Mumsnet Motivation To Lose Weight

In terms of initial motivation eat your elephant in bite size chunks rather than thinking of it as 5 6 7 stone to lose by x date work towards it in manageable goals with realistic timescales congratulate yourself when you get there and set your next target it stops it being quite so overwhelming quote

Acrasia wow well done on your weight loss that was a really lovely post op one thing i ve found that has helped me is making something a habit you won t always be motivated it s just not realistic but if you made say exercising twice weekly at set times or meal planning on a sunday a habit you are more likely to stick to it

I m 60 and it s for the long haul nothing has worked in the last 15 years as i lose and gain the same 30 lbs in fairly extreme dieting juices intermittent etc it s got to be long haul found peoples focus and achievements on this thread inspiring my motivation isn t health especially though carrying an extra 20 30 lbs can t

Sometimes it s worse to set yourself a goal not to do something that it is to set yourself a goal to do something especially if you enjoy it also remember to be kind to yourself and not too hard being off kilter a few days or couple weeks isn t setting you back to square 1 my motivation is feeling good

I took up running built up to running everyday 10k walking every day 5k logged food exercise on fitbit and ensured a calorie deficit between 500 to 1000 calories basically cut previous sized portions by halves and added in more non starchy veg or salad to fill the rest of the plate to achieve the deficit quote

Especially good if the reward is fitness related new yoga mat or pants new water bottle or trainers etc or a fancy bath foam or salts you can also start adding fitness goals i just realised you are only 1lb away from your first stone plan a really good reward when that pound comes off and stays off for one week

I have always been a medium ish size used to be an 8 10 now am a 12 after having dc and almost no time to go to the gym i am not careful to what i eat i don t eat much junk but eat big portions and snack a lot and am struggling to find the motivation

The exercise helps because you look more toned and trim quite quickly so i feel better and look better without actually losing much weight and it helps me achieve net calorie deficit and it s motivation as i see what i look like in that damned swimming costume three times a week

No eating between meals no sweet stuff except one treat at the weekend plenty of water no bread at lunch time avoid ultra processed foods and i 39 m religiously sticking to a moderate exercise regime 45min hilly fast sweaty dog walk every day need to walk him anyway plus 15 20 mins of yoga or weights quote

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Freetodowhatiwant 18 05 2020 19 24 yes i need to lose a stone i m 5 5 ish and size 12 at 10 stone 5 and would love to take a stone off and be 9 stone 5 and a comfortable size 10 which i was last summer i ve put on half a stone since lockdown just not moving as much and not going to the gym

Once i 39 ve dropped a bit of weight inflammation and am feeling better i 39 ll look at going back to the gym maybe for the 1st september plenty of water each day adding green tea in daily

I have 2 stone to lose i know that 039 s not a huge amount but it 039 s still 2 stone annoyingly though it was 1 stone then 1 5 and it somehow

It has come to my attention that every one is battling weight if thin always on it and watching what they eat all the time or been overweight previously and struggle all the time to keep weight down or fat and constantly on a diet of some sort to lose weight no one is just there and not worrying about it what do others think

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Feeling really crap about myself life etc been down comfort eating now need to lose some weight my target is about 2 dress sizes so i can feel co

I 39 m considering weight loss injections fed up of being overweight and feeling so uncomfortable in my skin i 39 m 150cm and about 12 stone so obese i 39 ve been on every diet under the sun and have been as slim as 8 stone 7 but this is the biggest i 39 ve been as i 39 ve got older it 39 s been harder to lose the weight and i 39 m so tired of it

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I ve tried weight watchers and slimming world but lose motivation as soon as i ve been going 2 3 times tried buying 60 worth of passes for slimming world didn t help even though the money was painful tried doing the healthy wage thing where you pay 40 a month and get it back extra if you lose weight

I 39 m starting fast 800 tomorrow hoping to lose weight gained over the last year or so any advice or company would be great if you 39 re doing the same or have any recommendations i 39 ve worked out a meal plan for the coming week and bought myself some posh teas as a treat for the times in the day that i tend to snack on unhealthy food

For me it s definitely that i know i ll put the weight back on once i stop unless i fundamentally change my unhappy relationship with food 70 of the time i don t eat because i m hungry i eat because i m stressed or bored or tired or happy or procrastinating or anxious or a multitude of other reasons

The annual estimated medical cost of obesity in the u s meanwhile is thought to be in the region of nearly 173 billion with obese adults found to rack up 1 861 more in medical costs than

I ve slowly lost the weight over the last 7 8 months and feel good the thing is i look the same my clothes fit the same i went to a wedding this weekend wearing an outfit i wore to a different wedding a year ago and the dress fit exactly the same not a single one of my friends or family says i ve lost weight and they would

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Any other expectant mums on here looking to shed some body fat and move towards a healthier weight i 39 d love some company i 39 m 15 weeks pregnant and about 20kg overweight