DS New Year Lose Weight Community Group
DailyStrength is helping you achieve your new year's resolutions! This is our official "Lose Weight" support group. If you share this resolution, join the group and post your goal. Meet new people to help support you along the way, and send encouraging replies and hugs to others with the same goals! Good luck!
I weigh 223lbs. My goal and target weight is 185. I have begun walking with my dog for an hour each day. I am also trying to lower my carb intake. That's the hard part watching what I eat. I tend to eat when not hungry. I am learning and trying to eat only when hungry, but when I get stressed or depressed I eat. I now see that exercise and eating right are important parts of losing weight but behavior modification is essential too. I also believe that I need to simplify my goal. So I will try to get to 219lbs by the end of this month. I have 16 days.
I'm new to the group too. I have the same problem with stress and depression eating. The last few years have been tough for me in those areas. Exercise is a great place to start, It burns calories and boosts metabolism for hours after. It also elavates mood. I think the second biggest help for me is writing down what I eat and really watching portion size. Sometimes we don't realize just how many calories we really eat in a day. I did Weight Watchers in the past and it was a great system. Not pushing any particular program. Different approaches work for everyone. You might want to check into it though. I didn't "join" WW, just bought the books on ebay and did it on my own. I liked that no food was taboo. I don't know about you but as soon as someone tells me I can't have something, I just want it more! Lol. Anyway, that's what I'm planning on doing. It's the only thing that ever worked for me personally.
They say that 2 pounds a week is a healthy pace to lose, so your goal sounds like a really good one. I wish you lots of luck!