I made a decision 6 weeks ago to count calories, and make that my priority, and I've been doing really good! I am very proud of myself, this is the first time I've managed to stay on plan around my birthday, and with having family around.. and trust me.. my family is allll about temptations! We went out for dessert!! Even after they knew I was dieting! I drank coffee... anyways, this is what I am wondering.. am I in denial that I need to start exercising? And how do you balance both exercise and food? I find as soon as I start to exercise that becomes my number 1 focus, and when I'm exercising I find I start to gain weight... and then I usually get discouraged and I quit everything. Is it possible to lose the amount I have to lose without exercising?? I still have 95 pounds to go. And I know I will start exercising.. I just feel like I want to lose some more before I start. Not too sure I could take the gain from it yet...
So what are you all doing? Did you get that initial gain? Last time I gained 8 pounds in 3 weeks, and then didn't lose them for a few months. Is that even normal?? I'm confused, I know exercise is good, but I also want this weight off and am not too sure I want to hit a plateau and/or gain!
-Aimee