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Hi all, I have failed over and over to keep to my diet for weight loss. I am trying again and survived my Day 1 again of paleo and added the beginner body weight work out three times a week. I'm trying to lose 40 lbs and sometimes losing 2 pounds a week, although an accomplishment seems like such a slow process. I know that this is just the journey and I have to enjoy the process, not the end goal. I just wanted to know at what point during your journey, did you feel liberated from your past eating/exercising habits? It's like the feeling of your engine just revving up or the feeling of something in you just clicked. I'm looking for a little inspiration to keep me going every day for these next 5 to 6 months. Thank you

Thank you all for your support and advice! I have started my paleo diet again and actually got my family to help me cook. I think they just want me to be healthy and fit, but going about how to support me in the wrong way. I definitely come here every day when I am need of a boost. Currently, there are kit kats (my favorite candy) within 5 feet of me at work. I have not touched one! Whoo! Day 2 again.

Hi guys, I have tried to lose weight and failed many times for the past 5 years. I keep trying. I currently live with my family and my parents are also not at the ideal weight themselves. They make fun of my weight and tell me that at my age of 24, I should be very fit and skinny. That's easier said than done. Are there any rebels out there who are going through this journey with no support from family and friends? How do you deal with the day to day verbal and emotional abuse? My parents know I'm trying and struggling. Instead of being a positive energy in my life supporting me through this, they make fun of me and rationalize it by saying "If I'm not going to tell you, who is?" They use this as a justification to be rude to me, so I can be "teased" into losing weight. I'm just so done and I think a lot of the reason I've gained so much weight since I've moved back home is because of them. The stress of just living here and putting up the constant nagging and humiliation. Thank you for reading this and replying. I'm just feeling very down today, I guess

I decided to post a woot instead of feeling embarassed and ashamed that I fell off the wagon after three weeks. The first three weeks of December, I lost 6 pounds and felt amazing being on track. Then the winter break came with all the family dinners and treat days, I ultimately fell back into my old eating habits. Sometimes I feel like I'm climbing a steep, slippery uphill to a mountain and one wrong step I'm back at the bottom of the mountain. I realize now that what matters is that I keep climbing no matter what and learning where to step so I don't make the wrong steps in the same places. Three weeks was probably the longest I have stuck to a diet, so I am definitely proud of that. To all the rebels out there, one day, one week or even one month of messing up is not failure if you keep trying to and keep trying to improve and learn from your mistakes. Every millisecond is a perfect time to make a new decision and new choices for the better.

I haven't seen much of a difference in my body but at least the scale is tipping the other way!

Awesome job! I am two weeks into paleo too and it's been amazing. Holiday parties have been rough but I have not faltered! There is definitely an accomplishment of self control high that I never want to lose Good luck on the rest of your journey!!

Deciding to go paleo during the holidays could not be any harder. There are cookies, cakes and candy on every coworkers' desk and holiday parties filled with the same junk. Today I went to my work's holiday dessert party. No fruit was offered at all!!! BUT they used blackberries, blueberries and strawberries to garnish the plate of cakes, pies and cookies, so I went gathering around all the plates to make a bowl of berries for myself. Other people were even like where is the fruit plate?? I am usually someone who caves at these things. I usually feel too awkward to not eat the same foods and I fall into the pressure pretty quickly. I feel proud and accomplished to have been able to survive this dessert party. There is another one tomorrow. I can't wait for these parties to be over...Thank you for all your inspiration. I read through nerdfitness throughout the work day to keep me inspired and motivated. Cannot do this without you guys! Hope that you all have a happy, healthy holiday!

UPDATE: I put in my calories into myfitnesspal. I eat around 1400-1600 calories a day. And the carb flu has passed! I feel great. Just for a couple days there, I was sure I was getting extremely sick!

Hi everyone, I recently just cut out grains on Monday. My head especially have been feeling cloudy. I believe that I am eating well. Here is my typical diet: Morning: Sweet potato with grass fed butter Lunch: (I've been going to whole foods value lunches) Jerk Chicken, Kale, Roasted Carrots, Onions & Brussel Sprouts, and Pinapple Dinner: Half an avocado, chicken, veggies Snack: Walnuts I drink a lot of green tea and water throughout the day. Please tell me what I should be improving on. I'm really not loving this groggy feeling. Thank you!

I've been trying to lose weight for a couple of years now. My scale keeps swinging 10 lbs back and forth. Right now, I'm 23, 177 lbs, 5'7". After reading all your stories, reading Steve's blogs, Tim Ferris', I decided on December 1st that it was going to be different. I signed up for a gym right across from work, so it's convenient and can give myself no excuse not to go. I actually went to the free weights area, not caring about being the only girl. I have also switched to mostly paleo for my diet because I HATE counting calories. Thank you all for your inspiration and help! I will check back in when I start seeing changes. WOOT!

Hi everyone, I recently joined LA fitness and would love to be lifting weights opposed to killing myself for an hour on the elliptical machine. I have no plan on how I should be lifting weights at all. It would be a great help if you have a weight lifting routine that works for you at the gym! Thank you so much. Been struggling with losing weight for a while now and I am sick of seeing my clothing sizes increase every 6 months.

I posted in this blog a couple of months ago about my weight struggles. I still have them. I have actually gained more weight since then. I am 5'7" and 173 lbs. I used to be 5'7" 135 lbs. For some reason, in the beginning of my weight gain, I lied to myself saying that I was not getting bigger. told myself that I still fit into the clothes that I wanted to and still felt good about myself. After 20 lbs later, that was no longer the case. I saw pictures and was really unhappy with myself. I still didn't want to admit it to myself though so I still ate like I still had my metabolism of a high schooler (I'm 23, now). I have been doing a lot of reflecting lately and I realized I ate everytime I was depressed. I ate everytime I thought I was fat which made me depressed. I wanted to not be the fat girl trying to lose weight by not eating that slice of cake or pizza. I was somehow ashamed to admit to myself that I could not have some foods to limit my calories for the day and to be healthier. I used to be the girl that brags about how I can finish an entire pizza and felt great because I was 135 lbs. Now, I would eat the entire pizza because I feel depressed about being fat. I am also trying to reach happiness by having an addiction with shoe shopping because my shoe size hasn't changed. Now I am just tired. I am tired of the lies I tell myself. I am just done. I tell people now I can't eat that huge cupcake because I am trying to lose weight. I am trying to be healthy. I went to the doctor the other day and found out I had high cholesterol and low HDLs. I read the blogs and posts on this site and everyone really inspires me. I am now starting out small but trying to walk everyday and do a quick kettlebell swing or a work out in the morning before I shower. Any tips on motivation or eating or staying on track would be greatly appreciated .

Hi everyone, I'm 5'7" and 165 lbs. I would like to get down to 140 lbs. I am a huge emotional eater. It comes from family and personal stress. When I'm sad, I comfort myself with food but at the end, I feel like I punished myself. I can't seem to stick to my diet and stop binging on junk. I'm trying paleo and having trouble motivating myself to exercise. Any help on how you all stay motivated and what you do when you feel hopeless would be amazing help. I always feel motivated when I wake up and as I go through out my day I get more and more stressed. I've always been skinny without doing. The weight didn't come till college. I feel embarrassed to see my high school friends and have some family members who make fun of my weight gain. I'm just here to look for support because no one else in my family seems to support me. Thank you all.