Too fat, never going to lose weight!!

HA! Hey, you still have your sense of humor, girl! Good for you. So, you are totally going to kick this situation's *kitten* with a smile and a "Hey, you talking to me?"!

So, not going to ask about the medical situation (none of my business) but duly noted. So, I will be a bit more careful with what I suggest.

I find that the key for me is taking a somewhat daunting task and chopping it down into smaller parts. I used to run 13 miles a day in 75 minutes. I did not start off doing that. I built up to that over time. I started with walking 1/10 of a mile and jogging 1/10 of a mile. Next thing I know, I am running one mile. Then two. Then three. Then five. All of a sudden running 13 miles was not so daunting, right? I loved the challenge. It was fun.

So, break it down into smaller tasks. Here is an example:

So, someone want to loose 100 lbs. That seems like quite a task. And it is. That seems almost impossible. So, pick reasonable milestones and work toward each of those milestones. Let success build upon success. You know the cliche.....every journey of 1,000 miles starts with the first step. So, break it down into whatever makes sense (like five pounds at first by the end of the month, for example).

Make - for example - 25 lbs milestones. Break each of those milestones into smaller blocks. So, by the time you have reached that first 25 lb milestone you already have several mini-successes. Pretty dang soon you are super confident that you can do this and bam! Once you *KNOW* that you can do it....well, you are right! Then it is just a matter of time before you have that 100 lbs lost goal knocked out.

Make sense?

dawn_westbury wrote: »

CWShultz27105 wrote: »

So, lots and lots of comments here. Here is what I will contribute (something different, unless I missed it....).

So, it is important to know your starting point. You know your gender, your age, your height, your weight and your level of activity. However, what are you eating every day? What is your caloric intake? How does that look?

So, my suggestion would be to track WHAT YOU EAT NOW. Do that for one week. Be honest with your self....do not change anything just because you are tracking it. You need this to be as honest and complete as possible.

That is going to show you what your current caloric intake is. Once we know this, we can proceed. But, we need to know your starting point. Whatever it is. No one is going to judge you on whatever it might be.

In parallel to that - how much water do you drink each day?

Finally, what is your energy level like? Honest question. And, important.

Just my $0.02 on this. This is what I would do were I in your shoes. I would want to know EXACTLY what I am doing. I mean, you can not really fix an issue if you do not know what it is, right? Yes - it seems clear what the issue is. But, is it really as clear as we might think? Let's find out.

I logged what I have eaten a few days over the week and I’ve been as high as almost 3,000 cals and as low as about 2,000. Based on a TDEE calc my maintenance cals are about 2,100 .. at this point I’m not gaining but not losing (obviously). I have also suffered with binge eating FOREVER but started meds this past March and that is more controlled (hence not gaining), the urgency of I HAVE TO EAT N EAT OR IM GOING TO DIE is better but I am still struggling with the anxiety of waking up and realizing I “can’t” do this or that. (As in just eat without thinking about it). I don’t drink water much AT ALL, I drink Dr Pepper etc way too much! I have this weekend started drinking more water in place of soda. And energy, what’s that??

A regular exercise program really helps me with both the cravings and the anxiety. I've been out of Xanax for some time and haven't asked for a refill.

Two things that help me when I feel like this - it took me twenty years to get to this weight so even if it takes 5 to get it off I will be going at lightening speed in comparison. And the next five years of my life are going to go by no matter what, so I might as well do something healthy and useful with the time or I'll be sitting here 5 years from now saying exactly the same thing. I have heard it said that the best time to plant a tree is yesterday. The second best time is today. You can do it!!

Whether you believe you will succeed or you believe you will fail, you will be correct.

I started on April 28th and today hit the 50lb weight loss mark. 22lbs to get to my goal of 150lbs. Even though MFP said 1553 calorie intake I've stuck to 1200 the entire 19 weeks.

It doesn't always take that long. Keep busy and the weeks just fly by. Track everything that goes in your mouth. That's what I did and it was very eye opening to visually see it. Then I realized what I could eat and what I couldn't and how to get the most bang for my buck. In turn I eat almost the exact same thing everyday cause it's within my goal and I get the most for it

Take small steps. I set 3 goals and just focused on the 1st. Then once I hit it I focused on the 2nd. Hit that just today. So now I will focus on the final one. Don't think about the total overall. Just the amount to the first target. You'll get there for sure

Female 42
SW 222 April 28, 2017
CW 172 September 10, 2017
GW 150 (Hopefully before December

When I feel that way, I go right to the inspiration stories. I'm amazed by what others have accomplished.

Yes, baby steps will help, make one goal, learning how to be ok with "good enough". Perfection is really only useful when it comes as "perfect form" for weight training to avoid injuries

Take it one day, one hour even at a time. Count every success! I have lost 90+ lbs and I'm always working toward a better me its been almost 5 years. the time will pass anyway. Do something worth while with it.