Need motivation to lose the rest of the weight?

[Julia_Dorst]

Hi everyone,

I've been overweight all my life. And about 4 months ago I started the Cambridge Diet. Which in my case is eating 3 shakes a day, each 5 hours apart. Other than that I only drink about 2.5 liter water a day and coffee and tea without milk or sugar. I am allowed to use sweets for in the tea/ coffee.

So far it's going really well. I've lost 30 kilo, which is about 66lbs.

And I'm really happy, since I was really getting to an extreme. Well I'm out of the extreme now, but still I'm a 100 kilo.

I wanna get down to about 75/80 kilo. So that is about another 20 to 25 kilo.

But somehow now that I've hit this milestone it got so much harder. I can't seem to get motivated again.

The fact that I'm just sitting at home doesn't help, I know that. Looking for a job every day. And I think it doesn't help that I have the sweetest boyfriend who doesn't think it's neccesary for me to lose more weigth.

I just can't seem to stop thinking about food and cheating and eating something. Sometimes it's just a sandwich or a salad. And sometimes its candy or something.

Please give me some advice cause I don't wanna quit now. I've come further than I ever did so far. And I wanna be slim and toned and just have more confidence.

[Hidden_P]

Congratulations on your weight loss that's a huge achievement sweetheart, keep going!

Personally, I would try and ween yourself off the shakes and onto a calorie controlled diet.

One of the problem with these shakes is that even though you're getting the calories and nutrients you aren't really eating anything. It's an extreme diet to your body. So when you go back onto solid food you will start gaining weight, just like anorexics do. Because their body has been starved they go "yay food!" and pile it in for storage.

If you try and introduce food into your diet then hopefully you won't have that problem. It also means when you have lost the weight it'll be easier to go onto a normal diet. Look into weight watchers things and maybe start with one solid meal a day and see how that goes. It allows you to 'cheat' and keep going, as well as weening yourself off :)

The biggest thing you can do is exercise. I know it's not fun, I do about 2 hours a day 3-4 times a week and have a very active job, but I don't recommend jumping in with that because you're not eating very much, and my job involves sprinting on and off for 9 hours in hot conditions :P. Exercise will help with your toning as well. I've always been overweight like you so I really can relate to you. You are inspiration to people like me and you :)

Good luck, I know you can do it! ! :)

[bubbiexo]

You are not eating NEARLY enough. Your body wants more than what you're giving it.. That's why you're craving so much. Stop looking for a quick fix and find something that you can stick to. You don't want to be eating like this for the rest of your life, do you? You can lose weight and not be suffering while doing it. Stop thinking of it as being on a diet, and commit to living a healthier life.

If you keep on the path that you're on, you could develop an eating disorder and more than likely you will gain all of your weight back if you ever start eating normally again. Eat whole foods that are going to fill you up and fuel your body.

[1ibiz]

Your on the wrong diet, just because your loosing weight, doesn't mean that what your doing is healthy. The only real diet out there is the paleo diet. It's as simple as this, eat only real food that comes naturally from this planet. That's what our bodies designed to eat. Nothing processed. Restricted your calories will just make you sick and hungry. Eating the right foods will make you loose weight. Check out marks daily apple(website). Download the e-books, they're free, and read what he has to say, you will soon understand. As far as motivation, I say don't do it for the way your going to look, but the way your going to feel, because you will notice you will not feel a lot of symptoms that you feel on a regular basis.

[MyNameIsJonas]

Your almost there so don't f***ing quit. You could even do more like exercise. Make your health a life style change for good, not temporary.

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=3dsQ2ydXpjU

Elliot here has some good advice. Motivation vs Discipline.

[Julia_Dorst]

You are absolutely right there mister. I am doing this with my doctor and the woman that is selling me the product has a whole plan put together to make sure that I don't gain weight once I start eating normally again. Like a normal person, so no candy and stuff. And I would really like to work out, the problem is that I only get 462 calories per day, and the second I like work out I faint. I tried swimming for a couple of weeks but passed out every time I came home... Any tips on that?

[MyNameIsJonas]

Acclimate. If you have never worked out before it's going to tire you out tremendously the first few times, but again don't quit. You should start on stationary bike or just walking for a fair distance. Eat fruit before your workout. Quick energy and not a complex carb that will add to weight. You do need to have food that will give you energy to work out.

[PinkFeminist]

Please don't do diets like that. You'll feel hungry, angry, depressed, and miserable. Your body won't be able to take it and you'll gain the weight back. I'm not trying to scare you, but this is horrible for your mind and body. It's better to eat healthy (around 1200-1500 cals depending on your size) and love yourself while losing weight slowly, but healthier. You can have sweets if you'd like, but don't go over your calorie limit. Also, I hope the reason you're losing weight is for you and no one else. Your body, your rules! :)

[martyfellow]

That's the trouble with these artifcial chemical type diets. They are so unsatisfying and boring that people begin to cheat after a while. I'd dump the Cambridge diet and start the normal calorie-counting approach. Get Weight Watchers or another organization to set out exactly how much you eat every day. Their planned diets are more satisfying and certainly more normal; you aren't on a crazy liquid diet.