Hi everyone. Most of you know me and most of the time I'm But not at the moment. On Tuesday I felt so tired, I went to bed at 8.30, and did the same last night. I had a big row with Col, who was complaining he never sees me. As we were sitting on the couch all I could feel was fat, on my stomach on my thighs, and I just felt so depressed Which is not a normal emotion for me.

I'm fed up. I'm working my butt off, and I am not getting scale results. Yeah I know the scales aren't everything. But I haven't lost a pound this year. I know I'm building muscle, and I have lost a dress size, but I'm just so fed up. If I have to work this hard just to maintain, what do I have to do to lose.

I'm weighing in today. If I lose this week I'm gonna scream. I've had a week off the eating plan, doing crazy things, like having a chocolate bar if I want one, or a dessert at work . Probably hitting 2000 calories a few days a week. It was a planned lapse and something I do regularly, at least 4 times a year.

I guess I just needed to invite someone to my pity party.

And I keep hearing in my head what I would tell one of you all if you posted this, so I kinda know what I am gonna hear, and what I need to hear. Some of these wouldn't hurt either

kykaree - how many inches have you lost this year? I would be happy at my current weight if I had a 24 inch waist and 34 inch hips! It's okay to have a pity party, reminds us you are human... should I bring a covered dish? This will pass and you'll drop the weight, you my dear, are on one heck of a plateau! Mix it up, try something new... I don't know what since I don't really know your plan, but something!



-Aimee

You are always such a voice of reason, yes, this is not like you (from the posts I've seen) but you're allowed to be human. Exercise without the eating plan doesn't work... at least not for me. Actually for me the eating plan is the most important component. It can't be just any eating plan for me either... seems that the one that works is a low glycemic one. I've done the exercise thing - tried working out like crazy every day, sometimes twice a day - lost a few pounds and even more inches but no weight... then switched things around, designed my own eating plan based on what I knew worked for me in the past, made meal plans, recipes based on that, planned what I would have, shopping lists etc... stopped going to the gym everyday but walked instead 30-45 mins (not even all at one time)... and started ballroom dancing one night a week 1-2 hours... it was the eating that made the difference... until I made that change I was fooling myself. I am not perfect but most days I am motivated... and made the promise to myself that when it no longer worked I'd reassess to see what I was doing, and get myself back on track.

So bottom line - be honest with yourself... maybe a bit of denial? When you're ready the answers will come... don't be so hard on yourself. : )

Well, I was true to my word, I weighed in at the gym and screamed. I have lost a pound. A precious, pretty pound.

But I've been off my eating plan ( a low GI sensible plan with lots of fresh fruit and veggies) for a week.

So I have concluded that perhaps I am hanging on too tight and creating too much of a deficit with my calorie intake. So I am going to have another treat week! If I lose weight again, I know I'm on the right track.

Thanks for both of your thoughts, I'm feeling a little less aarrrgghhh!!!! now.

Oh and Aimee, if you bring celery and cottage cheese to the party, I'll kill you!!!!

I bet your body needs adjustment for whatever reason our bodies do this form time to time. I hope that you will see a loss at the scale. The scale can be a horrible thing sometimes especially when you see a dress lost. Good luck!! I know you will see new results!

Scales are evil. Devil spawn. I firmly believe eating less (esp "healthy" foods) and moving more will cause weight less. But it seems to happen in an odd time frame. Sometimes it seems to take a long time for your body to catch up to you doing all the right things. Keep finding other ways to measure your progress -- like all the things you can DO now that you couldn't before. Eventually the scale will conceed.

Oh, Kylie

I know how you feel..plateaus are a b*%#@!
I'm glad you lost that pound and I just wanted to give you a great, big

xoxo
Linda

Sorry you're feeling low, Kylie. Good to hear you've worked another pound off though.

We're often talking here about concentrating on short-term, small goals, but I think this is one of those times to take a step back and look at the big picture. You've lost 64 pounds! 64! That's a heck of an achievement for which you have every right to be proud.

You know what works, so keep on doing it and you will continue to reap the rewards.

Ky--You are one of my heroes on this board. You are so consistent and disciplined. I'm glad the scale decided to recognize it for you.

You know so much more about diet and exercise than I do, so I'm just going to offer a couple of


The scale is a harsh mistress!! Hang in there! You'll do it.

PS Congrats on the lb.

I would try something differant on excersise. try adding something new or uping the minutes. Maybe the eating plan you have is not right for you. Maybe you are not getting enough calories. I would try to get more calories but make them heathy cals !!! Good luck!

Thanks for the support guys. It's so weird that having been inspired by so many on here for so long, I've become an inspiration too!!!

Ladybugfun, thanks for the thoughts.

I think the calorie intake is at the heart of the issue, but my nutritionist/trainer isn't convinced. But this week has been my relaxed week on the eating plan, a chocolate here, a baked apple and custard there, a small pizza meal - and I have lost!! I've still followed a healthy diet, but more relaxed than normal.

If anything, I might be a victim of over training. I exercise at least 90 minutes 5 days a week. But on my two rest days I often swim or hike and I do yoga. I need to be stricter with my rest days!!!! I shake it up all the time, I try new things every week. I keep my body guessing!!!

It's more the mental process that's annoying me, rather than the plateau. It's not easy losing this amount of weight, even though our bodies need to be lighter, it's hard for them to give up fat.

I'm gonna have another relaxed week this week, and see what the scales do, if they go up, then I'll pull back, if they stay the same, I'll tweak a bit, if they go down again, I'll just keep doing what I'm doing with relaxing my eating.

And try not to get sent to a mental institution in the mean time

{{{{{ KyKaree }}}}}

Thanks for being so honest. I too have not lost anymore weight. I've been at this same weight, actually a few pounds less for 2 years!!! I can't help but feel like I could do more. I have no advice, but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.

I look forward to reading the advice given to you. Keep on being honest, who knows maybe that is what will turn this around.

Here I am, late to the (pity) party! Hang in there, kykaree, you've accomplished so much already by improving your health, building muscle, losing inches, shedding over 60lbs. ~ you can't let a device with numbers dictate your happiness. I certainly know about the frustration of plateaus and how a shakeup in your eating can be the answer. You're knowledgable, you're successful and you're going to get through this and keep on going, baby!

Believe me, I know from personal experience (arrgh) how discouraging it is when the scale is JUST NOT showing your hard work. But if you're losing inches, remember what I always say to my mom: "I don't care if I weigh 300 pounds if I can get into a size 4!"

Hur-yuk, Hur-yuk. But it's true!

I won't reiterate all the true stuff everyone else has said, but I will say that I am in awe of you and how dedicated you are. Your body has to catch up with you at some point, right?! I wonder if it would help to take a week off exercise? It's something I've been toying with myself because I'm feeling a little exhausted and overtrained... Just a thought (I know I'm too afraid to do it right now, but I know it's worked for some other people).

Anyway, just wanted to let you know I'm so proud of you and your 60+ pounds!