How many times did you start over?

Giantess
Giantess Posts: 213 Member
edited December 22 in Motivation and Support
I'm back up to where I was, again. Every year I lose about 20-30 lbs, then put it back on again.

This time, my excuse was a severe sprain that has still not fully healed, months later.

Seems like I've been doing this forever. Progression regression. Progression regression. I'm to the point now where I don't even believe I will ever make serious progress (need to lose about 100 lbs or more) because I just don't trust myself. I was 13 when I started my first diet, 20 years ago.

How do you break this cycle? How do you build faith in yourself when you've only ever let yourself down for 20 years?

I need some pointers. : (

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  • alise_lmx
    alise_lmx Posts: 292 Member
    I feel like I have been on a gain/loss cycle for about 6 years. Since I had my son. My cycles are sort of long, where I will lose weight and keep it off for a year or more, then gain for a year or so. The thing that freaks me out is that each time I gain, I always gain more than the last time. So it's a constant struggle to try and figure out what works for me.

    I don't have a ton of advice for you, because I don't feel like I really know what I'm doing, ha. But one thing that gets me going is to constantly be finding new ways to switch things up, or to find out what works best for me. It also motivates me to try new things or buy some new workout clothes or learn about a new way of eating (I don't mean like dieting exactly, but I like to read about things like veganism and try to make parts of it work for me). I think it's all about changing it up so that you don't get bored or too complacent and then feel defeated.

    If it gets really bad, I just take a break. I don't stress about it. I just forget it for a few weeks and let myself not worry 24/7 about what I'm eating and if i exercise every day. The weird thing is, I usually don't really gain much weight when I do this. You'd think I would jut eat crap all the time and sit on the couch all day, but what usually happens is I just eat normally and I do things like ride my bike or walk my dog bc I WANT to, not bc I want to burn calories.

    Anyway, I know this a rambly reply, sorry! Basically, I hope you don't give up! Stay positive and take it a little at a time :)
  • wrecktechno
    wrecktechno Posts: 145 Member
    Get yourself a personal trainer who will teach you all about nutrition and exercise.
    As they say, you can give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed the entire village.
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