starting again.. any suggestions?

hi all

as some of u may hv read my other post that im not loosing despite lots of effort.. anyways

i got so frustrated that i gave myself a break.. for 2 days.. ate anything i wanted... didnt feel good though but anyways it was a big help for my depression

now im going to start afresh and wanted some good advice from those who lost good many pounds so that i may not repeat the same mistakes again.

honest advice waiting

portions are the main thing

eat about half as much as you normally would of the same foods and watch yourself melt away

Don't feel discouraged Crystal! I had a setback of my own this winter where I gained 20 lbs; I had been losing and maintaining for several years, but still quite overweight. I started my journey again last month and I'm very mindful of what I eat and have lost almost 5 lbs. People my size lose more at the outset, but I'm doing my own thing one day at a time.

Write down your challenges and pick one habit or eating habit to change. I don't know about you, but I get overwhelmed and discouraged if I focus on too many things and then give up.

Cheers,

Saro

For me, exercise EVERYDAY is the key. I can cut calories all I want but I don't see real progress until I am active, too. Likewise I've found that if I only exercise and don't watch my calories I have very little progress.

I started with walking around my country block (about 3 miles) then added some jogging. On days I don't jog or walk I go on the stationary bike for 30 min. Lately I've also been swimming everyday (I have the good fortune to have a large pond in my backyard and three boys that want to swim all the time LOL), and I picked up a Windsor Pilates vid at a local thrift store, so I do that every other day. One day I will jog or go on the bike then swim, the next day I'll do the 20 min pilates video and swim.