I started April bouncing between 207 and 210. This morning I weighed 200.4. While I consciously know that's progress, that I'm moving in the right direction, etc, it's just not much consolation today! I feel like I should be into the 190s at the least!
I suppose part of the issue is that I had dropped to 196 when I came home from vacation March 1. So I'm still not even back to where I was two months ago (though I've been bouncing between 195 and 205 for about a year).
7-8 pounds in a month is about right, pretty good in fact. So why do I feel like I'm still just treading water and not making any progress???
Another 8-10 pounds in the month of May will bring me down below my "usual" range - hopefully this will be enough of a difference to make me feel like I'm making progress?
Is anyone else fighting with this? I just need a reminder that I AM making progress, that even though I'm still heavier than I want to be, I'm moving in the right direction.
Like you said yourself, you're doing great. Weight loss, sadly, is not just in one direction. It goes up and down. Do you take measurments? If I ever think I'm not losing enough weight I grab out my tape.
Or one I plan to use in future, is to pull out a 'fat' photo.
I fight this ALL the time, especially when I see others progress on the boards going much quicker than myself. Normally I'm a very patient person, but my weightloss is another story I guess. I try and remind myself EVERY day to have patience with myself as I do others and I will be fine.
I know that it can seem slow, but you really just have to have masses of patience and bit by bit the weight does come off. You just have to stick with it and by this time next year you will be sooo happy that you never gave up!
It took me 2yrs 8mos to lose half my weight. It was a long journey but I learned alot about myself during it and though it took a bit of time, it was well worth it.
I hear ya'll! I know 1-2 lbs a week is healthy, but I really would love if I could just lose 20 lbs in a week (and then keep it off!).
Whenever I get really frustrated with it, I have a super easy fix.
1) Listen to "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World.
2) Pay attention to the lyrics.
2) Repeat as necessary.
Snippet:
"Just do your best, do everything you can.
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.
[Chorus]
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).
You are doing great! I spent a month bouncing around with 4 lbs lost 4 gained over and over again. It drove me nuts!!! So believe me I feel you pain! Just remember even though it's a slow process your ticker HAS moved down, you ARE losing weight, and you ARE becoming a more healthy you!!!
its so true. When i was 18 (10 yrs ago) i went on pills from my doctor and I lost 50 lbs in 8 weeks! it was nuts, but not healthy. I gained it all back and then some, so I'm now doing the working out/watching my diet route. Its hard work and so frustrating... but i know that every pound i lose is a pound that won't just "jump back on" like with fad diets and pills.
Frustrating, how right this is. There are those weeks when we think "I've sticked to plan, exercised well, I must have dropped 1 lbs", and... noooo, nothing. Sometimes it is indeed maddening. I guess it's mainly because of all the changes that we need to do at first: we probably feel like we're doing a lots of efforts (which we do, heh), and as such we want (need) to see good results quickly, to be 'convinced' that we're doing it right, and not in vain.
But 7-8 lbs a month is pretty normal and healthy, so don't doubt that you're on the right track!
I think that this is my problem. I feel like I have to loose quickly, so when I don't..I give up! But that is not going to happen this time. Just by coming here and reading posts gives me the strength I need lol. So stick with it, and you will get there!!!
Slow and Steady... and Frustrating!!
I guess it's mainly because of all the changes that we need to do at first: we probably feel like we're doing a lots of efforts (which we do, heh), and as such we want (need) to see good results quickly, to be 'convinced' that we're doing it right, and not in vain.
