Hello

I've been feeling frustrated lately and today i began having the WORST day ever I'm a 25 year old woman and i've been heavy most of my life. My hightest was 228 when i was in my teens and i'm now down to 175 and i'm 5'8 tall. I know i've done well and I'm a lot better than I was back then, but it seems like no matter how hard i try I can't shake the last 20lbs. I guess I had a bad day today cuz I had an appointment with a plastic surgeon but decided not to go after all, i feel like I'm being vain by wanting to do that when I don't need it. So I told myself "it's ok, u can do it, it's not impossible..." So i came to work all teary eye because I so want to loose the weight but sometimes i feel so weak that i give in and give up. It's a constant battle that i have within myself.... I know i'm not HUGE but I also know I can do better...but i can't seem to get the energy and motivation to do it. So, i remember when i first started dieting WAY BACK i came across this web site...and i'm so glad to see it has grown so much... I decided to give this a try...maybe this will help me stay positive on a daily basis and make it easier for me to stick to the healthy eating and dieting habits I set for my self. I hope i don't sound too depressive because when i think about it yesterday i was SOOO confident...it's just today i woke up NOT too confident...I'm going to the gym tonight after work and like i'm sure u all know working out always makes us feel better...even if just a little.... ok, well i hope to make new friends here and i'm praying that this works out for me...

thanks
shy

Hi I am Jamie. I am pretty new myself. So, how did you manage to lose so far? I started Adkins...currently on day 3. Keep your chin up!

Well I started by joining Linda Evans Gym way back then and that's when i started loosing weight...i stayed active..the i enrolled to 24hours fitness...so it took me like 4 years to get to where I'm at now, but i stopped being active last summer and now i'm having SOOOOOOO much trouble getting back on track... I my friend's husband did the adkins and he lost a lot of weight so good luck

Hey shy, my name is Autumn. I think the best way to lose weight and keep it off is to count your calories and excercise regularly. I think it is so awsome that you lost all that weight. The longer it takes to work off, the longer it stays off. Based on your hight, age and weight, to lose weight you should consume only about 1576 calories a day. To maintane your current weight you need 2326 (with lite excercise daily). I think you have come a long way. What happens after losing so much weight is your body plateaus, meaning it reaches a comfortable, healthy weight. That is why that last 5, 10, 20 pounds are so hard to get off. When you reach a plateau, you need to increase your physical activity. (e.g. If you use a treadmill, adjust it to interval training). I hope this helps, if you have any more questions, send em on over.

Hi Autumn!
Thank you for the advice I really do love working out, but lately I'm tired all the time so its so hard for me to stick to it.......but i will I'll manage i'm sure