Looking for the willpower to lose weight?

[EeveeElectro]

A bit of chub never hurt any one. In fact I like a bit of something to cuddle up to! I see incredibly attractive men of all sizes and wouldn't hold it against someone if he were skinny or chubby or muscular.
I do think as long as you're not incredibly unhealthy, if you're happy the way you are then it shouldn't matter.
Yes I do watch too much Gok Wan.

Anyway, a good motivation for me was when I bought a fairly expensive dress that I couldn't fit into when it arrived. So I hung it up in plain sight and used it as a reminder to lose weight. If I wanted to binge out, I'd look at it and say, "No! I must fit into my dress!" and it usually worked.
It wasn't a drastic weight loss, but I could have taken it further if I wanted.
The other time I managed to lose weight without even trying was when I first started taking my pill. It may have been combined with the fact I was walking to and from school and cut out fizzy drinks, but I still had unhealthy food sometimes. The pill can either make you lose or gain weight, and I managed to lose about 8/9 kgs and go down a dress size. I put it all back on in the past year or so though. I'd do anything to get back to that size ;-;

Also count calories. Having less calories that recommended (but don't be dangerous with it) is a very good way to lose weight.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

Diet is really the most important aspect of losing weight, even if you don't exercise you can still lose weight with a good diet (that's not to say you should). In terms of exercise the best thing you can do is make it fun. I go to the gym with a friend whos a similar fitness level, we also do classes to mix it up a bit (such as kobo/boxercise), this is also a great way to meet other people in your position and share tips with each other. Sports is a fun way to be active and help you to lose weight without feeling like a real 'workout'.

Weight lose is something which does take a long time, and diet and exercise is something which you have to implement into your normal life as a long term plan to really make it work.

Setting goals for yourself can be useful, as long as they are realistic. If you are a member of a local gym, you can ask someone to assess your fitness level and help you to make a plan for yourself.

I hope some of this was useful, and good luck