[Hickchic]

Hello Everyone,
I am a lifetimer who is about 65 lbs over goal. At age 42 I wiegh more than I ever had. I am very depressed about it and I feel so bad that I can't get motivated to exersize. How can I get and STAY on track? How can I get motivated?

[lalala]

Welcome.

I'm in the same place. I have 20 lbs to lose and though my problem is not exercise, I just can't seem to stick to the plan these days.

have you exercised in the past? What made it fun? Did you go to the gym? Do you like participatory sports? Are you the kind who would rather do a workout video at home? Do you like to exercise outdoors?

Figure out what you liked about it the last time and see if you can recapture the magic.

I like to walk and am attempting to get back into running. For walking, I enjoy listening to music if not walking with a friend. I have a friend who rips books on tape/cd to her ipod and listens while exercising and that helps.

Another great motivator can be those little gold stars that you used to get in school. I like to put them on my work calendar for the days I work out. It is a nice way to track your progress.


good luck. Don't get depressed, get out and get support.

lala

[Sandy2]

Hi,

I am a lifetimer who lost my weight over twenty years ago. Since that time, I had gained over 100 lbs. over the years. I used to say that I gain my weight after my daughter was born. Of course my daughter would say, "Mom, I am 19 years old, so you can not keep blaming me after all this time." I attempted to go back to WW at least 3 times over the years, but I never stuck with it.

I started going back to WW after Thanksgiving '04. to encourage my daughter. I was 101 lbs over my original goal weight when I was in my 20's and she had gained over 60 lbs in two or three years. Hoping to motivate my daughter, we started the program together. Then I realized that I need to follow the program for ME. I changed my attitude and became more determined. I altered how I prepared and portioned my food, and started exercising at least 30 minutes a day. I am proud to state that at 57 years old, I have lost 77.6 lbs since I started attending WW November 29, 2004.

It does not matter why you stopped attending or when you decided to return to WW meetings. If you are determined, have the right attitude and follow the program, I can assure you, that you will see the pounds coming off. I set mini goals for myself to follow. I did not put all the weight on in one year, so I did not concentrate on trying to lose it all in one year. I had my ups and some downs, but I knew I would be successful.

One of my fellow WW members told me that I was a "WW Diva" and I was an inspiration to her. It really felt good to know that my experiences could inspire someone to stick with the program.

I know that you will be successful as well. Good luck on your journey back to good health.

[PinkyPie]

WOW am I so glad to see you guys!!!


I am a lifetimer who gained all of her 62lbs lost and added another 8 just to make it an even number I did manage to stay at my goal weight for a couple of years, but a badbadBAD 2 years behind me now, I've gained it ALL back.

I've very lame-ly tried to start over again a few times recently but now I'm really ready. I'm going back to WW tonight, after my boyfriend said to me last night (in his attempt to help me) "Forget your excuses! Just go! You'll feel better and you know it!" So, off I go to my friendly neighbourhood WW meeting

I am 37 years old, have no kids of my own, but am step-mom to my boyfriends kids (age 7 and 4), only parttime as we have them every other weekend. I have two cats, two fish (which drives one of the cats crazy ) and I really, really, really, would like to get healthy and get my body in some sort of shape to maybe have a baby one day (and being not-such-a-spring-chicken I should get busy NOW).

I love food and wine and have very little self control at the moment. At least NOW I'm not eating/drinking for emotional reasons, so that's good. The last week I've been trying to get my food intake better and I did manage to lose 1.3 lb last week. I even managed to exercise last night!

I could REALLY use a friend(s) to be accountable to. I just don't want to be like this anymore.

[lalala]

velveteen, join our weekly thread.

we'll keep you accountable.

lala