new and need motivation

Feel free to add me - I'm a 31 working mom of 1. Good luck on your journey!

Hello! Today is my first day here and I'm excited to get started. I'm currently 180 lbs., the same weight that I was 9 months pregnant with my 3rd child and he is now 8 years old. I've yo-yo'd back and forth the past few years with my weight. My goal is go get 140 lbs.. I'll be 40 soon and I'm starting to feel the aches and pains due to this excess weight. Good luck!

Just start tracking and get religious with it. Don't worry too much if you go over your calorie count a few days of the week but just keep tracking. Get the phone app as well. The more you track the less you will eat. Also don't rely on the calorie counts from the exercise you do. Try to get where you have burned more than you have consumed on a normal basis. If you fall off the wagon for a day get back on the next day. The more you track the more you realize what you are actually putting in your mouth and you will soon start to realize what it will take to start to drop quickly. Get a gym pass or find an exercise you love to do or you think you will want to do. Then start small and build up. Just don't give up. If you mess up one day don't sweat it, consistency is the path to seeing improvement. Measure weight over a week even if you are weighing every day don't worry about it from day to day but more week to week. I have five boys and I will go biking with them or when they were younger I would push them around in the stroller/trailer for hours. Get to love the feeling of being empty. Hate the feeling of being full. Chew gum a lot. It helps a ton. There are a few suggestions. That really help me to keep the weight off and whenever I need to drop I just remember those thoughts.

Just start tracking and get religious with it. Don't worry too much if you go over your calorie count a few days of the week but just keep tracking. Get the phone app as well. The more you track the less you will eat. Also don't rely on the calorie counts from the exercise you do. Try to get where you have burned more than you have consumed on a normal basis. If you fall off the wagon for a day get back on the next day. The more you track the more you realize what you are actually putting in your mouth and you will soon start to realize what it will take to start to drop quickly. Get a gym pass or find an exercise you love to do or you think you will want to do. Then start small and build up. Just don't give up. If you mess up one day don't sweat it, consistency is the path to seeing improvement. Measure weight over a week even if you are weighing every day don't worry about it from day to day but more week to week. I have five boys and I will go biking with them or when they were younger I would push them around in the stroller/trailer for hours. Get to love the feeling of being empty. Hate the feeling of being full. Chew gum a lot. It helps a ton. There are a few suggestions. That really help me to keep the weight off and whenever I need to drop I just remember those thoughts.

I chew gum all the time! Sugar free helps me the most so I don't want the "sweets." Also, when I feel hungry, I have a glass of water and that usually dose the trick since I'm just thirsty rather than hungry. Good luck!

I know what you mean about the addiction to food. I feel the same one. It seems my whole day revolves around what lunch is going to be, or what sounds good for dinner. And the harder I try not to overeat and to control myself, the more I want to. I just started MyFitnessPal today. Maybe we can motivate each other. That seems to be what I lack. I like to think I have the will, but I cave frequently. I wish you much success!