Motivation Needed

Kayleenicoleee
Kayleenicoleee Posts: 2
in Success Stories
People always say you'll lose weight when you're ready, and you have to want it for yourself. I've been "dieting" on and off for four years now, since I was 14. I have done everything to motivate myself. I've set realistic goals, tracked my calories, and everything I can. But I never stick too it. I honestly say I want it worse than anything I've ever wanted before, and I do. I want it for myself, I want to feel better about myself, look better, feel better. I want all the benefits of being healthy, but I never stick too it. How do I stick too it? How do I stay motivated? Can you share some of your stories on how you started and stuck too it?

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  • Amy_nz
    Amy_nz Posts: 145
    I'm a bit the same - have had weight issues for years, have been on diets before and fallen off the wagon every time.

    This time, though, it's not a diet. I've made changes to my lifestyle that are permanent, and it really is very easy. I'm on here almost every day which helps - keeps me in the right mindset, and I find logging food incredibly useful (although the last couple of days I haven't logged, must catch up!).

    So my hints: Don't think of this as a diet. Diets have an end point. Your lifestyle doesn't - it's just what you do. Slowly but surely your relationship with food and exercise will change. (I used to eat a tonne of chocolate - freaking loved the stuff. Within days of starting this my palate had adjusted and now if I need a sweet hit I'll have a piece of fruit. Chocolate is almost TOO sweet now, I still have it occasionally but it'll be one square instead of one bar.)

    And for as long as you need to, log in here lots! There's some entertaining threads and the food diary thingy is excellent. Good luck!
  • katykosto
    katykosto Posts: 80
    Hey there, first I wanted to say I know exactly what you mean I use to always do that to myself never wanted to be the chubby girl so for a week or two Id try and then because I didnt see instant results I quit.

    My "eye opener" back in Sept 2010 when I moved back home to Chicago from Texas after a terrible (short) military marriage I wanted to go out to the bars etc and have a great time with my friends, only thing is when Id go out my friends would get hit on and I wouldnt and since I just got out of a bad relationship I really needed compliments or something to pick me up, so I ended up drinking too much started "dating" men online and made some bad choices along the way. When I came home from a New Years Eve party i looked at the pictures of my friends and me and I realized how big I had gotten and I weighed myself I was 204lbs!

    After seeing the truth on the scale I decided I had to do something about it but had NO motivation to get up and go since I work fulltime and would come home exhausted but then I met a really great guy online (fit & handsome) we talked and talked, problem was he was in Texas where I had moved from, (hes a soldier) and after a week of talking and started skyping I found out he was DEPLOYING to Iraq in a week, I was devistated but a part of me was relieved because that meant he wouldnt be able to see me and possibly think I was ugly or way to fat, so after he deployed and we decided to be bf/gf I was on a mission to be a hottie by the time he came home next year and my life changed I stopped going out and got a gym membership to a 24/7 gym so when I wasnt at home anxious for him to get online I went to the gym 6 days a week, I became obsessed! I had to be perfect for when we met. 9 long months went by and he was coming home and I went from 204lbs to 169lbs =]

    We met in person officially on Oct 15th of 2011 and now live together in Florida, unfortunately in the process of moving etc. I gained weight back but now that we are settled I am back at it full force and this time my motivation is be able to go to the beach and wear my bikini with no worries, to be able to try on clothes and not see love handles, I want to prove to myself and others that I can put myself before my favorite guilty pleasures (chocolate, pastries etc) I do not like very many "healthy" foods so I basically eat alot of chicken, learning to love fish, scallops, shrimp etc and I eat bananas and strawberries I just make sure to stay under my calories daily like its a game, since i love a good game challenge. I learned that if I have a small breakfast like fruit I never get close to going over my calories because I have a mind set that I want to "save" calories just in case I get hungry or a taste for something later.

    Hope this helps alittle if not you read my book haha...good luck to you and if you need a motivating friend feel free to add me
  • Kayleenicoleee
    Kayleenicoleee Posts: 2
    Both of you guys had great tips! I really appreciate you guys taking the time to give me all these tips :) Thank you!

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