Always say im gona start fresh and then fall of the wagon!! Help !!

Go for the .5 pound loss per week and don't set your goal weight unrealistically low. Eat a lot of low calorie high fiber high nutrient foods like veggies & greens to keep from feeling hungry. Allow yourself small treats so you don't feel deprived (just make sure you stay within your calories range). Also make sure you are getting enough protein & fat and not just a bunch of carbs.

sarahjohnson25852014 wrote: »

5lb loss per week? I cant even lose 1lb and thats on a strict diet lol
My calorie intake is 1200 a day untill i fall off the wagon.

Not 5, 0.5 per week. Myfitnesspal had different rates of loss and I think 0.5 is the slowest rate you can choose. Start with that. Also 1200 calories is pretty low unless you are fairly short and not exercising at all. I'm 5' 4" and losing on 1550 a day. Like I said your calories are probably too low, your body thinks you're starving & releases a bunch of hunger hormones, and you end up eating everything in your pantry. If you let yourself have more calories but still maintain a deficit you will have better results. Exercise is also helpful, to burn calories & keep the metabolism going- but again just a healthy amount, not going crazy with it. You could even start with just walking.

Don't start so drastically. Ease your way into it and make changes along the way. So much change at one time usually causes the body to rebel sooner or later.

Baby steps. Don't jump in with both feet. You want to make small changes one at a time that you can handle forever.

Start by eating your normal way and work on logging accurately. A food scale really helps with the accurate logging of solid foods.

After a couple of weeks, look back through your food log to see where you might eat smaller portions and/or substitute calorie-dense foods that you like with other foods that you also like.

Experiment and find a way of eating that puts you in a calorie deficit while still eating foods you like. That way, you can just keep eating that way (with a different calorie goal) after you reach your goal weight.

Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. Look at your trend over time rather than your day-to-day or even week-to-week weight. Any weight loss is movement in the right direction. The goal is to lose and keep it off. Motivation wanes. Find a comfortable way of eating that isn't such a struggle.

sarahjohnson25852014 wrote: »

I always thought the more calories u eat the longer it takes to lose, im 5"2 and 150lbs and exercise 4-5a week

Yes - it does take longer.

But the problem with trying to lose faster is (lower calories) makes eating tougher, you have to be more careful. When you have more calories to work with you can eat a treat every day (and still be at goal). That way you learn better eating habits.....because most of us don't plan on cutting out treats forever.

My biggest tip is learn to forgive yourself......move on. None of us are perfect. We screw up (log it) learn from it .....then continue. Losing weight takes perseverance not perfection.