Taking Control!

Been getting irritated lately. I knew I wasn't going to keep dropping a pound a day for long. But I was down to 262 at thanksgiving, and while I had to lose that weeks 4 lb gain....Its now 12/15 and I'm still sitting here at 260. I really wanted to be down to almost mid 250's by christmas and thats not going to happen.

I am sticking to my diet. No change other than I try to get some walking in every day now. I know "it happens" but still. I'm frustrated.

I seem to be holding on to each pound for 3 days at a time.
 
A pound every 3 days would be amazing progress for most people! Good for you sticking to your plans and not letting the frustration take over: these are annoying times and even maintaining would be a pretty sweet deal at the moment.
 
I totally understand the frustration of not losing when you think you should be. What keeps me going sometimes is the thought that people give up just before the breakthrough happens. So keep going and you will be in the 250s before long thinking, 'Was that so hard?' :D
 
I know your all right, but I've spent the whole month of december in the 260s now. I've been at 260/261 for a week now! grr. Just in time for christmas too. But it is what it is.
 
I've gotten frusterated with my stalled weight loss and distracted by christmas already. I'll be back ( a few pounds heavier) after christmas!
 
Hi Guys I'm back!!! I only gained 2 lbs in the last ten days...no idea how but I'm excited! I'll have those off by the 1st and I'm going to rev up my game so I can lose 100 lbs by this time next year. I'd like to lose 40 by spring/summer so I can go kayaking!

Christmas was fantastic! My husband and I both had our kids with us. We were able to buy more for them than expected and my husband spoiled me with gifts! It was just a beautiful day all together.

We found a church we like and have decided to stay there, its good to be back where I belong!
 
Great work not really gaining weight! (2 lbs sounds like water weight to me.) Lovely that you were able to celebrate with your loved ones.
 
Glad you had a lovely Christmas, Korrie & only 2lbs of what will be water weight....well done :)
 
Hey guys...I'm back!

Had a bumpy couple of weeks. Husbands been sick, but he got a negative covid test so thats good!

I did join the gym about two weeks ago and met with a personal trainer to develop a plan. Its kinda overwhelming to me and I have lots of questions, but I'm going to post that in a separate thread as I'm not sure how many ppl actually read this 'diary"

Been frustrated and confused with my weight. Looked to be doing really well after christmas having only gained 2 pounds. I hung onto my maintence goals for about a week or so after that into the new year. I started back up on my 'diet" plan....started dropping a surprising amount of weight really quickly. 5 lbs in a week...that struck me as odd...but every day is kept looking good...but then on sunday i was down to 258..I ate super good all day looking forward to that 257 number...but it shot up to 262!! I couldn't believe it!! I assumed the scale needed its batteries changed, but my daughter and my husband both said their weights were correct.

So, that set me off and I was discouraged...havn't been eating good for the last week..but scale hasn't budged, still says 262. I've been feeling bad though, craving junk food again and havn't been to the gym. I decided this was a defining moment for me. I can either give up and not lose the weight OR i can pick myself up and move on. So I decided on the later. I"m going back on my sugar detox and going back to the gym. Period.

I've lost the last couple of weeks...that doesn't' mean I have to lose the next couple of months!
 
Korrie said:
really quickly. 5 lbs in a week...that struck me as odd...but every day is kept looking good...but then on sunday i was down to 258..I ate super good all day looking forward to that 257 number...but it shot up to 262!! I couldn't believe it!!
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That's sadly not uncommon after a big drop. Just stick to what you know and the numbers will go down again.
 
Korrie said:
Been frustrated and confused with my weight. Looked to be doing really well after christmas having only gained 2 pounds. I hung onto my maintence goals for about a week or so after that into the new year. I started back up on my 'diet" plan....started dropping a surprising amount of weight really quickly. 5 lbs in a week...that struck me as odd...but every day is kept looking good...but then on sunday i was down to 258..I ate super good all day looking forward to that 257 number...but it shot up to 262!! I couldn't believe it!! I assumed the scale needed its batteries changed, but my daughter and my husband both said their weights were correct.

So, that set me off and I was discouraged...havn't been eating good for the last week..but scale hasn't budged, still says 262. I've been feeling bad though, craving junk food again and havn't been to the gym. I decided this was a defining moment for me. I can either give up and not lose the weight OR i can pick myself up and move on. So I decided on the later. I"m going back on my sugar detox and going back to the gym. Period.
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I don't know if it'll be helpful but since we're about in the same weight range I can tell you my own body seems to hang on to it's pounds after a big loss too. I think it has something to do with your body going into fat conservation mode (to make up for perceived famine) so I was given the good advice to trick my metabolism by varying my calorie intake higher one day lower the next. It seems to have worked because I'm getting more consistent weight loss every week.

I get being discouraged by a lack of immediate progress but it's only lost time if you gain everything back and have to start again. So just start where you are an try not to beat yourself up over a few bad days. You can do this.
 
Korrie said:
I did join the gym about two weeks ago and met with a personal trainer to develop a plan. Its kinda overwhelming to me and I have lots of questions, but I'm going to post that in a separate thread as I'm not sure how many ppl actually read this 'diary"
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Coming from someone who can't get near a gym because of lockdowns, please keep going! Just pretend you're going on my behalf if you can't muster up the enthusiasm to go for yourself! I promise you, you will come to love it. You just need to get through the 'out of comfort zone' feeling of the first couple of weeks and you'll be flying it.
 
So true! Currently watching Youtube videos of other people working out to get my fix...
 
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