Losing weight is not something that you should take lightly. It is also not something that you just say "oh, I am going to lose weight" and then poof it happens. A lot of work goes into losing weight. On paper, behind the scenes and each and every day; before and after you start.
For me, the starting is the easy part; the keeping up with it is the difficult part. People will tell me all kinds of things as to why they think I am not losing weight. And yes, some of them are true. I don't eat right, I don't exercise, blah blah blah. Truth is, if I ate better, the exercise wouldn't be needed (as much). On the other side, if I exercise a bit more then the bad eating I do wouldn't have such a major impact.
The problem isn't that I am addicted to food, it is the fact that I am lazy. Fat people are lazy people (not all, but most).
Why am I saying all this? Because I have gained back the weight that I lost (plus some extra) over the last couple of months. I have been eating fairly better then normal and have been doing a little bit of exercise. However, the days I exercise I eat good, and the days I eat bad... well, I just sit around.
Everyone is going to tell you something that has worked for them, but honestly, losing weight is something that takes time and you have to do what works for you DURING that time. Don't listen when someone tells you that you have to run for 3 hours everyday or that you have to eat ONLY fruit and veggies for a week. Yes, they may have done it and it worked for them, well done, that is great. You won't catch me running that much or limiting my food intake to just fruit and veggies.
I still am working on what works best for me. One thing I know, if I do my workout first thing the morning, I feel great. More so because I know I need to do so I get it done and then I don't have to think about it again until the next morning. On the flip side, I am not a morning person and it is super hard to drag my butt out of bed early enough to do it... see, still working on it.
You are a work in progress, so don't stress over the big things. Just worry about the little things and how they are working for you.
Now, go do some squats! (You don't really have too, but it would be cool if you did!)
