Hello Room:      I got motivated today. Walked 10 min. on the tread mill at 2.5mph.  I feel good when i work out.   I have been in a funk for the last 2 weeks.  Today i exercised. and feel better because i did.  I don't know. I have been on Alli for 4 Weeks now. I am managing to stay with the eating program for the most part. I do eat healthier  now.  i lost 8 lbs so far. gained 2 lbs of that back but i still kept off 6lbs though. I have to look at what i have accomplish not as much as how much i weigh right now.  I am about to drive myself crazy with do this and don't do thats. Am i doing this right am i doing that right.  Changes even good changes causes anxiety attacks for me. Maybe when i get into a good routine i will settle down with the anxiety of new changes.  Sound strange but it  is true.  Thanks for listening.  Brenda

Hi Brenda,

Congratulations on finding your motivation again. I see that you have some posts on here that have received some really great responses to. I hope that you check back on the posts that you have written. You may find some more tips on finding your motivation and succeeding at this.

Keep up the great work,

Betty Kovacs, MS, RD

Hi Brenda:

I'm so glad that you're motivated again.  It is also good that you're doing your exercises.  Exercise, as you know, is a stress reliever.  It is hard to adjust to a lifestyle change, even though you know it is the right thing to do.  It sounds as if you get stressed easily.  May I make a suggestion.  Take five minutes every day to meditate.  It will work wonders for you.  Go into a quiet place alone where you will not be interupted.  Get into a comfortable position.  Close your eyes and try to clear your mind.  It helps to recite a 'mantra'..(any word that end with the mmm sound...ummm, bum,,,,rum....) for several seconds...this might sound weird if you are new to meditation but it will help relax you.  Now visualize yourself at your goal...mentally encourage yourself, reaffirm your confidence in your abiity to achieve your lifestyle changes, reenforce your motivation by focusing on your successes.  Five minutes is all it takes, and you will be surprised at how much better your day will go.  We are all in this together.  We can make it.

Liz

Hey Brenda.. that exercising does help a LOT! I've been in a funk too.. but it seems to raise my spirits when I hit the gym or take the dog out. My first 3 weeks I had only lost 6-7 lbs.. then my fourth week I exercised and lost another 6 lbs! Ever since then, the gym has been my best friend! :P

Good luck.

Hey Brenda- I am glad you are working your way out of the slump you have been in. Exercise is  really good thing to do . I too have been on lli for four complete weeks and have ony lost 5 pounds with it but I have a feeling we are about to break some records.

C