[emjtaylor]

Hey everyone, I am a singer / actress from the uk and being in this business is tough and I am really overweight right now. I am about 220lbs and my goal is 125lbs.

I am finding it REALLY hard to motivate myself and I definitely overeat and comfort eat to try dampen depression and negative feelings.
I realise that to really lose weight it has to be a change in lifestyle, not a quick fix.

Anyone else around this weight wanting to get to a similar goal?
Would love to get to know more people on here for support!
It is late in the uk so I am starting tomorrow, and REALLY need to keep motivated.

What sort of things keep you all motivated?
What makes you stop binging, etc?

Am feeling really down and depressed about my weight as I know I could look so beautiful and so much better if I get to my goal.
Looking for weightloss buddies on here, hope to hear from some of you!



Much love to all!
EMJ

[meowee]

. . . glad you found us.

[mamaspank]

First of all, you are very beautiful! Sounds like you are very determined; it's okay to slip up so don't beat yourself up if you do and quit your diet. Every meal is another chance. Some things that keep me motivated is a pic of how I would love to look. Right now I love this pic down below. She is an athlete and I just love her physique. I have this pic on my fridge.

I am constantly treating myself to new clothes, makeup, or a book when I reach my mini goals.

Something that helped me control the binging a little bit is eating a big meal at breakfast. I have a lot of my daily carbs at breakfast. I take a jog for about an hour every night so that I can have a little something before I go to bed. I try to eat more protein at night before bed and eat more carb-based meals for breakfast and lunch.

Writing everything down you eat, everything, and count the points or calories.

When I want a snack, I'll eat a pickle, or SF Jello, sometimes even pistachios. You get a lot for three points and have to take the time of opening them up. Although these days, I am fast like a squirrel.

Take a before picture. I wish I would have done this the day I started the diet. I had to find one after a couple weeks in because I hated being in picturess, and thankfully I still looked terrible. After three and a half months, I love looking at befores. I have a lot of after pics now.

Good luck!

[emjtaylor]

hey thanks for that, youve lost a lot of weight, well done!
ive been brilliant today, just gotta keep it up!
x

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[PenChick]

Welcome and good luck on your weight loss. One thing that motivates me is when i get out of my car...i kind grunt lol ...not a lot just at little umph, but everyday as i get out of my car, I say to myself I am one day closer to not grunting my way out of my car. Its the weird things that motivate me.

[s0nali]

Hey girl, welcome! You have an amazing journey ahead of you and I know you will succeed.

What do you sing?

[NightengaleShane]

Hey you!

You certainly do carry your 220 pounds well, if I do say so myself.

As I mentioned before in one of your other threads, it's all about mind over matter. You will feel so much more confident on stage. You will get to do awesome photo shoots. You will shamelessly promote yourself in the music industry and you will be aware that you have the (societally accepted) looks to back up your talent. I think you are gorgeous right now, but I also know that YOUR opinion of yourself matters most.

I have good news, too:
While us binge eaters will ALWAYS have the tendencies, I know I personally have gotten much better about it. I just got done with a fitness photo shoot that I busted my arse trying to get into figure competitor/fitness model shape for. I succeeded and was very happy with the results. I told myself I would eat everything I wanted the day after the shoot since I was super restrained. ...BUT...despite no longer having the pressure of a professional photo shoot on my hands, I STILL didn't care to binge eat that much. I felt it was really a pointless thing to do.

You will get used to living without lots of junk food and you will stop finding it as appealing as you once did. Also, I have found it important to stay away from the foods you can't stop eating.

You know you can write me any time and I would be more than happy to be a sort of weight loss mentor to you. Our stories are VERY similar and I think we really do have a lot in common.

Oh... and

[SunshineCA]

Welcome!