Back to Calorie Counting - Need Motivation

I also could use to great motivational tips so if you get this figured out let me know, lol. Feel free to add me if you would like a friend along the way.

Calories are calories to lose weight u need to stay in deficit. It doesnt matter if calories come from fat/carbs or proteins. Ofc it would be the best to eat low calories dense foods meaning low in fats high in proteins carbs and volume. Carbs give u energy that u need to do a good training, and proteins build ur muscles. Depending on the intensity of your cardio in 40 min u probably burn max 500 calories strength training of 15 min should be around 100-150 cal. So u eat 1300 and burn lets say 700, u are still not in a deficit. Also, are you counting the calories u drink as well? If not, there might be your problem.

I had hit my goal weight and was feeling amazing before covid hit. I had done the work by eating clean, running 1-2x/wk, doing hot yoga, and the occasional HIIT class. Then the lockdown began, my yoga place closed and I started stress eating and doing nothing physical. So... In the last 3 months I have gained back all the weight and then some (over 30lbs). I was so mad at myself! Last week I had had enough. So I've started running again, doing yoga to youtube videos, and I found a lady that does HIIT classes out of her backyard. I am eating clean again, and the weight is slowly coming off (5 lbs so far). I also started tracking my food again, this has always been instrumental for me to stay on track. I just found that it does get easier the longer I commit, so I take every day at a time, remember to be kind to myself, and do the best I can every day. I'm also trying to get enough sleep, which I hadn't been doing. This helps a lot! If anyone wants to connect to motivate each other, pls send me a friend request

Have a plan B that in every way makes weight loss as easy as possible. Add no extra requirements like eating healthy food or that you must perform rigorous exercise. The only thing you need to do is end the day in a calorie deficit and keep your hunger under control doing it. If you do not believe you can lose weight eating this way take a moment and google "Twinkie Diet" and you may be amazed.

It is important to have a plan A and a plan B. Plan A is for the days you feel like tackling the world. Plan B is for days that you just need to survive and make a little progress.

You may find, as I have, that having a plan B means that you don't use it very often and even when you decide to start a day in plan B it often ends in plan A.

The other trick is to do something every single morning that counts as a win for health improvement. One of the easier things to knock out as soon as you get out of bed is doing some light stretches. Not even a pre-workout routine, just take 2 minutes to stretch out a bit. Those 2 minutes will preserve and improve your flexibility. Not by a lot but by a small amount and that is a "win". It is like writing a story. If you have a blank sheet in front of you you may need extra "sauce" to get started. If you put down some words, even ones that will not make it into the story, it gets things started.

What many people, I was once one of them, fail to grasp when we start losing weight is that it is highly unrealistic to think we will be able to consistently maintain motivation or discipline. We develop these elaborate plans based on an adherence ever after fantasy that life will never be able to let us live out. One of the most common ones is losing x amount of weight before a date where we assume we will lose the maximum amount of weight each and every day for months. I can't believe how naive I used to be. If that works for some people they do not have the same kind of life I do.