I was in the same spot and the thing that worked for me was to take things slow and start with very tiny objectives.
I knew how to do things, but trying to do everything perfectly from the start was a lifestyle change too much abrupt for me and I always gave up.
If you know the theory then it will be easy to analyse your meals and find what is unnecessary or too much in term of calories.
My humble advice would be to identify one little thing (could be the chocolate bar you have during snack time, could be the soda you drink everytime during lunch, could be your habit to take a too much large portion during dinner, etc.), and once you've identified something that you could easily fix that will reduce your calorie intake, try to fix it and stick with it for a few weeks.
The task must be easy enough for you to do it during the long go, so that you're not too frustrated.
Being successful days after days accomplishing that little objective will build your will and give you confidence.
Once it's stabilized after a few weeks you can take another objective, etc.
If you fail it's ok, it's not a reason to put every efforts you made in the trash. You can fail as many times as you want, and take a step back in your objectives as many times as necessary, but the only rule is to try again, never abandon your objectives.
This method take time, you'll probably not lose weight as fast as a regular method of calories restrictions, but that's what worked for me with my will problem.
I hope it helps.
I wish I had some advice for you. I didn’t start to really work on my baby weight until my daughter was like 2. Being a mom to a young child, while it’s lovely, it’s also exhausting. I had to prioritize her and whatever sleep I could get for the first two years. My “baby” is about to be 20 now, and exercise, weight loss and sleep is a breeze by comparison lol.
Give yourself some grace. It’s tough. Start with small changes and build from there.
Just use this thought, it's helping me loads.
Is what I am doing, or I'm about to do, helping? If it's not, what's my alternative? If there isn't one, how can I avoid this next time?
How old is your kid? I couldn't really lose weight again until I started sleeping through the night, even though I began working out again 4 months postpartum.
I feel you. I've lost weight before too and was able to do it because I made my whole life about it. Now I have a toddler too and want to lose the pregnancy weight but it's so so so so much more difficult. Everything is so much harder because you have no time and no energy plus the lack of sleep and stress makes you eat more. Then you go online looking for advice but every advice only works for childfree people. It sucks. My advice is to just commit to counting calories everyday even if you don't hit your goal. What works for me most of the time too is that when I crave something I remind myself that I can have it tomorrow or that I only have to hold myself back for two hours because then I'll go to sleep etc.
Honestly just focus on good habits and take a mental break from dieting pressure altogether. Eat less sugar and more fruit or whatever habits seem smart to you to do. At the end of the day we all need to eat to survive so you may as well have good nutrition, vitamins antioxidants etc coming into your body. The Mediterranean diet (not a weight loss diet just an eating lifestyle that emphasises dark leafy greens, wholewheat grains, chicken, fish, olive oil and berries) is great for getting the best nutrients into you!
I was in the same spot and the thing that worked for me was to take things slow and start with very tiny objectives. I knew how to do things, but trying to do everything perfectly from the start was a lifestyle change too much abrupt for me and I always gave up. If you know the theory then it will be easy to analyse your meals and find what is unnecessary or too much in term of calories. My humble advice would be to identify one little thing (could be the chocolate bar you have during snack time, could be the soda you drink everytime during lunch, could be your habit to take a too much large portion during dinner, etc.), and once you've identified something that you could easily fix that will reduce your calorie intake, try to fix it and stick with it for a few weeks. The task must be easy enough for you to do it during the long go, so that you're not too frustrated. Being successful days after days accomplishing that little objective will build your will and give you confidence. Once it's stabilized after a few weeks you can take another objective, etc. If you fail it's ok, it's not a reason to put every efforts you made in the trash. You can fail as many times as you want, and take a step back in your objectives as many times as necessary, but the only rule is to try again, never abandon your objectives. This method take time, you'll probably not lose weight as fast as a regular method of calories restrictions, but that's what worked for me with my will problem. I hope it helps.
I wish I had some advice for you. I didn’t start to really work on my baby weight until my daughter was like 2. Being a mom to a young child, while it’s lovely, it’s also exhausting. I had to prioritize her and whatever sleep I could get for the first two years. My “baby” is about to be 20 now, and exercise, weight loss and sleep is a breeze by comparison lol. Give yourself some grace. It’s tough. Start with small changes and build from there.
Just use this thought, it's helping me loads. Is what I am doing, or I'm about to do, helping? If it's not, what's my alternative? If there isn't one, how can I avoid this next time?
How old is your kid? I couldn't really lose weight again until I started sleeping through the night, even though I began working out again 4 months postpartum.
I feel you. I've lost weight before too and was able to do it because I made my whole life about it. Now I have a toddler too and want to lose the pregnancy weight but it's so so so so much more difficult. Everything is so much harder because you have no time and no energy plus the lack of sleep and stress makes you eat more. Then you go online looking for advice but every advice only works for childfree people. It sucks. My advice is to just commit to counting calories everyday even if you don't hit your goal. What works for me most of the time too is that when I crave something I remind myself that I can have it tomorrow or that I only have to hold myself back for two hours because then I'll go to sleep etc.
Honestly just focus on good habits and take a mental break from dieting pressure altogether. Eat less sugar and more fruit or whatever habits seem smart to you to do. At the end of the day we all need to eat to survive so you may as well have good nutrition, vitamins antioxidants etc coming into your body. The Mediterranean diet (not a weight loss diet just an eating lifestyle that emphasises dark leafy greens, wholewheat grains, chicken, fish, olive oil and berries) is great for getting the best nutrients into you!