I've lost all motivation to lose weight?

Question

I just binge on rubbish and don't do any exercise.

i have lost all motivation to keep fit and slim down. picturing myself in that lovely dress has the opposite effect of motivation and just makes me eat more cos I feel like i will never reach my goal!

Whatever i find I eat and often have 2 dinners etc. I literally cannot help myself. I just eat and don't care! Nothing has majorly changed in my life over the last 2 months.

Anyone got suggestions that might motivate me?

or at the very least, keep me away from the biscuit tin?

joyce, thanks for that. I'm liking the choc milk idea....!!

really should have thought about my name first. I'm not actually a newlywed : (

I'm single. I'll think of a new name...

lol,that damn retarded kid, in the midst of your plagiarising, you forgot to remove the "by: joyce....". are you really retarded?

at least happy mccain remembered to do it.

haha, and butthead as well. wtf? lol

Answer 1

This is my theory and this is what works for me. Everyone is different so it may need to be adjusted to your own personal needs.

Energy In/Energy Out

Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day

One Pound equals 3,500 Calories

To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat

1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn

You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.

Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.

Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.

I, myself, have done this recently. Two weeks later, I lost one pant size and 10 pounds. And that is just my current progress. I have used this method previously after childbirth and have gone from 168 to 127 pounds with in two months.

I personally burn 1,000 calories by Walking in my community for one hour in the morning and I also burn 1,000 calories by simply using a stationary bike while playing xbox. I get so involved in playing xbox that I completely forget I am pedaling or working out. Think about it..How many hours have you spent playing video games..why not burn calories while you are doing it.

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Water Intake/Less Storage

Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.

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Good Food

My favorite things to eat:

Avocado Wraps

Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon...Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.

Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.

First thing in the morning...A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that "got to have" item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet "snack" that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.

Lean Cuisines

Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200...You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.

It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake...that’s okay...you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.

Fruits and Veggies

All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.

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Vitamins

My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY...I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull...WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.

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Soda/Carbonation

Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don't fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won't need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don't need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what...four sodas and two energy drinks in one day...that is a total of .... 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing...Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.

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Your Body

Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won't crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.

What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows...it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do...it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn't need it.. Now it knows...you wont' forget about it and that food is on its way.

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Walking Buddy

This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it...it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.

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By: My own experience/Joyceeleann

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Only YOU can motivate yourself to lose the weight. If you're not willing to sacrifice and do what it takes, then sorry, but you don't want to lose the weight. Feeling defeated may lead to eating more and not going to do exercise- it's called like emotional eating or something... I sometimes have that problem. What I do is exercise and immediately write down how I feel...usually tired and sore, but really happy that I got off my butt and did it! And if you start to crave something, realize that it will go away in about 2 minutes, and munch on something nutritious. Weight loss is definitely not easy, or we'd all weigh 120lbs. Take it step by step, always aiming for a new weekly goal (atleast 1-3lb weight loss).


Best of luck xoxo

Answer 4

The only motivation i would have in your position would be the knowlege that it could kill me to continue such eating habits.... perhaps you could find a snack that you enjoy that has barely any calories...or, at least has really good nutrients... for me, i snack on sunflower seeds constantly... but when you go to the grocery store, just don't buy so many bad foods...that way, when you're home, you can't eat them because they aren't there to tempt you. you should also start a journal or something... not only to express yourself, so you figure out what may be the cause of you wanting to eat so much, but also to count calories... and for a while don't set any specific intake levels...just figure out how much you're consuming...this will most likely cause you to eat a little less each day...or even a few days a week... and after a while, you're going to get control again...it's a really slow process, but i promise, after a few months, you'll put on a pair of old jeans and smile becuase there'll be a bit more room in them.
just please help yourself before it's too late...food just isn't worth all of the health problems that come with long term obesity... i mean really think of it.. i wish you all the luck on your journey.

Answer 5

Forget the dress and don't be so hard on yourself. You have to learn to ignore all the crash diets and exercise regimes thrust at you by the media. Weight loss should be a long term process.

Start by replacing bad foods with good foods. Do this one food at a time don't rush it. Your taste buds need to be re-educated. If you can introduce more low G.I. foods into your diet you will be less hungry between meals.

Set aside a "happy hour" each day to do some fun exercise. It doesn't matter what the exercise is but it should be fun. Sway to some music, juggle, DIY, hoola-hoop, bowling, walking, it doesn't matter. Once you can associate exercise with fun and realise that you can make time for it, then you are well on the way to the new you.

Answer 6

I'm wondering if you think you are important enough to go through this ceremony. Do you think you are worthy of this man's love and are you ready for the committment. Are you sabatoging your self? Tell us more about the situation and exactly what you are trying to avoid by this distructive eating pattern. Because you know its really not about the food at all and there is a lot more going on underneath.

Answer 7

when I finally didn't care anymore, as you are saying is happening to you, I ate less! just don't stuff yourself on food! I can understand how being bored will turn to you eating to fill the time, but all you have to do is go outside and walk for about a half hour. you can walk in a circle around the house! I know after I was pregnant I didn't want to do anything, the only thing that got me active was going back to regular Physical Training every morning(Army)

Answer 8

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what is hoodia?

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Answer 9

My dear friend lost almost 70 pounds on Weight Watchers about 10 years ago. She has kept it off and still uses the plan occasionally. You sound British, I know Weight Watchers has centers in England. I hope you will look them up.

Answer 10

I used to be there, and then one day i just hated the way i looked so much that i quit with all the junk food and just ate healthy things, common sense healthy things, I cut out things like soda with my dinner and had light juice or just water, they even sell those filtered pitchers with filters that flavor the water, and instead of white bread i ate whole grain (it really didnt taste any different) and i also noticed that when i forced myself to eat healthy after a while i didnt even want the junk food..... and for exercise i did things like park further away and take the stairs and stuff like that....

Answer 11

Distracted dining is certain to get you in trouble. Avoid eating facing a television or in a movie theater, as you're bound to consume more calories.