Can anyone give me great motivational stories or tips on weight loss?

[Anonymous]

I am 5"0 curvy and overweight I am finally ready to lose a lot of weight (90 pounds) I need motivation and tips to help me succeed. I can not lose weight on my own. I've lost 30 pounds few years ago was able to keep it off little over a year then gained 45+ back!!

I've decided to start with cutting soda and fast food out and see if that helps then keep going.

I have extremly bad bad metabolism I gain and lose weight through out the day. I don't eat breakfast especially if at work or school then I get home and binge eat everything cause I'm hungry!!

i need tips and successful motivation stories :)

[zaynnotmalik]

My metabolism sucks too, but I guess I have a story to tell :P
5 years ago, I used to be a very fat, overweight, chubby teenager.. After getting teased a lot, I became Anorexic/Bulimic. I threw up after eating and restricted my diet to very few calories and when school reopened no one was able to recognize me.. I'd become VERY thin.. This extreme weight loss came with a lot of complications as I constantly became sick and also had a lot of extra skin.. So I went on a gaining diet and became healthy again.
Two years ago though, I gained a couple of pounds and even though I was slim, I had a high body fat percentage, meaning I had some extra flab of fat here and there and it made me VERY self conscious.. So I got into fitness (I play football but that's not what I'm talking about). I joined a gym and took care of my eating a bit more.. Now I have a really good body Alhamdulillah that guys are supposedly getting envious of as I've been told! Living a healthy lifestyle has not only improved my health and body, but also my mind, energy levels and performance.

Here are a few things you should try:

•Drink a LOT of water because it helps you feel fuller which in turn helps to curb your appetite.
•Drink green tea because it boosts your metabolism.
•Eat wholegrains like Oats and eat fibrous vegetables and fruits like apples, salads etc.
•Stop drinking Sodas and sugary beverages, reduce even fresh fruit juice.
•Try to eat 6 small meals instead of big 3 ones.
•Don't eat anything four hours prior bed time.
•Reduce fatty and oily foods.
•Remove processed foods as much as you can from your diet, chocolates, hotdogs, sweets, crisps, cakes etc.
•Do cardio workouts, These make your heart pump more and makes you lose calories. Check out HIIT exercises.
•Consider joining a gym or doing calisthenics (Body Weight Workouts) as the more muscle you have in your body, the more calories you burn!
•Cut down on Carbs, have them sparingly.

Use this formula:
Calories burnt > Calories ingested

I cannot stress this enough, DONT OVERDO DIETING, DONT STARVE YOURSELF.
Don't think as if you're punishing yourself, think of it as a better way of living.
Just make your lifestyle healthier, that's all, and you'll see the benefits of it.

Damn I wrote a lot 😂

[zaynnotmalik]

Yep, reduce salt in your diet because they help retain water. This doesn't mean you shouldn't drink water because drinking won't make you retain water, salt does. Water is healthy, cleanes your body of toxins, zero calories, kickstarts your metabolism and helps REDUCE retained water!

[Fearless_banana]

Wish I had some before pictures. All I can see it can be life changing. Disciplining yourself to do something everyday even when you don't want to at times. Pulling through anyways to achieve that goal.. and when you reach that goal you realize that this is the product of your hard work. It reminds you that you have control over your life and your life doesn't have control over you. That moment you look in the mirror and say holy shit.. can't even describe it. The way you stand the way you walk the way you talk.. your whole demeanor changes with that confidence. You create a positive aura around you that people are attracted and drawn to. Your energy is increased.. you have a clearer frame of mind.. you libido increases.. your skin glows.. Like I said it can be life changing.

[Jaded5990]

About two years ago, I gained a lot of weight and during the last few months, I've lost about 50 pounds. At first I was doing these diets but they don't work for me because I would lose ten pounds and gain 20. So I started watching what I ate, I didn't starve myself or only ate healthy things. I just tried to drink ice water (it helps speed up your metabolism) instead of sugary drinks that I really, REALLY enjoyed. I used to eat chocolate for breakfast, it was really fattening. I started eating more cereal and toast, I would put butter and cheese on them too. I still had burgers and pizza, just wouldn't eat the whole thing. I would stop once I'm at 60-70% full. I started exercising 20 minutes a day, I felt too fat to go to the gym so I got a yoga mat and started doing Pilates at home watching YouTube videos. Believe it or not it actually helped. After awhile, the excersizes I was doing got easy so I did harder ones but that wasn't enough anymore. I still had a bit of extra weight so I started doing stretch training, I got 5 kg Dumbbells and started doing squats, bench presses. I read inspirational weight lost quotes on Pinterest. That really helped, I started around January and I've lost 50 pounds but I am still embarrassed to run outside or go to the gym. I'm just saying that the 'traditional' ways of loosing weight don't always work. I also have some tips, drink a cup of green tea around 30 minutes after each meal. I usually wait for it to cool while I'm eating. Try drinking ice water instead of juice and soda. Have a free day every two weeks so you won't give up after awhile, I usually eat anything I wanted but I will add another 15-20 minutes of workout at the end of the day. This is a long term plan and I'm still doing this to lose a bit of weight but I still have a bit to go and I'll figure out my next step sometime lol and good luck :)

