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I try to remain committed amd motivated to keep healthy and manage my weight. But I struggle, will be ok for 6 to 8 weeks, lose a few pounds, then slide backwards anf begin to give in to food cravings and lose motivation. This has happened so many times. I do a lot of bored eating but cannot get motivated to find other interests at this time.  
If there are others out there that share this issue and want to hook up for mutual support and motivation just pm me. I do not go to gyms but find ways to get some exercise in almost daily. But then.....I eat! Let's help each other!

Don’t be so strict on your diet. Do the 80/20 approach. Eat healthy and balanced. The more you deprive yourself, the more you binge. I used to have a huge sweet tooth. Now I barely eat anything with sugar. Even my coffee has milk only in it.

sweets and junk food after about two months working out in my home gym. My ways of getting there was diluting any pop or orange juice with 50% water. I switched from 2% to 0% milk plus almond and soy milk for variation. Low fat yogurt and oatmeal have become a bigger part of my diet. I use smaller plates and bowels to 'fool' my mind and basically eat only half the portions I used to have. Chips and chocolate had to make way to dry cereal (i.e. cheerios) and later vegetables with a small amount of dip. When cravings come on hard, I try to keep myself occupied, get the mind of the 'addiction' so to speak.  
I invested into a good blender to make my own smoothies which are my lunch replacement (fruits, peanut butter, soy milk & out meal). Having a hobby that can keep your mind and hands busy is a big advantage.  
As 1984FadedStar already mentioned, my coffee is just with powdered cream now (started out with flavored cream first to get rid of the routine to add sugar).  
The hardest time is movie time in the evening. My hand just wants to be busy, shoving something in my mouth. Plain popcorn, a dry nut and fruit mix or a dry slice of pumpernickel bread is usually the answer.  
By now I'm in my sixth month, lost 12 pounds of body fat and walk through the junk food isle in the grocery store without even considering picking up chips or chocolate for myself (my kids still want some though).  
It seems to me, after 8 weeks you just fall back into your cravings when you could have been almost at the point to overcome them. Keep trying, research some options on the Internet to find healthy replacements for your cravings.  
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My advice is be kind to yourself, never punish yourself with diet or exercise and keep it enjoyable so you can keep it up. I work out at home 30 mins per weekday to You Tube videos. Sometimes it doesn't happen but that's okay I just go back to it the next day. Instead of a "goal" of losing weight or getting fit I approach it as a lifestyle. I'll be exercising and eating right for my entire life. I also agree with the 80/20 rule. Just watch out we can very much underestimate the 20%. I try to stick to a healthy diet that keeps me feeling satisfied and not hungry on most weekdays leaving room for fun and socializing foods etc on the weekend. If one day I need to eat out for lunch, no big deal, I order what I want and then go back to the "healthier" foods at home the next day. It's consistency that matters and not the "rules" or sticking to something unrealistic every single day. You need to enjoy life, so sometimes that means pizza. But, go back to the chicken or salmon the next night. It took most of a year to shed some pounds and keep them off. Never rush weight loss, it will only come back on. I'm not super skinny but I'm fit, look strong and feel healthy. That's what is important. Good luck!

I changed my perception to healthy active living, no diet just common sense. Don't poison my body with sugars and refined or packaged food. Write it all down to keep track of your eating and activities. Not forever but i did for the first 2 years. It's been 10 since and I still feel great. No excuses, find fun things to do all year round. Cycle, run, walk, swim, ski, snow shoe. Learn to play with your activities then it's not a dreaded part of your day. Find new places to explore, you'll meet new people. It's a celebration of what your body can do. Just have fun...that's what works for me.

Looking for people to bond with over this subject. I’ve been losing and gaining the same twenty pounds for years and really trying to switch my mentality to just love myself at any size and just work on being active.

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get back up and try again.  
 
I have done the same cycle for years and years. I had a big scare last time.  
 
every time I lost I gained it back plus 10-20 so I was afraid to lose again. I cannot get heavier then I was that is an awful thought in my head. so I was very afraid to try again.  
 
I talked it through and worked on me not just my weight. I am happy to say I still screw up some days and weeks but... I lost weight and it has stayed off for 7 months. I am not going to gain it back nor the extra.  
 
access consciousness and a life coach which in all honesty is being able to talk to someone about your fears and having accountability to someone besides yourself.  
 
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