This really has to be something you want, you have to have the commitment to yourself and the program, since this isn't a diet, but a life change in your eating habits.
I had support of a center for about 3 1/2 months before they closed on me (I was on a 112 week schedule), so I had to go it alone. It helps that my parents were doing the plan and getting close to stabilization when their center closed, so I had that support and knowledge base, which you can get here too. I made an excell spreadsheet and posted my goal thermometer, which showed how close I was to goal (I am in the 80% there range right now). I tracked everything, food, weight, measurements, etc. I really made myself anal about it, but it is working. I have about 20 more lbs to my goal, which means I have lost about 113 lbs to date (a couple of those lbs more than once, but we all have life and we learn how to live it the way we can).
I didn't need the accountability, I am hard enough on myself, I needed the structure, so I built those walls, bridges, and buildings to give me what I needed. There are places where you can do WIs. Some offices have weight loss groups that you can join. There are TOPS organizations in a lot of places and they are supposed to be a support group that you can use and WI weekly with them. Look around, join challenges, get a weight loss / workout buddy, anything you need to keep you going. It is all out there, some of it is right here.
Last edited by krjpy; 09-12-2008 at 11:07 AM.
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