[shadowlegend]

1. You're metabolism isn't bad because you gain and lose weight through-out the day, that's very common with women as they hold "water-weight" and their period causes their weight to fluctuate.
2. Before jumping on the weight-loss wagon and becoming obsessed with your weight, you need to address the issue of why you have gained so much weight. What is your lifestyle like? Do you eat to compensate for something? It is out of boredom? There's no point in trying to lose weight when the reason for weight-gain isn't addressed.
3. Your mental-state should be a priority over your weight. So many people, women especially, focus so much on the number on the scales and how they "should" look, instead of focusing on health, both mental and physical. Your genetics have a huge part in how much weight your body holds onto and where it distributes the weight, so don't set unrealistic expectations that if you lose a certain amount of weight, it will be where you want it from or you'll look a certain way, you can't control that.
4. Think on a day-to-day basis, don't think of how you'll look in 6 months, because you will be disappointed about how you look everyday until then. Instead focus on making good, healthy decisions in relation to food and exercising every single day. Each day, each choice. Try to make conscious decisions, and be aware of when you're eating and why.
5. Most importantly, change your focus from negative to positive, like when you look in the mirror (all women do it) and you see everything you don't like, instead, note all the things you do like about your body, and note how you feel physically, flexible? Good stamina? Strong? All these things are something to be proud of and acknowledge, even if they aren't your physical appearance okay.

[Asker]

Yes I eat out of boredom.

Full time college student and part time job not a lot of time to eat right other than McDonald's and fast foods

[shadowlegend]

So you need to make some lifestyle choices and incorporate exercise into your routine and stop eating from your workplace (self-discipline).

[Asker]

I have no one to workout with this time so I am not very motivated

[shadowlegend]

Don't depend on someone else, focus on what you can achieve by yourself. But as I said, you need to address the reason for your weight gain and poor lifestyle choices if you hope to actually achieve effective weight-loss.

[Anonymous]

So when I got pregnant, I gained a LOT of weight. I am 5'6" and went from 135 to 175, and then after I had my baby, I started eating less and exercising more. I play Just Dance Daily, at least a half an hour. I went down from 165 to 126 pounds in a year. When I reached my goal of 130 lbs, I stopped, and then went down further without the exercise, but 2 years since, I've started gaining weight again, so I am going to start my routine again. The hardest part is getting started, and then staying with it is easy after a few weeks of constantly reminding myself how hard I have worked to get where I am, and that I can do it, don't stop. I went to the doctor sometime in the middle of my weight loss journey because I was extremely fatigued and had a hard time keeping up. She made me keep a food journal, and this really helped. Eat breakfast, you cannot skip breakfast. I would eat either whole wheat toast with a scrambled egg and strawberries for breakfast, or oatmeal with raisins and apple slices on top, no sugar, and only drink water. For lunch I would have a lean cuisine, whether or not that is actually healthy or not, I did it and I did it every day and lost the weight, so, to me, because it worked, I am sticking to that plan. And I would have two snacks a day, either one granola bar, or two fruit snacks.. For dinner, I would bake a chicken breast and have that with some rice I make in my rice cooker, and salad. Every Saturday I would allow myself to have dessert.. because I would eat at my ex boyfriends house, his mom is an amazing cook, she would make dessert for us.. So I would consider that my cheat day. You could find foods that work for you... My Doctor told me what she recommended, and said do not under-eat, because lots of people try to eat less and exercise more, and it does not help. But don't over-eat either, just time it out. The results are really worth it. Good luck!!

[lightbulb27]

What you said will help. The weight you gain is probably water... possibly eating too much salt... which retains water?

I know a woman who was 220lb+ down to 185. she works out every day at the gym. Eats right... no desserts.

You need to find something sustainable. Cut back portions. Have a healthy snack somewhere in between so you don't binge. By binging, your stomach is larger and so you want to eat more to feel full. Also, eat more slowly, more vegetables... more nutrition, less calories.

