Motivation Question?

Fishyfreak · 03-02-2008 8:44pm #1

Hi all
I really want to lose 3 stone by september. So ill being joining weight watchers this week.I just wondered if anyone can help me or tell me how to keep myseif motivated so i can meet my goal weight. Any comments welcome:) Thank you

xebec · 03-02-2008 8:53pm

Try to set yourself realistic goals. Don't be too hard on yourself. Always try to remember the ultimate goal. And allow yourself the occasional reward.

CerebralCortex · 03-02-2008 9:04pm

Have a browse through the stickies too loads of good advice on losing weight correctly.

Lockstep · 03-02-2008 9:12pm

Working with someone else is a real help, you'll be less inclined to slack off or skip working out as a competitive instinct kicks in.

Reg'stoy · 03-02-2008 9:32pm

Firstly congrats on making the decision to lose the weight, I agree with the two posts above and do read the stickies as there is some great advise in them. I would suggest staying away from the scales for a couple of weeks althought seeing as your starting weightwatchers that might be hard.

I started down a similar road to yourself (minus the weightwatchers) last year and the rewards are so worth the journey. The day you first notice your clothes are loose or someone remarks about how good you look are quite the boost.

Why don't you post some more details about yourself so we might be better able to advise you as to a fitness program, I won't claim to be an expert but I can with others offer you hoprfully some helpfull insights.

Fishyfreak · 03-02-2008 9:59pm

ok well im 5"4 im about 11 and a half stone. im very unfit. but i really want this im sick of feeling **** about myself. so any help is more then welcome:(

cowzerp · 03-02-2008 10:04pm

everytime you feel like giving up just think of what your goal means to you, its usually way more important than sweets or beer!!!

Reg'stoy · 04-02-2008 12:18pm

The good thing is as I said earlier, is that you have decided to change your whole life quite literally. I have dropped from a size 36'' waist to a 32'' and according to others look a whole lot better

all in about 8 months but I'll be honest here, the best bit for me is how much better I feel, both mentally and physically.

I am almost as proud of the new healthier me as I was of the non smoker me. That's what you have to look forward to fishy, it's the small things you'll notice at first. For me it was waking up at weekends and wanting to get up even thought it wasn't yet nine (and I loved lie-ins). I need less sleep now so much so that the alarm very rarely wakes me and when I am up and about I want to be doing something.

It's funny the things you find yourself doing, I no longer walk up the stairs at home, I bound up them and I walk everywhere rather than driving.

Get yourself a little pocket notebook it's very handy for keeping track of your diet, but I'm sure you'll get great advise about that at weightwatchers, one thing here fishy don't become afraid of food. By that I mean it's very easy to hate food because we view it as our enemy in the battle to lose weight.

You will have bad days but they just make the good days even better and make your targets attainable. The first few weeks it will drop off you and thats when the really hard work begins, it's then when you'll need to move a little bit more ie exerise.

Keep posting and reading others posters threads because we all love success stories and you sound like a success story in the making

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