Motivation
A few tips to help keep you motivated - thanks to everyone who contributed, I told you I was going to pinch them for my blog
Try to remember what made you start in the first place
Try http://www.mvm.com/ to make a model of yourself at your target weight you'll be amazed how good you look
I write my blog and knowing that other people visit sort of makes me not want to let them down by gaining
Book a holiday even if it's just overnight in a cheap B&B - set yourself a target to get to before you go
Buy something one size smaller don't go mad and buy a size zero you need victories along the way.
Change your diet routine. Have a large meal at lunchtime instead of in the evening.
Don't be too hard on yourself it's not a race and it will take time it took you the whole of your life to put the weight on - it will take LESS to lose it LOL
Get rid of all your clothes the minute that they become too big for you. This gets rid of your safety net and either makes you feel good if you give them to charidee or can help you buy new ones if you sell them on ebay.
Don't think about the full amount you have to lose as that can seem quite daunting. Its easier to set smaller goals such as a stone at time or the next 10% of your body weight.
When you get to goal dont get obsessed with that magic target weight- its not possible to stay exactly at it.
Hang your target outfit on your wardrobe so it reminds you daily.
Use your friends, on weigh day send your mates loss/gain text and tell them you expect a barrage of texts if they didnt.
Put pics on your fridge, not just fat pics but ones you like as the weight moves, you'll find that seeing yourself looking and feeling great will help keep you going.
For each lb you lose link a paper clip to the next one. Keep one colour for one stone and another for the next stone and so one. Its great to see the chain grow....
Take a piece of paper and split it down the middle on one side write why you want to lose weigh for the wedding ie want to wear nice clothes, bikini on holiday, get healthier etc and on the other write the against ones ie cant be bothered, dont have time etc. When its in black and white you see theres not really anything to stop you.
But the most important thing is, don't be too hard on yourself if things go awry...that's life. The main thing is not to get so down you think, oh sod it, I'll eat the whole house then. You have to get straight back on the wagon, and I find if I do, there's no or little difference to my progress, and I feel better about myself. Don't let a slip up turn into a binge
Try to remember what made you start in the first place
Try http://www.mvm.com/ to make a model of yourself at your target weight you'll be amazed how good you look
I write my blog and knowing that other people visit sort of makes me not want to let them down by gaining
Book a holiday even if it's just overnight in a cheap B&B - set yourself a target to get to before you go
Buy something one size smaller don't go mad and buy a size zero you need victories along the way.
Change your diet routine. Have a large meal at lunchtime instead of in the evening.
Don't be too hard on yourself it's not a race and it will take time it took you the whole of your life to put the weight on - it will take LESS to lose it LOL
Get rid of all your clothes the minute that they become too big for you. This gets rid of your safety net and either makes you feel good if you give them to charidee or can help you buy new ones if you sell them on ebay.
Don't think about the full amount you have to lose as that can seem quite daunting. Its easier to set smaller goals such as a stone at time or the next 10% of your body weight.
When you get to goal dont get obsessed with that magic target weight- its not possible to stay exactly at it.
Hang your target outfit on your wardrobe so it reminds you daily.
Use your friends, on weigh day send your mates loss/gain text and tell them you expect a barrage of texts if they didnt.
Put pics on your fridge, not just fat pics but ones you like as the weight moves, you'll find that seeing yourself looking and feeling great will help keep you going.
For each lb you lose link a paper clip to the next one. Keep one colour for one stone and another for the next stone and so one. Its great to see the chain grow....
Take a piece of paper and split it down the middle on one side write why you want to lose weigh for the wedding ie want to wear nice clothes, bikini on holiday, get healthier etc and on the other write the against ones ie cant be bothered, dont have time etc. When its in black and white you see theres not really anything to stop you.
But the most important thing is, don't be too hard on yourself if things go awry...that's life. The main thing is not to get so down you think, oh sod it, I'll eat the whole house then. You have to get straight back on the wagon, and I find if I do, there's no or little difference to my progress, and I feel better about myself. Don't let a slip up turn into a binge
