HELP! 300 Lb Monkey On My Back!

SUPPORT for all who need to lose a serious number of pounds.

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  • Name: jon2520
  • City: Tuscumbia
  • Region: Alabama
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 185.4cm
Start weight: 506.00lb
Current weight: 437.00lb
Goal weight: 200.00lb
Lost to date: 69.00lb
Remaining: 237.00lb

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Waivering, but trying...

Wow, this is hard!  I have had a really bad and unmotivating summer. So I slowly drifted back to alot of my old ways and habits. My raging sweet tooth is back and I feel once again like I must have dessert every day.  I am trying to avoid it. My trainer said try to remember instead of having dessert everyday, try treating yourself only once a week. That is helping somewhat, but not completely.
 
I am doing all of this to have a better life. At 33 I have never had a social life. In high school and college it was to school and home and that just continued to work and home. I never went out or had friends. In June and after losing around 60 pounds I met a couple of people at a restaurant and became fast friends. Good news right? Well now all they wanna do is go eat supper out every night! Not good for a diet, but I'm really enjoying having a social life.
 
So... I'm dieting to have a social life, but my social life means I have to eat out at often unhealthy places
 
So what do I do?  Nevermind, I know what to do, just gotta do it! lol
 
My elbow injury healed after 6 loooong weeks. I am having some back trouble right now that keeps me from standing erect. I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I injured it lifted some heavy boxes. I did return to the pool today to swim and plan to get back to my 5 day workout schedule. I am hoping to get back to how I was feeling in May. I felt strong and undeterable. Now I feel like I did at 506 lbs when I started. Since July I have overall gained only 3 pounds so I still have time to turn it back around.
 
Anybody have any tips for regaining motivation to come back from a lapse. I need all the help I can get. I'm still at around a 60 pound loss.
 
Thanks for listening to (reading) my meandering.

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motivation is somewhat like driving in a foggy night.  The destination is somewhere ahead.  The path is pretty clear for the next few feet and it is easy to tell if I get off the edge of the road but I cannot see the destination or know really how close I am getting.  The only illumination is my headlights, which allow me to see just far enough up the road to continue my journey safely and confidently. 
 
So I go as far as my headlights allow me to see.  And by the time I get there, I can see just a little further. 
 
One day at a time. 
 
Tetonia

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I liked Tetonia's post.  I agree:  one day at a time and also don't beat yourself up for the past.  Or even if you falter today.  Forgive and move on.
 
For the eating out with friends, maybe stick to water to drink (diet soda or ice tea if you venture from that) and can you eat from the appetizer menu or get a small salad or side dish so you aren't having a full heavy meal out several times a week?
 
This is where I "fail" also - I see my boyfriend every 2-3 months and I can lose what, 5-15 lbs in that amount of time and then when I am there we eat out "several" meals and not always healthy (some are ok) and undo weeks of effort in one weekend.  Very frustrating.  This is why I commented in one of my last posts that he is being put on notice for the food next visit LOL!!
 
Keep hanging in there!  I forgot your gym has the pool, very good getting to do water aerobics.




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