Dust? Anybody? No.. [ Fat Fighters]

[SheWillBeLoved]

I have a good 4 stone to lose - probably more but I wanna be realistic and not set an impossible goal that see's me reaching for the double choc muffins in a week!

I work 12 hour shifts 4 or 5 times a week, which see me sitting down for a max of 2 hours per shift - the rest is spent walking, lifting and pushing. I eat sensibly in work - cereal mid morning, jacket potato/salad or sandwich for lunch, then dinner with DP when I get home.

My main problem is that I seriously lack motivation, you'd think being amazingly unhappy each time I catch a glimpse of myself in a full length mirror would be enough, or the guilt I feel when I push DP away when he touches a wobbly bit - but nope.

While I eat sensibly in work, when I get home, I tend to just bang whatever DP wants in the oven and have that out of pure convenience - I don't wanna be chopping vegetables and steaming fish etc after a long day. I also can't be arsed going out for a power walk with the dog, or hopping on the treadmill - even on my days off. I don't wanna spend my 2 days off a week pounding the pavement covered in sweat! Lazy.. maybe.

So, ive decided that enough is enough, I NEED motivation. That's all. But I can't get motivated when I try and do this alone - I think "Ah feck it, no one is here to stop me, hello Mr Doughnut, stop looking at me like that... [gobbles]"

Anyone got any motivation tips? Or tips for when you feel yourself edging towards the nearest sweet tasting object? Please do share, my lack of will power and motivation is beyond a joke now! Hopefully we can motivate each other, and eScold each other when/if we slip up !

Hi SWBL. I have just rejoined the SW world thread - the reason I joined MNet in the first place - and am approx 1 1/2 stone heavier now than I was then (have had a baby in the meantime though).

I have around 6 stone to lose and I seem to be stuck in the mindset of "it's gonna take forever to even notice a difference so another glass of wine/slice of pizza/night off diet completely isn't going to have much effect". Not a good place to be. I stopped breastfeeding about 3 weeks ago, and am sad to say have not dropped any weight as if by magic, put gained.

So I have no advice as I am looking for some myself, but am up for a bit of virtual motivation.

BTW I saw that Special K advert on the TV last night and was almost tempted to stick "don't do it" notes on all the treat-containing cupboards

Just a thought, I HATE HATE HATE cooking with a passion, but a couple of hours spent making meals in advance ready just to heat up is time well spent (even though it seriously stresses me out when I'm doing it).

Exercise motivation I'm not so good on. I like to walk, but there are only so many routes you can take round our village before it gets boring. I sometimes go out when the kids are in bed and DH is warching trash on the TV as a)it's peaceful - no kids, b) I can walk faster - no kids! c) it's dark and no-one can see my tasteful "face clashing with fleece" combo, or the sweat

I have been doing these exercises at home out of a book (the books seem to be easily obtained from charity shops!). The hurt like hell, but don't take too much time if you do one of the mini-workouts.

Can I just say I love your thread title

I hate to admit but i'm in the same mindset as you in terms of 'one more won't make a difference' you're right, it's not a good place to be at all.. it's just getting out of it!

The cooking meals in advance did enter my mind for abit, but I hate cooking meals that i'm going to eat that day, nevermind preparing a few days worth of food in advance, essentially wasting a precious day off work doing so

I need to do something though - I just can't get the motivation to find a diet that suits me, and then stick to it. I think i'm going to take up more walking, stick on the old iPod and get going. I really should go the gym, but I ust don't feel confident in myself enough to be pounding away on a treadmill next to the token size 8 blonde who's jogging along, water in hand, without so much as a bead of sweat on her

Hehe thanks Drusilla, cream cake for anyone who guesses what I spent last night watching

sorry to be dim, but I have no idea what you were watching.

shewillbeloved - rosemary conleys diet might suit you if you are in to ready meals and the like. She says check the label and don't eat anything that has more than 5gr fat per 100gr.

Do you prepare veg to go with your evening meal? cos you could fill up on that.

Also it might be worth investing in a slow cooker. In the morning you just literally chuck in the meat, onion, and whatever veg you fancy, a bit of water (it literally takes less than 5 mins to do) then plug it in and when you come in you have a lovely healthy stew greeting you. You could do hearty soups, roast meats - alsorts with it.