Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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Staying Motivated

winesar21
winesar21
For some reason I keep saying tommorrow I will start my diet. It seems like it never starts. Once I finally do my gym workouts last for a week and then I fall of the bandwagon. I am trying to start the new year fresh. How do ya'll stay motivated?
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you find the answer to this call me!
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
Firstly, keep journaling and writing about it. Make sure you get the "bad foods" out of your house. No cookies, sweets, candies, ice cream or any of the vices.

Create your goals and the paths to get there. Stick to them. Make it a life change and enjoy the process. Don't expect miracles without working for them. :)

That's all I can think of at the moment but stick to your goals! You can do this. :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Everything Lorrie has said is soooo true. I can be the same way. I have trouble because I am by myself. As she said, don't have the things in your house... I just had to throw a bunch of stuff away because I couldn't keep my hands off of it. I also try to plan meals ahead. I look around my kitchen and weigh my options, then try to pick the best option. I write down everything I eat, it also helps to talk about it. When I am feeling down or like I am going to start eating when I am not hungry, I talk to someone or get on hear and share advice that I have. Like I am doing now :) Good luck to you, and you can do it!
des10ed2b
des10ed2b
setting goals helps sooooo much.

today i went to the gym. i havent been running much lately because the weather turned chilly. I decided to time myself. thankfully, i still managed a 10 minute mile and i am SO proud of that! HOWEVER, i cannot run a full mile. i can run 2 laps, briskly walk 1, then run 2, then briskly walk 1, etc. My new goal is to push myself to run 3 and then walk 1 so i can eventually get to the point of not walking at all.

also set weight goals for yourself. that you will lose 2 lbs by this date, etc. that helps a lot too.

www.myfitnesspal.com has helped me a ton because i can enter all my foods AND my work outs to see what is burning the most calories, etc.
winesar21
winesar21
Thank you all for your support! You each have such wonderful ideas. I am going to journal my good in myfitnesspal.com. It seems like an easy way to keep track of it. I am also going to push myself for goals. Goodluck to all of you :)
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