First off I have one thing to say:

Ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Ok now that that's out of my system I can tell you that lately I suck!! I was so motivated and on track and on plan! I was losing steadily (like between 2 and 4 lbs a week!) and I was exercising and not giving into temptation....and then June came! Between birthday parties and general busy-ness I have been so off track! I had gotten down to 226 (I expected to gain a little bit after tht weigh in because I did a lot of things to lose water weight) but I've been fluctuating between 226 and 230.... It was like the biggest loser challenge ended and I had no accountability or possibility of winning something so I stopped being so strict!

And I mean, compared to a year ago, my 'bad' eating is actually pretty good, but it's still not what I should be eating and I'm definitely not staying at 1200-1300 calories a day!

My exercise has also been off...with the heat it's hard to do a video or game inside and since we finished the C25k program we have been slacking going out our 3 days a week.

And yesterday was my birthday so this week consists of going out for dinner 3 nights with different groups of family/friends.... Ughhhh! I love going out but it's so hard to eat well when going out! Haha

Anyways, ya I need some motivation? Anybody got some to spare?

Did I write that post? LOL

I'm in the same boat as you, been slacking in the exercise department and havent lost any weight in probably a couple months.

For your birthday meals, check out the menus ahead of time and try to stick with it!

We can do this!

Definitely something in the air! Last month I lost 7lbs and this month I've been up and down the same few pounds. Sucks! Can't seem to get it together. Although I did go for a cycle today so that's at least something in the right direction but if you put a cake in front of me right now I would face-plant it.

1200-1300calories is super low though, why did you choose that number? You should be able to eat more and still lose.

And not gaining is still a big victory. I have to keep telling myself that because I'm feeling pretty useless at the moment.

We can dooooo it!

Thanks guys!

LeilaJey - To lose 2 lbs a week I can eat up to almost 1600 calories. I was trying to keep it between 1200 and 1300 just to maximize weight loss. It also makes me feel better knowing that if I go over my calories I can still lose.. It's a total metal game for me! I don't go below 1200 because I know you shouldn't health wise.

I often naturally eat around 1200. I don't generally calorie count but occasionally I do just to see what I'm eating and often on those days I feel really full and great (this was me 2 weeks ago). I thought I'd never need/want to eat more than that but the past 2 weeks I've just been hungrier and I guess I'm feeling guilty about eating more and then I'm eating even more because of that. It's all silly mental stuff really. As long as you have energy and are feeling good eating that low that's great but maybe your body wants a little more food for a while

I am only two weeks into the program. I am doing ok, but struggling with hunger between meals. I have avoided going out, but it is time to start running errands. I don't know how to deal with it

I've learned to use 100 calorie snacks between meals. It helps stablize blood sugar and lets me avoid the dreaded hunger headaches. It's not too hard to drop 100 from a meal to maintain my total calories for the day.

Join one of the challenges here on 3FC! If you are motivated by things like that it may help!!!

Have you thought about the Bridge to 10K program? I'm only on week 3 of the C25K, but I think I might have to do the Bridge program when I'm done to avoid the "okay, I'm done" mentality.