Only day 2 feeling :(

Hey,

How many cals are you on daily? I figured out that WW propoints are only about 40 cals. Are you sure you got more with WW?

Are you really hungry is that what's getting you down? If it is, you need to reset your weekly weight loss goal. If you have your goal set to a .5-1lbs loss a week you will have more calories each day.

The weight will come off if you stick to MFP, I promise you that.

xxx

You can feel down in the first few days of lower calories. It goes away after a few days

Cheer up buttercup! You HAVE to remember that this process is really way more mental than most people like to acknowledge.

Your attitude determines a lot. Be positive on the outside even when you don't feel it inside and it will eventually permeate you entirely.

Set reasonable goals (i.e. 1-2 lbs per week), set mini goals and give yourself rewards when you meet them, even if you don't meet them on the original "time frame" you had planned.

I personally do not "carry over" calories. I look at it as a daily goal to eat within a reasonable calorie range (mine is 1400) and move my body to help me feel better and burn more calories. If i want a treat on the weekend, or any other day, i move more to create the calorie allowance.

Good luck and you are welcome to add me if you like :flowerforyou:

You may be on a bit of a sugar crash. That will happen in the first few weeks.

Try upping your calories to a loss of 0.5 lbs per week and stick at that for a fortnight, then drop it down to 1lb per week if you feel you can manage on less.

That was the way that I got started. 1300 would have knocked me into a major depression if I'd gone all out at the very very start.

Don't deprive yourself of your favourite things, stick to portion control to keep yourself on track. If you treat it like you're on a diet and restricting your food then you're more likely to fall off the wagon and start yo-yoing again.

Slowly but surely (and that's why it's key that you don't restrict yourself to 1300 too quickly!) change your eating habits so that you start to eat smaller portions of the high cal things and you *WANT* to eat larger portions of the low cal healthy things that keep you full for longer and eventually incorporating exercise into your normal routine.

The mental part of losing weight is the most difficult part. Once you get into the right mindet the rest of the physical will all fall into place! Work on yourself, learn to like yourself, train yourself to eat more healthily and for goodness sake, Don't rush it! Set yourself Small targets that you can aim at - say 5 pounds in a month - rather than focusing on the bigger picture. It was always the sheer scale of how much I had to lose that kept me trapped in my body for 30 years.

Good luck with it!

Hi, I know where you are coming from. In fact most of us do. I started this journey on Nov. 14th. I am down 30lbs. We all reach a point that we say. "this is it, I am going to lose weight this time and keep it off". We have our ups and downs and hunger pains. That is what is so awesome about this sight. We are here for you. We will help you through those times. Take a picture of yourself, and measure yourself. Don't put that off. I did in the beginning and I wish I would have been on top of it. I went from a 18 pants to 14 and tops, xl or 2xl to a large. I never would have thought I'd get to those sizes. I still have around 55 lbs to go. So , you see, I started with the same amount of weight to lose as you. Take a look at some before and after pictures on here and read some of the boards where there are inspirational stories written. This really helps me. Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like. You can do this!!! Good luck!

The mental part of losing weight is the most difficult part. Once you get into the right mindet the rest of the physical will all fall into place! Work on yourself, learn to like yourself, train yourself to eat more healthily and for goodness sake, Don't rush it! Set yourself Small targets that you can aim at - say 5 pounds in a month - rather than focusing on the bigger picture. It was always the sheer scale of how much I had to lose that kept me trapped in my body for 30 years.

Good luck with it!

I agree with the mental part. Personally with every pound I lose I put $5 into a savings account so that when I hit 50 pounds, I have a nice little stash for me to buy some new clothes. I'm thinking I might treat myself to a pedicure when I get to my first 10-15 pounds lost. I haven't decided on which yet goal yet since the first 10 seems important put yet the first 15 would be 10% of what I want to lose.

And Ird2010, you're my new inspiration. You started your journey weighing exactly what I did at the beginning of this year and your goal is the same as mine. So to see that you've already lost 123 pounds is wonderful.


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