I don’t know if I can do this whole weight loss
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evangarciakarlo
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I’m slowly losing commitment, I have two choices 1) put the hard work in & believe it’s going to pay off 2) just give up pretty much. Any encouragement will help. It’s taking longer than expected!
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Weight loss takes a long time, so the biggest thing you need is patience. Put in the hard work, log everything as accurately as possible, and it WILL pay off.
How long have you been at this?16 -
If you think it's taking a long time now, imagine how long it'll take if you quit.
Take your time, for however much time it takes.46 -
What are you hoping for here? You pretty much ignored attempt for people to help out in your other thread and kept giving vague responses. Ask some specific questions and people will offer some advice about how to address your challenges.14
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Honestly, you have to eat right? Why not eat a little less than you normally eat. Do this day in and day out.5
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Concerning goals - I started off with a weight loss goal of 1.5 pounds per week. According to what I have read, that is an acceptable rate given my current weight. However, that put me at 1200 calories per day, which I did not find sustainable. I was tired and hungry all the time. So, I lowered my goal to 1 pound per week. I find that very doable. My suggestion to you is to take a second look at your goal and see if you need to make adjustments.
As far as exercise goes - it is not necessary for weight loss but does provide numerous benefits. If you decide to exercise - do something you like. I like walking, but I walk real slow. I find it relaxing. If I had to walk faster I would not like it and would want to give up exercising. So, again, do something you like.
Also, you do not want to be doing all this work if you are not really in a caloric deficit. Use a food scale and track accurately.
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You have a third choice, make it your new way of living. If you take choice #1 what will happen? You will lose the weight , it'll "pay off" but then go off the diet and gain it all back again. Choice #2? Nothing. You don't get healthier. Pick choice #3, you have the rest of your life to make little positive changes to being a healthier you every day. It's not easy.. but over time it will become a habit and you won't even have to think about it anymore. Your new way of living. You can do it, you deserve to feel the best you can be every day for the rest of your existence.13
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evangarciakarlo wrote: »Keeping the weight off is the hardest for me in the journey
This guy had similar struggles, and a lot of people helped him out. Maybe reading through some of his past threads will help you out.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10602129/obstacles2 -
evangarciakarlo wrote: »Keeping the weight off is the hardest for me in the journey
This guy had similar struggles, and a lot of people helped him out. Maybe reading through some of his past threads will help you out.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10602129/obstacles
Great find. That should be a huge help to OP, as the situations sound very similar. Very, very similar indeed.2 -
It's hard. It's hard almost every day but you just have to remember that the time passes either way, so you might as well just keep on going. Slip ups won't stop you from just continuing on the next meal or the next day. We can all do it if we just don't give up.7
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Here are a few ideas.
- set weekly goals unrelated to weight. I suggest behavioural goals.
- Find an accountability partner. It sure helps me if I have to report to someone!
- Get some ideas for behavioural goals from Duhigg’s book.5 -
Guess what? If you want to lose weight, you can! Woo hoo! The best news ever. I lost over 70# and have kept it off for over 3 years. Why? Because I hated being fat!!! Eat lots of veggies instead of crap. Sweet tooth? Bromabakery.com has a fabulous recipe for 37 calorie brownies! Yes! You do not have to give up flavor to lose weight. skinnytaste.com has lots of recipes that will satisfy you without breaking the calorie bank. If you know how to cook, you can learn to skinnify any recipe.
It is NOT hard! You can do this! Just set your mind to it. MFP has a great recipe blog. You don't need to eat chicken breasts and broccoli for the rest of your life.
Oh, and the time is going to pass whether you work at losing weight or not. Why not give it a shot? I am willing to help if you want. I do not log any more, but am here if you need an honest friend with no bs.
P.S. I am a 59 year old female. I love running, but will do any kind of exercise.10 -
Guess what? If you want to lose weight, you can! Woo hoo! The best news ever. I lost over 70# and have kept it off for over 3 years. Why? Because I hated being fat!!! Eat lots of veggies instead of crap. Sweet tooth? Bromabakery.com has a fabulous recipe for 37 calorie brownies! Yes! You do not have to give up flavor to lose weight. skinnytaste.com has lots of recipes that will satisfy you without breaking the calorie bank. If you know how to cook, you can learn to skinnify any recipe.
It is NOT hard! You can do this! Just set your mind to it. MFP has a great recipe blog. You don't need to eat chicken breasts and broccoli for the rest of your life.
Oh, and the time is going to pass whether you work at losing weight or not. Why not give it a shot? I am willing to help if you want. I do not log any more, but am here if you need an honest friend with no bs.
P.S. I am a 59 year old female. I love running, but will do any kind of exercise.
Thanks for the tip about Bromabakery! I'm checking that out right now!
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Consistency is the key. Just keep moving and eating at a deficit. And live, laugh and walk. Take a friend, or mans best friend if you have one or your favorite playlist. I prefer to walk alone I take the time to encourage myself. Don't give up, keep pushing your not alone, we all doing the same thing the struggle is definitely real, but real worth it.1
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Take a picture of yourself and ask yourself if you want to continue looking like that. That’s what finally gave me the kick in the behind to get serious and moving.6
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I think one of the ways many of us, me me, in the past do our selves in. Is we set a totally unrealistic goal of we will lose X amount of weight by X date. And then when we do not, or do but cannot keep it off. We throw our hands up and say. Not worth it, and give up. I know I have done that many a time in the past. But this time, I said nope, you are not going to go down that road. I will remind myself I did not just wake up one day, this incredibly obese it took lots of time. So the effort to get where I intend to go, well it is going to take time, being patient with myself. Realizing if I skip a few days of exercise, well just get back to it.
If you give up, you will be farther away than you are today, and really you do not want that. So remember take it as each day. Try not to look at a million days lost, or a million days to go. Just as each day, what you will do that day, measure, weigh, prepare, eat, and move around lots. You can do this!
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I think the problem is people want fast and drastic results. They expect to lose 20 lbs in a month and then wonder why they are not losing that fast. If you lose weight slowly then it will be easier and more sustainable for you. But, you have to commit to it, be willing to take time to plan your meals, weigh your food, etc. Eating whatever and however much you want is how a lot of people get overweight. You didnt gain the weight overnight so cant expect to lose it overnight. OP, what is the hardest part for you? Are you hungry a lot, cheating too much?5
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I think that before we continue wasting our time the OP has to come back and give out their stats, settings, goals, monthly logged calories in and out and results so far, including timeframe.
ETA: if it is too difficult you need to change things so that it's easier to adhere to your plan10
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