Motivation to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm not overweight but I'm having issues with food. I eat too much of it! I don't know hot to make myself eat less and exercise more. I spent all my spring break pigging out and now I feel horrible about it. I was sick the whole time too, but I still ate lots.

Sometimes I try to lose weight, but I only let myself eat very little. I usually realize that's not healthy so I eat more. I then end up eating way more than I should. I just don't know how to eat a normal amount and lose weight. I want to be motivated to lose weight, but I can't stay motivated for long.

[yasmine]

EAT A BIG BREAKFAST, it will make you not as hungry during the day , DRINK APPLE CIDER VINEGAR before each meal, it will quicken your metabolism, and is also good for many other things (Look it up) GO TO THE GYM ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, that way when you are on the treadmill ext, ext,ext... your body will burn fat to create energy, AND EAT AFTER YOU WORKOUT , (protein) if you don't you can actually GAIN weight, because after a workout your muscles need the protein so they don't just turn into fat. DONT EAT LATE AT NIGHT, your digestive system shuts down when your sleeping so its basically all stored as fat, plus you don't want to wakeup with that huge stomachache.

trust me, I started doing this when summer started, and I've been getting complements ALL THE TIME. I lost 15 pounds, and I feel great .

[ILoveCefalu]

Try and eat healthy- ie chicken, eggs, whole grains, pasta, veggies and fruit. Give up sodas, they are empty carbs, and even the diet or calorie free ones still make your body crave other sweet things. Drink lots of water. Try and cut your food intake to three meals a day.

If you want faster results and a better looking body, then you'll have to exercise. Gyms can be intimidating, but you can always run outside or download a yoga/palates video or do simple exercises in your own home.

Loosing weight is not fun, and it takes dedication to keep the pounds off. There's no need to go to extremes, and 1-2 lost pounds a week is a normal and healthy pace for loosing weight.

[dx021]

Do it right... "not eating as much" will never ever work. Your body goes into ketosis, which is where, when you are not getting that much food, your body innately thinks "holy crap, I'm starting to starve." so it starts conserving calories and you start craving fatty things more often.

just eat healthy. cut out sugary sh*t. no damn "rewards"; wow I ate healthy and hit the gym... I can eat this box of oreos. No go.

[ChelseyLately]

Make posters to put around your room that remind you to exercise & eat healthy. Try to eat a lot of protein & not a lot of salt or fatty foods. Download a workout program, I suggest, "Insanity" with Shaun T by Beachbody & you'll start noticing the changes fairly quickly if you stick to it. Just remind yourself that you're not going to get better by doing nothing, you have to do something about it.

[ALIgator]

Eat things that you can have a lot of for less calories (i.e. celery, grapes, apples, or any fruit or veggies) and try drinking more water! It helps, trust me! It's okay to be a person who eats lots of food, it makes you happy! Also looking in swim suit mags is a great motivation!