Fat2ThinGirl
Gonna get slim
It's day 1 of lighterlife (again). I want to commit to doing 6 months on this and the possibly move onto weight watchers or something as i'm not sure how safe the diet is in the long term.
I've been successful before in the past on lighterlife (having lost and then regained 8 stone previously). I want to do some kind of management this time before moving onto something else as my mistake in the past has always been to lose the weight, start getting bored, feel that I deserve some food as a 'treat' and end up coming off the diet and not being able to get on it until most if not all of the weight has been regained...it has cost me a fortune in clothes for a start!
Anyway I want to do things differently this time as the saying goes 'if you've always done what always do, then you'll always get what you've always got'. And I always seem to get and stay morbidly obese!
My problem is that with so much to lose (and fears about loose skin etc) I find it hard to remain motivated. It's not so hard at first when the weight comes off fast but I can lose a stone and a half yet still be the same size, whereas someone with less to lose would probably lose a whole clothes size losing by losing the same amount of weight. I find it hard to keep going when I either can't see the results or when I think about how far i've got to go or when the loose skin starts appearing.
I really want to do it this time. I've decided that it's a last ditch attempt before a gastric band/bypass and am just wondering (as I have around 15 stone to lose) if anyone has any tips for remaining focused and motivated.
Thanks,
Ellie
I've been successful before in the past on lighterlife (having lost and then regained 8 stone previously). I want to do some kind of management this time before moving onto something else as my mistake in the past has always been to lose the weight, start getting bored, feel that I deserve some food as a 'treat' and end up coming off the diet and not being able to get on it until most if not all of the weight has been regained...it has cost me a fortune in clothes for a start!
Anyway I want to do things differently this time as the saying goes 'if you've always done what always do, then you'll always get what you've always got'. And I always seem to get and stay morbidly obese!
My problem is that with so much to lose (and fears about loose skin etc) I find it hard to remain motivated. It's not so hard at first when the weight comes off fast but I can lose a stone and a half yet still be the same size, whereas someone with less to lose would probably lose a whole clothes size losing by losing the same amount of weight. I find it hard to keep going when I either can't see the results or when I think about how far i've got to go or when the loose skin starts appearing.
I really want to do it this time. I've decided that it's a last ditch attempt before a gastric band/bypass and am just wondering (as I have around 15 stone to lose) if anyone has any tips for remaining focused and motivated.
Thanks,
Ellie