Getting started (for like the 200th time?!)

We're like the same person. I also suffer from depression and anxiety which causes me to binge eat too. I keep on needing to restart my diet too...I hope we all can stay motivated and succeed in our diet soon!!!

Small steps and taking a day at a time. This is my first day on MFP. Hope it brings a focus on my caloric consumption.

Hey, welcome. I struggle with binge eating as well, and then the restricting that comes after that. I put on 50 pounds and didn’t even notice until I went for a physical checkup and they weighed me. I mean, I knew I had gained weight, because I didn’t fit into the clothes I had, I looked different, had new stretch marks, but 50 pounds? It was so sudden. I had really gone through a bad time in my life. I dropped out of high school, was struggling with episodes of depression from my bipolar disorder, adopted not so healthy coping mechanisms, and I hated myself for a long time. It took me years to learn how to lose weight the right way, the healthy way. I dont restrict. I don’t do crazy diets. I just count calories. I’ve just lost 40 pounds and I never knew I could do it. But I did it. I fell in love with lifting weights and now I love going to the gym. Such a stress reliever. You’ve got this.

Anxiety, depression and ptsd here. I got diagnosed after losing my husband to ALS last year.

In June, I woke up one morning and was ready to change my life for the better. Started mfp and haven't looked back. I think you have to really be ready. You have to be sure.

Good luck with your journey! 💟

Just getting started again myself and I've lost count. Anyone is welcome to add me.
My diary is open and I'm highly motivated to make this stick.
Time to really start living!!!

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I am also starting over again for the 100th time. I haven't had much success with tracking my calories. I would like to lose 17 pounds. I am trying to start with a simple convenience food plan, similar to Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig but with grocery store brands. I have to watch sodium because I sometimes have high blood pressure. So 3 frozen meals a day, one slimfast shake and one 100 calorie snack. Also about 4 cups of vegetables a day. I am planning to do this for about 1 month, then reevaluate.

As I get closer to my goal weight I will start switching the frozen food for regular food, and keep tracking calories.

I am considering joining a gym or exercise class too.

Hi. This is also how I started my diet, using frozen grocery store meals. My blood pressure was also too high (getting better). Recommend using an on-line grocery store app, such as Walmart.com, or your local grocery app, to read the sodium amounts on the labels so you don't have to stand in the store and read every label on every meal. Just make the best sodium choices you can while following the frozen meal plan. After a month or so, I switched to cooking, and really watching my sodium. Wish you the best!

Congrats on recommitting to your goals. I was a serial yo yoer and am hoping to keep the weight off this time. Instead of weight loss goal I set myself a long term goal. I lost about 40 lbs of which I gained 5 back and am working to get those back off as well. But my goal was not specifically to get to a certain weight, my goal was to get to a weight range and stay there for at least 2 years. My hope is that after figuring out that goal I should be pretty good on figuring out how to keep it there after those two years are up.

Despite some external stressors, which are my usual binge triggers, I have been well for about 10 months. So try changing your goal. realize this is a process, and if you gain a bit of weight back, you have not failed and keep at it. Good luck.

I’m also getting started for 200th time. I’m bridesmaid for my sister next year so that’s
A big motivating factor.

I'm starting over again after my surgery I had earlier in the week. An elective surgery mind you a reverse vasectomy. The time off to recover and also a busy summer slowed my progress. I'm still down on weight compared to January of this year but I want to get back on track and back to work on my goal.