I woke up this morning feeling a little discouraged. I've been going strong for about 3 weeks now and I just felt like I'm not making any progress although the scale and a few compliments I have received says I am. However, I do not want to let this feeling through me off track...I have still stuck with my routine thus far today. ok I'm feeling a little better after venting....this site is great because otherwise I may have just had a "forget this" moment and done something I would regret later.

Hormones can make us feel all kinds of crazy things, but let your work speak for itself. I think, maybe, you're looking at how far you have left to go, rather than how far you've come, and it can be more than a little overwhelming. But clearly you're doing something right. You're making progress, your body is changing, and I know you can stick with it. ^^

Raznt I'm with you. I want to crazy good results now! And i feel like I should since im working so hard. I realized last night that I really have to be patient. It seems like out of all the stuff i have been reading the first thing people write is " be patient, it takes time....".

So I surrender to patients.....but it is flipping tough!

garnetrising - i think thats exactly what i'm doing because my bf has a wedding in january (im a bridesmaid) and oct 31st is the day i've picked to actually do progress pics and so i'm anxious as to rather a difference will be seen.

amandamoon - thank you so much that is the magic word

12 pounds in 3 weeks is FANTASTIC. Own it, girl...you're doing great!

Agreed! I'm totally jealous of that speedy weight loss!

Grats on those 12 pounds!

Yeah, whenever I get frustrated at how "slow" I am losing, I think back on how long it took me to put the weight on (and most don't go into that as something they are consciously doing, "got to see if I can gain x pounds before xx/xx/xxxx" or anything, so the time frame can be long or short depending). But now that I am consciously trying my hardest (and sometimes just dragging myself along on plan) to drop weight, I figure that it shouldn't take me nearly that long to burn the pounds down, but it will take time more time than I would like as I won't just magically wake up tomorrow and be at a normal weight as much as I daydream about it!

I hope this makes sense, but basically the thin version , you can do this, just keep working on it no matter how long it takes you will get there!

Pop on the mini-goal and goal albums if that'll add a bit more encouragement. Sometimes seeing those images just lights a fire under my butt. So that's my suggestion!

thanks ladies i REALLY appreciate it

You're doing wonderfully, keep it up! There are tons of people here to support you, so if you ever have one of those 'forget this' moments as you said, come on here and chat with the people you know care! 12 lbs in 3 weeks is AMAZING progress! You can do it!