Female, 23, 5’9, HW: 151 CW: 148 GW1: 140 FGW: 130

So over the beginning of quarantine I managed to gain about 11lbs. I was eating like shit and not moving one bit. I felt disgusting when I stepped on the scales and I’ve vowed to lose those 11lbs which would get me to 140lbs and maybe if I felt good I could lose more and be 130.

I started tracking on My Fitness Pal on April 27. I have been trying to eat 1300 calories a day. I thought the weight would just fly off me and I expected to be at least halfway to my goal weight by now. It couldn’t be farther from the truth. I managed to lose 2.5lbs and keep that off but I have plateaued at 148lbs for 6 weeks now.

Now the problem isn’t that I don’t know why, I know exactly why. I’m struggling really hard to switch from how I was eating to eating healthy and under my calorie limit. I think I did really well for the first 3-4 weeks of it, hence why I lost 2.5 lbs but I’ve been eating well over 2000 each day. It’s like I have no self control. I’m still motivated to lose weight because I can’t stand now I look at the moment. My boyfriend is currently with me and it’s making it harder to stick to a proper meal plan and a diet. I’m not blaming him as I’m a grown woman who can make my own decisions and they’re all my own choices but I think if I was on my own it’d be far easier to have a routine. I was exercising almost every day for the first few weeks but it’s dipping a lot more now and I hate it.

I don’t have a specific time frame I want to lose this weight and I’ve always heard the slower the weight loss the easier it is to keep it off. I just hate when I’ve spent the whole day eating like shit I just feel disgusting. Any tips on how to stay motivated and make it a lifestyle change rather than a quick fix?

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