How do you cope with it until you lose weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm talking about losing weight.

How do you cope with being overweight until you become in better shape. Things like looking fat in the gym, having a hard time finding nice clothes, looking bad in clothes, etc...

I gain weight very quickly rather than gradually, so suddenly I noticed that I've become out of shape. This is why I'm asking this question.

[Darkfairie17]

The best thing to do is keep your head up and realize that you might not look good now, but you are working on it.

I know how hard it is, especially since my weight problems have been with me for years. I will lose weight and then my health took a turn and now I am back at square one again. And I won't be able to lose until my issues start resolving themselves. Meanwhile people still criticize me because they can never understand since they haven't been through what I have been through.

Just work on yourself, your inside self. Find clothing that does compliment you, alter clothing if you have to. I have to do that often. Wear tailored jackets, because those make you look slimmer and more put together. Find accessories and other things that make you feel good. If you see something in a store but it doesn't come in your size, check around somewhere to see if you can find something similar that does.

I have gone to thrift stores and found great stuff, and in my size too!

Use the nice clothes as motivation to work hard at the gym and to eat healthy. I know it sucks when your friends who can eat junk and never gain weight can go out and eat McDonalds and you have to eat a salad. And then you guys go shopping and they can shop at all the cute stores and you have a choice between Wal-mart and a plus size store that has stuff for 40+ year olds. But you are developing these healthy habits for life. And that gives you an edge and an advantage over other people. You have done this the hard way and now it is ingrained into you how to stay healthy.

Make it a lifestyle choice. Think of all the things you will get to do now that you are getting in better shape. Think of the little things, like how much farther now you can walk, how much longer you can go up the stairs, how much better you feel.

Find inspirational blogs that can help motivate you. This Blog link has to be the best blog ever for making you feel great and motivated to get out there and to keep going!

Read a blog post when you are feeling down and remind yourself of why you are doing this. :)

And also, there are other people out there like me, who are in the same boat as you! And I never give up :) I have been fighting this battle my whole life and I have had many ups and downs. If people are going to write you off, let them. But when you come back looking and feeling better than ever, watch their jaws drop! That is what happened to me between public school and high school! I still get it today. So don't you worry, things will work out, just keep on keeping on!

[rachiee]

You just have to remember that this is the last time you'll be this weight as long as you stick to your diet and workouts. Just stay motivated. Once you start loosing those pounds then you'll feel a lot better.

[Asker]

I've come across several answers of yours regarding health and I loved what I read. I have a question regarding exercise. If someone haven't been exercising for a long time and gained weight, what exercise should they be doing at first? I get tired from the slightest exercise now, so I'm not sure I can do alot. What do you suggest?

[rachiee]

Aww thanks. I suggest cardio but ease into it! Are you working out at the gym where there's machines? If so then I suggest you start off with an elliptical for 30minutes and gradually increase the resistance. You want to push yourself, you don't want to be comfortable. After that, 15 minutes on a bike raising resistance gradually would be great too. You don't have to do both on the first day but the more comfortable you get with it, the more you should add and push yourself.

[rachiee]

After about a week of this where you've warmed up your legs, try to start running. Run for a minute then walk 2 or 3 minutes (whatever you're comfortable with) and keep doing it. Push yourself! You don't have to run fast, a jog is fine to start off with until you're comfortable increasing speed. Running is probably the best thing to do because it works outs places all over your body. Its just harder to get used to but you can do it. Make sure you stretch good before every workout too!

[Asker]

Thanks!

[rachiee]

No prob!

[Damian1234]

get a friend to go to the gym with you. You two will keep each other going, because it usually creates a bit of a rivalry. if you miss a day then she will have lost a bit of weight and you didn't. That will give you incentive to show to the gym every time. Not only are you getting slim but your helping someone else too :)

[Asker]

I'm not asking how to lose weight. :) I'm asking how to deal with the fact that I've become out of shape. I'm not happy with how I look.

[Damian1234]

Sorry, I didn't answer the question, did I? Well, I used to be a chubby kid. It was so hard to lose weight, and I had to go to the gym all the while knowing that I was a bit of a flab. When I looked in the mirror, I thought to myself that I WAS in fact slimmer than I was the last time I went. Check yourself out and look for good things, instead of only seeing the bad things. Maybe you're starting to see some nice curves, or your arms have gotten thinner?

[Asker]

Thanks. :)

[isdbafjdnmvjsn]

Go to the gym with a friend, listen to music that motivates you and keeps you confident.

[chelle_taylor27]

Wear dark colors including dark wash jeans and loose shirts

[Xx_DRE_xX]

I try not to look in the mirror I suppose.