It's so damn difficult....

Orphia wrote: »

I just got into the habit of logging everything I eat.

It's amazing how caloric awareness keeps you on track.

I don't make rules as to what I can and can't eat. I exercise because I love it. I eat what I love within my calorie limit.

I'm fully aware I will need to stick to my calorie limit for life. I don't have a problem with that.

What use is having a problem with the laws of physics?

This is what worked for me the last time I tried. Caloric awareness (I like that). I run out of ideas to eat healthy, but that's no excuse. I just want to stay inspired by readily available mixes of different foods. Keeps things interesting. I need that.

@GoldenLennon - you are only 25 and as your profile says you are "Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired."

Believe me if you feel this way now at your age being older can make the whole 'journey' worse and harder. Our bodies, joints, hormones to name a few do not find obesity healthy. Obesity affects us in all aspects of life, getting around is harder, society judges whether they should or not, clothes are a nightmare and travelling can be downright demoralizing and those expamples are just off the top of my head.

I really believe it might be time to delve deeper into what is holding you back - on the one hand you are fed up but reluctant to take that final plunge and start. Ask yourself why?? Is it fear, worry about failing, feeling like to achieve this will condemn you to a life of denial??

There are as many reasons why people procrastinate and put off what they know is the right thing to do - find your roadblock, put in into perspective and own it then you can be on you way to waving goodbye to feeling permantly off par and finally feel like you are not living your life to it's fullest potential.

Lynzdee18 wrote: »

I may sound harsh, but you've got to hate being fat more than you love eating.

Nothing wonderful is ever easy.

But once you get into the habit of moving your body more, you will feel worse when you miss a workout, walk, whatever you do.....

Some days I still overeat but I try to ensure I walk more that day to balance the goodies I consume. I really prefer the skinny fit me over the fat me.

I love your kind of harshness, then.

The truth is the truth no matter how we color it.

The first thing I will tell you is NEVER GIVE UP!!

You most importantly have to tell yourself, like really beat it into your mind that THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN FAST!!!

Commit right now in your mind to a year, a year that will be filled with learning, ups and downs, goals, struggle, and most importantly FAILURES.

It's ok to fail, embrace it and learn from it. Within the year you will learn so much about yourself, your will and drive, your determination and your body. Not every week is going to be a good week, you may gain some weight, you may lose some and you may not do either, but thats part of the process. Don't let a few pounds deter you and don't expect everything to just happen, you're going to go weeks and months without seeing progress, but thats ok as long as you keep pushing forward, i always say a baby step forward is still a step further.

Start slow, don't rush in head first and overwhelm yourself, start by just drinking water only, no juice or soda or anything else just drink water, at least a gallon a day and start making healthy food choices, start by eliminating sugar and go from there, go walk and start being a little more active slowly over the course of a few months, start small and make little changes!!

Set small goals, weekly goals and work towards them, if you fail its ok because you're trying just as long as you don't give up, we all have setbacks its normal, but as you slowly startaking these changes it will become more and more doable and routine and then soon before you know it you'll look back and be like damn i actually did it.

Don't put so much pressure on yourself, just take it slow for now and remember DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!

I was having a hard time going up and down in weight, getting motivated and blowing it. I started seeing a dietitian and can't recommend it enough! I have learned some great new things about eating, portions, timing and choices of foods to stay full and appropriate ratios of nutrients. I'm loving this because I feel full and am never longing for food. My sweet craving has also flown the coup! Even better, my insurance is covering the fee. Even if your insurance doesn't cover it, it's so worth it!

This is working so well that I plan to keep eating this way even after I lose my weight -More calories then of course but healthy, high fiber/protein and low carbs will remain my eating method.

I'm not trying to be harsh but that scale doest give a damn about you. Put it in a shelf for the next two months and just focus on logging everything. If you go over at first that's fine. Just log.

After a bit you will start seeing stuff like "Golly gee! That chicken I just cooked was 350cal. I could eat that and feel fuller longer than I did that 1050cal taco bell meal!" (me the other day)

Don't worry about exercising yet. Just log the food. If you go over then move on. What helped me was logging before I ate.

I still have trouble finding motivation to work out but logging has become just another part of eating for me.