You can do this. Sure you can hav ea treat every now and then, just not much. Make this a life long thing you can sustain... you can do this!

[MG-TOW]

Where most people go wrong is no understanding their w body. When you suddenly start to eat less the body reacts very differently than expected. It does not know you want to loose weight. Instead it thinks in danger and needs to store all foods as fat. That's why so many people actually gain weight when dieting.

The trick is to trick the body by very slowly cut away food. I mean very slowly.

Also don't focus on losing weight but focus on living healthy and stick with that. Make it your life style, so choose a way that you feel comfortable with.

TRy and eat 4 times a day in smaller doses.

[Anonymous]

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I've lost 27lbs recently, but I too have a long way to go. It's all about a lifestyle change. If you're wanting to kickstart it, I'd recommend a low-carb diet to put your body into ketosis. If you'll message me on there, I can give you more specifics as to what has worked for me. You'll see lots of motivational photos by scrolling through my pics. I also follow tons of fitness pages which you too should follow. It helps to see others who also on the same journey as you are. We've got this girl! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[ElissaDido]

I used to be a chubby teen. Lost around mmm 51 pounds in 8 months. Just take your time and really follow the simple rules.
Pay attention to eating disorders though because if you're not t careful you can go overboard.
I'm average now and at a healthy BMI But I still want to lose 20 pounds just to see if it will look good on me.

[EllieLexis513]

Take before pictures. I did that and 3 months later, after losing like 9 pounds, I took pics and I was significantly smaller. I went from 182 to 173.5. I have my curves back and a flatter stomach and it's motivating me to get even more in shape. Take measurements, too. I lost 6 inches around my waist and it got me pumped.

[anie28]

first motivate yourself to lose weight second if you are dieting and feel like eating your favourite stuffs think of some skinny people whom you feel motivated to lose weight and lastly change all your dps especially on phone and typing screens or somethings which you see often this is the way which i used to lose weight.

[Xfitchick]

Why no breakfast? Its the most important meal of the day. But make it healthy: Lots of fruit, fibers and healthy carbs (no sugar, sweet, ...). Next start sporting and build extra muscle. Low intensity cardio burns fat and extra muscle increases metabolism activity.

[matheus_mb]

Check this MyTake I wrote: www.girlsaskguys.com/.../a26664-the-weight-loss-manual

It tells my weight loss story and the method I used to lose weight. I don't think it's highly motivational but there are good tips and this method worked for me.

[Anonymous]

I just started my diet about 2 weeks ago! I am 5'4", started at 170, and today my weight is 162. I am hopeing to get down to around 135. What I do is eat all my calories for the day in the morning and eat nothing else all day, mind you I still drink soda and sugar drinks throughout the day, though! This is my THIRD time trying to get off the weight, the first time I lost 24 pounds, the second I lost 17 pounds, and hopeful I will learn how to keep it off this time. My advice is the first week is hell, your stomach feels, like it's eating itself (that's just how I describe it), but on the second week you start to thrive on the empty stomach feeling and it becomes encouragement. We just got to remember that at the end of the rope is a health, new US!! All the luck sweetheart

[Dtegesd123]

biggest problem you have is not eating throughout the day. That's one way to kill your metabolism.

and I think you should just do circuit weighted/resistance exercises.

Motivation , would be more confidence and just plain on having more energy and feeling better.

[melme16]

This documentary changed my life: Forks over Knifes. I am pretty sure it will change yours. Its on Netflix.

Pretty much, I became vegan and changed my lifestyle, I've so far lost over 20 pounds, and I feel better than ever.

Lets me know what you think.
Best of luck my friend :)

[Ellarabbaa1]

Girll breakfast is so important eat a healthy breakfast till you're full then when you come back home eat a healthy lunch too and when it comes to dinner don't eat too much just a fruit or a salad I don't know something light and of course you can't eat chips and chocolate and coke, we never bring coke in our house bc it's not good at all and makes ur fat so im not tellin you to go on a hard diet you should eat less than you eat usually and healthier

[thatnicksuitsme]

You should stop eating any kind of junk food
You should drink water 2,5 liters a day
You should do cardio 1 hour everyday
You should go to a plates class or a yoga class
You should do exercises which helps to keep your body shape
You shouldn't eat sugar

[Katy16]

Try using the app SparkPeople, I've been using it to keep up with my calories and workouts and I've lost 15 lbs so far, just 15 more to go for me :)

[rachel1112]

jen selter, it took her 5 years to acheive that body

[bcromartie]

Once there was a fat person.

They worked out and ate right.

They're not fat anymore.

Motivating.