New to the Program, not very motivated

we can help each other and nice to meet you welcome.

Welcome.

My advice is to "fake it until you make it". Once you have some success, motivation will follow. Log your calories and move your body and you'll have success. There is a ton of support here. This can be the last time you "try" a diet. You have all the tools for success.

Hi, I am Kathy, I have a obesity problem, I have gained over the years and I am over 100 # overweight and I have tried diet's and gain and lost. I even recently tried to do Overeaters Anonymous but they told me I could never eat white bread again. It was a life change I was not ready to commit to, but I need to find a way to get rid of this burden. I am an emotional eater, and have delt with my stress with comfort food. I know I need a life change, but am not sure how to get there with out more stressors. Anyone willing to help me with this journey, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. :drinker: :laugh: :flowerforyou:

I don't believe in cutting out anything completely...that never lasts. I have lost 15-20 lbs on the no carb diet....only to gain every bit back and then some.
This website has helped extremly...just be faithful in logging what you eat...even when you go over.
Sometimes if I have "cheated" I really don't want to log the calories. But it helps to get me back on track the next day.
Good luck....you really CAN do it!

I am a fellow white bread lover, i am trying to give it up for now but if there are some fresh hot rolls in front of me I cannot resist. I am trying out different kinds of whole grain breads to see if I can find some I like and I am finding out their not so bad. If I cave in I will just have to do more excercise for that day. You can do this! You will love this site. :flowerforyou:

i hope its okay to say this here but have you tried weight watchers bread? i dont eat everything they have but i do like there cheese and breads . but still must do it in moderation. Listen to me and i haven't lost that much either. i listen to others and learn a little from this diet and that,also people when it comes to brown bagging me quick lunches for work,etc... i.m still over 200 lbs. but not giving up. still going to gym finally this week seen 3.5 lbs wt. loss . i'm on cloud 9 . wish me luck. you can do it. i know we can with all support we have here and our family and friends- lets not give up on ourselves this time. can you tell i been watching the biggest loser,etc ... lol

This is going to sound crazy,,,, but ... buy the book "Awaken the Giant Within" Anthony Robbins. This book will change your life not your lifestyle. It puts a whole new light on all issues in your life not just being over weight. I think being over weight is the product of an unaddressed issue in our lives. This book will help you figure out and overcome this issue. I wish you a ton of luck.
God Bless,
Donna

I think a lot of us on here are emotional eaters. I know I am one. What I have been doing is to recognize why I want to eat a particular food or lots of food. If I had a stressful day, I would turn to food to make me feel better. When I started to change my diet, I recognized that the reason I wanted to eat, was not out of hunger, but out of an emotional need. When you go home at night and feel you just have to have a certain food, think about why you want that food. Do you need it or want it to fulfil some emotional need. Things won't happen overnight. Also, don't just give up the foods you like. You can still have them, just in moderation. That is the key. I still have 2 small pieces of dark chocolate at night and have a drink a few times a week, but I don't overdo it.

As for the white bread, try some of the whole grain breads. I rarely eat white bread because white flour foods are not as healthy as those made with whole wheat. If you have diabetes or maybe pre-diabetic, getting off of the white bread and white pastas are the best for your. Those are carbs that will elevate your blood sugar compared to whole wheat pasta and breads.

Good Luck.