What are your reasons for staying on track?

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I?ve name changed, not that I?m that much of a regular but still.

Sad to say, today I am bored of dieting. Bored, bored, bored.
No alcohol, sweeties or treats makes me one very tetchy chick.

I?ve only being doing this bloody diet since January, and I?ve got a lot of weight to lose, so this does not bode well.

My reasons for not saying ?sod it? and breaking open the family pack of crisps are:

• my baby boy - he deserves a healthy (ish) mother,
• being fat makes me self-conscious ? it shouldn?t, but it does.

-I hate shopping, I hated it when I was thin, but I hate it even more now.

• DS is too young to care, but I live in an area seemingly entirely populated by

size 8 mothers and I feel out of place, (shallow, but true), and I don?t want him to compare me with them when he is old enough to care. (God, that?s awful. Self esteem issues, much?!) -I will feel better. -I dislike OH touching me. It will make him feel better - at least he?ll get some.

OK, anyone else care to share what helps them stay on board? Ta muchly x

I can sympathise!! I started trying to lose the weight (AGAIN !) after baby no 3 arrived in November. Got the first stone and a half off, now fed up and demotivated (still another stone or so to go!!) Just had a couple of weeks off, haven't really put anything back on, but was meant to be "being good" again as of today. I'm not . I get so angry with myself, as I know I will feel so much better about myself when I've lost the weight, but cos I feel crap I want to eat...vicious cycle!! Started back at the gym, and convinced myself I could therefore eat more . Hasn't worked! Usually when I can see the pounds coming of, that keeps me on track, but I've been stuck on this plateau for so long now, I'm beginning to lose all hope. Ds is being christened end of April, so I'd like to have lost a bit more by then.

So not much use to you, but maybe someone will be able to motivate both of us!!

I wince when I catch a sideways view of myself, I hate recent photos, but like the way I looked a few years ago, and I have a stack of nice clothes I cant fit into any more.

All this is helping me keep going on the self-control.

Well, my motivation is that this year I will have been married for 10 years and I'd really like to be the weight I was on my wedding day again. Plus I've been warned by my mother that once the menopause hits (ok...possibly another 7 - 8 years off) it's even harder to keep it off....so I want to get a bit ahead of myself.

I have good weeks when I am very self controlled and otehr weeks when I take a much more relaxed approach. In the good weeks I manage to lose a pound or two and in the not so good ones, I stay stable (hopefully). I do drink wine, just not every day, and I try and balance it out by having the odd day with a very light meal so i can be a bit greedy and eat something more sinful another day.

You're only human, so don't be too hard on yourself is my motto.

Well, my motivation is that this year I will have been married for 10 years and I'd really like to be the weight I was on my wedding day again. Plus I've been warned by my mother that once the menopause hits (ok...possibly another 7 - 8 years off) it's even harder to keep it off....so I want to get a bit ahead of myself.

I have good weeks when I am very self controlled and otehr weeks when I take a much more relaxed approach. In the good weeks I manage to lose a pound or two and in the not so good ones, I stay stable (hopefully). I do drink wine, just not every day, and I try and balance it out by having the odd day with a very light meal so i can be a bit greedy and eat something more sinful another day.

You're only human, so don't be too hard on yourself is my motto.

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I don't want to slide into fat unattractive middle age.

Photo's do it for me all the time - old slimmer ones I crave to look like again and I made my dh take one of me in a bikini to get me off my fat ass and do something about it.
After 4 wks at WW I have lost 10.5lb and feel really determined and focused on losing about 4 stone - dont want to be in my frumpy clothes anymore - I dress awful being bigger as nothing I have looks nice on my lumps.
I believe its a lot to do with portion sizes and switching your snacking to fruit and drinking loads of water. I still have my choc fix everyday but with snacksize bars which is a miracle for a huge-slabbed-size-dairy-milk-chocoholic like me?
There is actually a website which shrinks your fat pics down to a slimmer version I really considered doing that think it cost about £18 - website was called seeyourselfslimmer.co.uk I think?

GOOD LUCK! YOU CAN DO IT!

Because I want to be sexier and I want to be in a size 10/12 dress for my parents 40th which is 2010!!

It will also be my 10th anniversary and I want to look stunning.

Sad but true!

I have 2 stone to lose so am giving myself plenty of time!!

1. Not wanting to be everyone's 'fat friend'
2. Photo of me at a wedding - I was the fattest person in the picture bar the bride who was much better dressed. 3)Nothing tastes as good as smaller jeans feel.

Before starting sw in September I was sliding back into my eating disorder behaviour (bulimia). I hadn't been in that headspace for 5 years and never want to back there again. So losing weight in a sensible way makes me less 'mental' for ds and esp dd. I want her to grow up with a normal view of food and to like herself.

i originally had to get into an item of clothing for this weekend so joined weight watchers 4 weeks ago. so far have lost 10 pounds which i am pleased with and the overalls now fit yippee but in the long run i need to loose another 4 stone ish!

i started at 17 st 2, which i felt too fat at. my dd is 2.3 and i weigh more now than just after i had her.
i am now 16 st 6 and would liek to get to 12 stone.
it just seems such alot of weight to loose and it will take forever, especially as i dont seem to keep a comstant weight loss. one week i will loose 2 and half pounds, next only half a pound.

i am ment to be going to ibiza in june with a size 10 mate and would like to wear a bikini!! i know i wont look as good as her, but hopefully i wont be the fattest on the beach

bikini

bad back/pelvis

i am single

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