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Wolfie2000

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Hello everyone,

I am approaching my 30th birthday and I really do not want to spend it like I did my life so far. I want to be able to go to the beach at least once and not be embarrassed before I die.

There are so many resources out there to start losing weight but I find the biggest issues I have is the ability to keep going with it. How do you guys and girls stick with it. The longest gym run and healthy eating run ive had is 2 weeks - and then just give up. Work, friends, social life etc etc before you know it its been months cine you've gone to the gym.

Please need advice on staying motivated.
 
Hi Wolfie,
Good luck. Is your biggest issue consistency going to the gym? Rather than consistency on nutrition etc? What are you thinking of doing?
 
I would say both. Consistency is the issue.

I purchased a nutrition course on Udemy and got some new gym clothes and signed up again today to give it another go. My goal is to lose 50-60lbs as I just hit the scale and it says 252!!! Do you guys think its possible to reach even half that by next summer?
 
I can give some feedback some clients have given me that they've said has been vital for their motivation. I'm sure others will have their own experiences too. Firstly you don't see changes in your body day to day so take some 'before' pictures and then take pics every 4 weeks. Break down your target and not think about the 60lbs. If you've a target then to lose say 60lbs by June that's about 2lbs a week average, which assuming you have no medical reasons for not sticking to a nutrition and exercise plan is perfectly achievable for most people. So focus on averaging 2lbs per week each month. Weigh in the same time each week in the morning before you eat or drink anything. But don't get hung up on your weekly numbers and understand it will vary each week, even if you do exactly the same thing, the monthly average is the important one.
As for the motivation, most people that I work with find challenging someone else helps the most because it makes you a bit more accountable so if you know someone that needs to do it too, why not suggest it? Long term however (for my own part) I think you do need to decide that you're making a change you can build into your life and prioritise (I.e being healthy and looking after yourself), which I know is easy to say and obvious advice.
Good luck, I'm sure there's more advice on the way
 
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