OK, so now I am at a cross-roads in my diet adventure -- as you can all see, my ticker hasn't moved for months! Good news in that I am maintaining my weight loss. Bad news in that I am not losing more. Good news in that I am exercising and eating a balanced diet. Bad news in that I am eating clearly the right number of calories to sustain my weight (no loss, no gain).
I am SO FRUSTRATED, though, because I see clearly that to lose, I have to cut my calories and trust me, I'm eating reasonably (I follow Weight Watchers and eat three caluclated and balanced meals a day). I can't IMAGINE doing what our moderator Meg did and going on 1200 lousy calories a day with 60-90 minutes of intense exercise EACH AND EVERY DAY! BUT, I DO want to lose the pounds! I know there is no magic pill or system -- I'm just FRUSTRATED that for the rest of my life, I will have to seriously restrict my diet and work my a** off to get to a healthy weight. That I have nothing to look forward to but a lifetime of serious restriction and intense physical activity to maintain this healthy weight. That despite all my positive thinking and positive action, I STILL won't be healthy unless every morsel of food is weighed, measured, accounted for and worked off through serious exercise. I don't know how much more restriction I can sustain. I don't know how much more exercise I can do. Really, isn't 1-2 hours of aerobic activity (such as a step class followed by a 1000-m swim 6 days a week) ENOUGH???? On 1500 calories a DAY??? How much more will I have to sacrifice to be healthy?????? Can I sustain this routine???? Can I put up the the deprivation and hard work FOREVER???? Is this a reasonable lifestyle for ANYONE other than a personal trainer??? HELP!!!!!!