my story of frustrated/not losing dilemma...

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skyler1

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my story of finally succeeding...change the attitude&name.

Okay, well yall have inspired me and i have decided to start a journal here. I'm so frustrated, I want to scream. I know weight loss is a LONG process and I'd be happy with 1 lb per week gone but that is not even happening. I've changed my eating schedule/foods, changed my exercise (cardio & weights) and nada. it's only been two weeks since I've seriously followed the calories 1200-1400 / day at fitday.com, but geez - nothing lost. i have 25 to lose and i really want to get this weight off. any help/suggestions/triggers that has worked for others is greatly welcomed. i drink lots of water. i take multivitamins. i was told i was eating too little for too long (salads mostly) but now i'm careful to eat at least 1200 calories. i know two weeks is nothing in the grand scheme of it all, but i am so frustrated, i feel like i could burst.
that's my story. what a way to begin...:eek:
i'll be back...
nice to meet yall.
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CW: 149
GW: 124
5'5"
29 years old
 
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Take a seat Skyler... take a couple deep breaths... relax a little. :)

I hear you, that you're frustrated, we all have felt like that. I'll also say that it took me a full month of "good behaviour" before I saw any progress at all. Give it time, and with a healthy lifestyle, pounds will be falling to the wayside before you know it.

I look forward to reading about your progress in your journal here :)
 
Thanks Beagle! I know....The non-instant gratification is killing me. Just gotta relax, follow the regimen and be more positive. It does help to see all yall doing so great!! I'm jealous but hopefully that will be me soon. Thanks for the support.
 
my new found patience

interesting how so many people "view" and not many respond. oh well. reading others will hopefully inspire just as good. today has been a good day. drank lots of water, work was fine, ate oatmeal, soup, green salad, tuna, little pasta - 1200 cal...elliptical for 1/2 hour, weight lifted, and some yoga to relax. hopefully my new found patience :) will help as well. hope you all had a good day as well.
 
There are so many diaries hun that it’s hard to get to everyone’s, but they may not have responded because there not sure how to help you. It may just take a while for your metabolism to kick in again and start you on your weight loss. Have a good day hun and keep at it..
 
I know where your comin from Skyler. It's great that you have such determination and you are already off to a great start. You will get far with a positive attitude. Not to mention that this site offers up great support. I've been working out and eating good for 2 and 1/2 weeks now and it was only today that I saw progress, and to be honest it wasn't I that saw it, it was my boyfriend. I have been teetering within the same 5 or 6 lbs this whole time and this morning my boyfriend said (on his own accord) that he could tell I was loosing weight. FINALLY!! So when I got to work this morning I weighed myself and sure enough I saw some results. Hang in there kid. One day at a time that's what I tell myself, and if that doesn't work than it's one hour at a time.
 
it can work, its what they all say!

thanks so much !! that's great that somebody notices but dont forget we do this work for ourselves! :) congrats on your progress. i didnt write in yesterday but i 've had two more days w/o cheating - eating 1200 cal. and exercising , elliptical and today was pilates. whoo. just gotta make thru this evening (i'm thinking movie) and its almost another friday. i really hope i see the scale move one of these weeks, but i guess if i stick with it then, i'm not missing anything, right? right cal/exercise/water/vitamins....that's what they all say, and yall, so i'm trying to just believe that it has to work. hope everyone else had some success .
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wow., that was so nice. thanks for checking on me. i went away for the weekend and i didn't exercise for three days, drank too much on saturday night and wasnt very healthy. anyway, i go weigh myself today and i LOST 2 POUNDS!!!!!! i'm so excited. i know that i am not going to continue my behavior this weekend all the time now (wouldnt that be great? :)),but FINALLY after so much frustration, i saw the scale move. it actually moved down. amazing...
 
Thanks!!

hi everyone. 2 lbs can seem so small but having an outlook of a true milestone and how HARD it was to come off was truly amazing. it has been SO long since i've seen that scale move. it is great. i guess this program & making yourself accountable for EVERYTHING is important and will work with patience (not so great at that one). anyways, today was good. 1200 calories, i'm behind on water so i have about 3 glasses to drink, and did elliptical, yoga, and some weights. whoo. hope yall had a good one.
 
hi. i'm back. today was fine so far. no dinner yet. i'm early today to report but i feel good and i have pilates tonight so that usually helps keep me in line. i had a family dinner last night and did OK. lots of desserts and fried food but ignored most of it. a few too many glasses of vino, but it was worth it and i still stayed in my 'calorie range'. i hope i'm not stuck again, but i'm not looking at the scale until next week - too happy on the 2 lb loss.
 
Sounds like your doing pretty good hun, way to go on the 2 pounds and you are doing excellent with your exercise.
 
ugh. christmas time is so tough. i had WAY too many calories yesterday 1900. mostly from wine. gotta get back on the horse but ouch! and i got no exercise in b/c it was an after work party. i am a little bummed. i know you cant be perfect everyday but this is such a hard thing to do already.
 
i'm on it. thanks rosered. did okay overall with all the christmas stuff, considering!! i am back on track again though. i just hope i didnt gain back those 2 lbs. i am off this week so i am trying to stay on schedule with food/exercise even though i dont have my weekly "plan" in tack with work in the way.
hope yall had nice holidays.
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well, had my weigh in this week & lost nothing. didnt gain back those sacred 2lbs from last week & i am happy with that success, but a girl gottta wish for 0.5 or something! i am glad that i am using fitday.com though b/c i was upset and hten i went through my diet journal and i have been good overall, just not good enough in terms of a few holdiays with some extra alcohol calories. we all know those aren't the good ones!! i'm just hoping that it is actually that and not that i hit another plateau. guess i'll find out last week. anybody know if it is possible or common, rather, to hit a plateau every couple weeks or so? i thought they were more spread out.
hope everyone is well,
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I so feel ya! I have been working out like a mad woman for 3 months & Im actually up 6 lbs...go figure! I had been cheating on occasion but nothing that should have caused me to gain. It is bizarre i tell you! Just keep trying...at least you get healthier even if the number doesnt change.
 
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