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What, and how much you eat is a bigger factor than workout. Workout is really important not only during a weight losing period for health reasons, but at any point in life. But eating habits are even more important (I'm a fitnes trainer if you were wondering-- so I believe in workouts). I'd say join the gym for a trial…
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Also bare in mind that muscle is heavier than fat. So even as you're losing fat, building a lite muscle, as you just started, can keep the scale unchanged. But that's usually in the short run: as you work out, muscles first go denser, and slightly bigger, up to whatever they were before they started to atrophy. To continue…
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Self-control takes energy, and it's difficult if your energy is used somewhere else (stress, physical fatigue, etc.) So, I would look to make improvements in those areas: sleep better and longer, plan ahead more relaxing time for yourself, take a vacation, and you'll find you have more self-control. One other thing is that…
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Unless you are already on a low carb diet, I suggest you buy, or borrow from a library "The new Atkins for a new you," read it and understand it, and apply it, and use MFP to keep score. You're planning on losing 20% of your weight, so aim for 1-2lbs per week, be disciplined and patient. There's no reason not to see your…
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How about writing on a piece of paper two to five genuine, good reasons to do it, (e.g.: "Because I deserve to be healthy," or "I want to be around and enjoy my children," and so on), laminate it and keep it in your wallet, and make a point of reading it any time you open your wallet, and another copy on your bathroom…
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Lookgreat, with all due respect, I would like to point out that one mg, which means one milligram- or one thousandth of a gram, is a very, very small amount. I think you mean grams, not milligrams. I think that accurate values make for a safe blog. Good luck to all!
