[MorticiaAddams]

I have been doing the Weight watchers Core plan online and have been steadily losing with a one pound gain a few weeks ago and now a 2 pound gain. Some times its very hard to see those gains. And yet I have to talk to myself for quite some time saying thats normal and that does happen. You cant be in a hurry, you know this happens. What can you do to differently and keep talking to myself so I don't give in like I have in the past. Even as my body begins to feel different I can feel those changes, but why does the scale hold such a hold over my feelings on my weight loss. Cant I just be happy with the changes I am making. Making them slowly and the right way. Struggles its so easy to give in. Its so easy to hear those words in my head, why bother. Motivation comes and goes, why wont it ever stay and hang around more often.
I feel like I'm going this alone. no meetings, and no one else to talk to when the tough gets going. The husband tries his best to listen and understand. He 's been maintaining and I had went up on my weight and now I'm working on going back down and I'm not at the lowest I was when I was losing so Im trying. Guess its just part of the struggles that I need to go thru and learn how to adapt. I'm adapting to the change of hours I'm on these next two weeks on my vacation, I work midnights and have changed my eating habits to adjust for my new sleeping times . I like how my body is changing I really hate that darn scale. It's part of my program to weigh in once a week. So I will continue to motivate myself as best as I can. Just sharing some of my struggles as I'm pretty sure that most of us have been thru them before to.
Hanging in there !!

[lalique]

I feel ya there. I was on weight watchers 2 summers ago, for about 4 months, and did really well, without even trying hard I lost 40lbs. After that I couldn't lose anything to save my life!

Don't give up like I did...

[Get n healthy]

Look at you. You are doing WONDERFUL. That is awesome.

I know what you mean though, it is so hard and it is one of those things that is just a battle that we will always have to fight. That is what bothers me the most. That i will always have the demon of food to temp me and fight with. While others get upset because they need to lose 5 pounds. I am one of those that fight to lose hundreds of pounds. But i have done this fight all my life. So now i am of the mindset, "get over it stacy, keep on eating right because what is the alertnative, to get back up to 300 pounds? Or worse. " Plus i keep telling myself, i want to watch my kids grow up. I want to be able to get in the floor and play with grandkids one day. How many 300 pound 70 year olds do you see? Not many. So, i want to get healthy in my 30's. i look at my kids and i know they are worth it, and I am worth it. I dont want to be diabetic at 34. I think of that when i say no to a peice of cake, or a second helping of something. So ask yourself what is important to you? What do you want to see or make it to in your lifetime? And then ask yourself, can you do that at 300 pounds? So lets just keep on fighting.

[luey]

I can't even imagine losing 60 pounds. That's incredible! I respect you and others who have made such amazing changes so much. When I get down I pull out old "befores" and concentrate on what I've done. Good luck.