This is not technically my first post. I joined about three years ago after lurking for almost 6 months. I posted a couple of times before abandoning both this place and my diet. I been lurking again for a few months trying to find some inspiration and get some tips to restart my journey. The problem I have with weight loss is the same problem I have with every other aspect of my life. All or nothing syndrome! I feel like deciding to lose weight means I need to go from eating french fries and ice cream one day to eating all veggies the next and I need to like it. If I do anything short of that I consider it a failure and I give up. for a while I adopted the "so what if i'm fat forever" attitude but I cannot sustain this way. At 23 years of age I find myself out of breath after just tying my shoes. I can't live like this. So I'm back again, hoping this won't be my first and last post. I've already gotten some great tips just by lurking here and I'm sure I will learn more. More than anything I hope that I can continue to push forward through both successes and failures.
Elaine23,
Age 23 is a wonderful time to begin a new healthier lifestyle! Find a diet and/or exercise plan that seems doable and just keep at it. You will mess up, we all do, but the trick is to keep at it without giving up.
I've been guilty of that "all or nothing" syndrome and so I'm gonna suggest that you start with small changes like tracking your foods and/or calories and ease into this thing.
Seriously trying this time...I think
