Losing weight is about being healthy and that is what your focus should be. One of the biggest motivators for staying on track is to list the reasons you would like to be thinner. You will find as many reasons for this as there are personalities in the world, but one of the most common reasons for losing weight and becoming healthy is so that you can enjoy life.

This is a very general reason. For many people, it has to do with children. It is no fun to go to the park and watch other people chasing their children or participating in some other activity with them while you are not able to do the same. One of the things that saddens a parent the most is not being be there 100% for their child. If this is your case, use it to motivate you to change. If you do not have children or they are grown, find a reason that makes sense to you.

Making a commitment of this type means leaving the excuses behind. Very seldom is an excuse valid and most of them are worked through by other people every day. And if they can do it, you can do it also. Armed with your reason to lose weight and get healthy, you will need to work on three things. These are a healthy plan for eating, a plan for exercise and methods for getting past the mental things that can sabotage you.

There is no shortage of plans for eating. Can in mind that the easiest way to lose weight varies from person to person. You can order meals and have them delivered to your door, meal replacement plans are popular and then there are plans, such as; Weight Watchers that are based on counting calories, points or exchanges while eating a required number of servings from each food group. I prefer to follow a program similar to Weight Watchers because it allows me to eat goodies as long as I count them. If you pick a plan and find that you do not like it or cannot follow it, you do have other options. Use them and keep going.

Exercise…Some people hate it and others could not live without it. Wherever you fit into this spectrum, realize that exercise is essential to losing weight and becoming healthy. You will most likely not accomplish your goal without exercise. You have to have aerobic exercise, strength training and stretching as part of your workout schedule. You can get the information you need from books, videos and classes at your local fitness center. Personal trainers can be pricey, but they are worth the money and can give you all need to become physically healthy.

The mental part of eating has to do with the reason a person eats when they are not really hungry or past the point of being full. This could be as simple as being bored, tired, angry or overwhelmed, but unfortunately, for many people it runs deeper than that. You can have all the knowledge in the world about how to get healthy, but if you do not fix what is going on in the inside, you will probably not be able to fix the outside.

For some people overcoming compulsive eating may be as simple as being made aware of it and keeping a journal of what they eat and how they feel before and after they eat it. For others, counseling or some other type support may be needed to get to the root of the problem and make the necessary changes. Overeaters Anonymous has helped thousands of people learn to manage eating disorders of all types. This organization not only has members that are obese, but it has individuals that struggle with anorexia and bulimia.

Losing weight and getting healthy is a process and will take time and work. But anyone that has the proper motivation can do it. Find your reason for getting healthy and get started.

It is no secret that I have struggled with my weight for the last 10 years. I have had gastric bypass surgery and I lost 82 pounds, but I have struggled with maintaining this weight loss. I consider myself a food addict and other events in my life seem to have a lot of bearing on what I put into my mouth. My job frustrates me to no end, but I am sure I am not the only one that feels that way.

There is not enough to keep me busy and the environment I work in does not help. I sit in an area where there is always food. And when they are not serving lunch, there are the baskets and bowls of candy that are around the office. I have a personal trainer and I mentioned that my job was an issue and the first thing that came to her mind was stress. It is not stress that is the problem. It is boredom. Although there has been a lot of downsizing in my company, I do not make the big bucks so they probably will not make any changes in my department.

I consider the problem I have to be with food completely, because I am active. I walk several miles each week. I see a personal trainer and I took an exercise class last night that kicked my ass. I liked it though. The first half hour was very intense. The send half hour, although it worked you out, it was all done from a mat and it was very therapeutic. I really enjoyed that part of it and I plan on continuing with this class.

I have heard people say that it is hard to concentrate on changing more than one major thing in your life at a time and I am inclined to agree. I also have my share of debt, but I have put plans in place for repayment of everything. Now it is just a matter of seeing it through. By the end of the year my car will be paid for as well as many of my credit cards.

My biggest struggle at this time is managing my eating when I am bored, which seems to be a good part of the day. I try to plan things to do, but sometimes I am not very successful at sticking with the plan. The bad thing is my binge food of choice is sugar and it does affect my sugar level. It makes me irritable and affects my concentration. It is pretty much a vicious cycle. Once I get started, the cravings kick in and it is possible for me to consume a lot of calories in one day. My goal for the day is to not have any candy.

So it has been a while since I have been here and frankly speaking, things suck right now. I lost 19 pounds and have gained 6 of it back. I am stuck and I can’t seem to get past it. I am having a hard time dealing with the cold weather. I do much better if I can exercise outside, but I am a wimp when it comes to being outside when it is below 35 degrees. It has been unseasonably cold here, so that happens often.

I still exercise at least 3 times a week, but before I was exercising about 6 times a week and loving it. Now it seems like a chore. The title of this post was something I heard one of the contestants of “The Biggest Loser” use and it is true and I am hoping if I keep repeating it, I might begin to believe it. I know that when I posted on the blog regularly, that I seemed to be more organized about managing my health. So, I figured I would start here.

I think some of it may also have to do with some financial instability that I am going through right now. I had a fairly decent part time income from the internet and right now it is very inconsistent. Although it is probably only temporary, it still makes me nervous. I just feel like I am stuck in a rut and am looking for a way past it.

I am breaking most of the rules I set for myself. I think it is time to get back to basics and set some small goals for myself. I have started building blogs and selling them. I am going to put some of the auctions in the sidebar. They are well designed and very inexpensive for a turnkey site. Check them out from time to time. Maybe you’ll see something that you’d like to own and make money with.

Right now sweets are a huge problem for me. If I can go one day without them, it may give me the motivation to get back on track. I need something and I hope I find it soon.

Weight loss motivation can sometimes be very elusive, but those that can keep their motivation up will reach their goal that much sooner.

I have gained 2 pounds that I just cannot seem to get off. Now to most people this may not seem like much, but I have set my weight loss goal for the time being at 25 pounds. I have gotten as much as 9 pounds of that 25 off, but here comes this 2 pounds.

I have not binged and I still exercise a lot. I would guess it is just a matter of time and the 2 pounds will come back off and hopefully more after that. I struggle much more with the eating part of getting healthy than the exercise part. I do well in the morning and can manage my eating in the afternoon, if I concentrate on it. But this tends to be the most stressful part of my day.

I have set my weight loss goal at 5 pounds a month and I am hoping to have the 25 pounds off by Thanksgiving. So, right now in order to reach that goal I need to lose 7 pounds this month. But these are benchmarks and they are not set in stone. At this time, I have the strength to continue the new behaviors I have established.

My weight loss motivation is high. I have no hesitation when it comes to exercise, but I wish could exercise more control when it comes to what I put in my mouth. I embrace the good days and try to do things different when I have a bad day. Thankfully, my days are not nearly as bad as they once were.