you're going to have days that you eat unhealthy foods, just keep them in moderation and immerse yourself in trying different healthy snacks.

i had a thread of mine that popped back up today that i talked about how i lost my weight (and how in the middle of it, i gained back 40lbs..) but maybe my post can help make the process feel more tangible. it's really just about consistency. let your good choices far out number your bad choices, your active days far out number your lazy days and you'll see progress.

Just when you start, realize it does take months and months...but you also find how great of a feeling it is as you see your body change.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10421927/285-190-warning-i-wrote-too-damn-much

I got started with my own journey back in June. At that point, I wasn't even considering MFP, or any tools to help, none of that. I was just looking to improve slightly, *and* see if I'd stick with it. I didn't even tell my wife I'd started doing anything because I didn't want to get her hopes up, and then quit.

Fear of being a failure kept me quiet for the better part of two months. Finally, around the end of August, I figured out that this wasn't just a fad for me. I'd decided that I was going to make this happen. I'm going to get into better shape.

Will you quit? I can't say you won't. My crystal ball is in the shop, and they didn't even offer me a loaner

But here's something that might help you, since it's helped me as I move forward: I have a choice, every day, to decide what I will do for my physical betterment. I acknowledge that choice, and I own the decision. If I stop, it's not my wife's fault, it's not my dog's fault, it's mine. If I continue, it's not my wife's pressure, it's not my dog's chasing me, it's mine. I decide if I move forward, and I decide if I stop.

I have decided to move forward. There are days it's not easy.

Right now, I'm developing a cold. I wake up with a runny nose. I can pause for a day if I need to, but right now, I'm moving forward.

Right now, my step counter (Google Fit) isn't sync'ing up, so I have to manually adjust my calories used to account for this. It's annoying. But still, I move forward.

In the end, it has to matter to you. You have to have that reason to get out of bed when it's cold and wet and an ugly day and still do it. You need a reason to pass by the sweet treats more often than you have them. That reason, whatever it is, will be what keeps you moving forward, including through the bad times where it seems like all progress has come to a screeching halt.

My reason is simple: I was a fat, lazy slob who didn't care about his weight. I got seriously tired of being that person. I decided not to be that person anymore. My house is (mostly) clean. My weight is down by 14lbs so far. I'm still working on my motivator, but I'm not lazy anymore. I don't want to be that person again.

And so, when I'm pondering taking a day off, I ask myself one thing: Am I quitting? Am I going back to who I was? Or is today just a day off from working on this, and tomorrow I'll be back to being the new me?

My answer is still the same: I'm moving forward.

If you need help with motivation, if you any of what I've said resonates and you think I can help, feel free to add me as a friend. And let's move forward together.

Started logging last week. Have 100lbs to go. This is my third serious attempt and really need to stick with it this time. So sick of carrying an extra person around in weight. It just makes everything so much harder than it needs to be! We can do this!!

The only real tip I have is as you get comfortable with that mile walk, add on a little distance slowly. When I started I did a mile every other night. I took a break from the diet and regained some, but pushed my walks to 5 miles 5 times a week. It made a huge difference! The weight came off faster and I never hit roadblocks again. Usually it is harder to look lose as you get closer to goal. But with adding distance and frequency of my walks, it is actually easier and quicker than when I started.