It is unlikely that you will lose weight consistently (i.e., weight loss is not linear)
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Good. strait-talk. Realistic advise.2
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+1,000. Great post1
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Thank you! I'm the newbie who started on Jan 1st and have been the same weight for almost 5 days and am about to lose my mind. And then, I read THIS. So thank you!
p.s. down 20.04 pounds down7 -
Thank you! I'm the newbie who started on Jan 1st and have been the same weight for almost 5 days and am about to lose my mind. And then, I read THIS. So thank you!
p.s. down 20.04 pounds down
20 pounds in 6 weeks? WOW!
And please, please don't get discouraged when that slows down. 'Cause it will slow down. A lot of people experience a rapid water weight drop in those first couple of weeks before slowing to a more moderate pace of 0.5-1lbs per week. That's okay. That's what's supposed to happen. It doesn't mean you've stalled or are failing. It means that what you're doing is working.7 -
You have no idea how much I needed to read this today! Thank you so much! I was seriously thinking about just giving up and buying bigger pants. I will trudge on......7
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PlaydohPants wrote: »I *officially* started in mid November and saw my first gain. Boo! +0.6 lb this week. Oh well, moving on. I was stalled for a while in December so it's not like I've been losing the whole time. But why give up now? 13 lbs down!
BTW this was a nice postThank you! I'm the newbie who started on Jan 1st and have been the same weight for almost 5 days and am about to lose my mind. And then, I read THIS. So thank you!
p.s. down 20.04 pounds downilovemypeekapug wrote: »You have no idea how much I needed to read this today! Thank you so much! I was seriously thinking about just giving up and buying bigger pants. I will trudge on......
I didn't get to quote everybody but you are doing great. Once upon a time, I would gear myself up to lose weight and then do absolutely nothing about it. A few months later, I'd look back and think of the potential progress that I'd let go to waste. Now, when I'm having a rough patch, I look back to the beginning of 2014 and see how far I've come. It really does help to look at that big picture when thinking about your progress.
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Excellent post thank you3
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I am only a few weeks into this particular journey but this one post has really put things in perspective at the most crucial moment. Its the moment of the first time a child on a long journey says: "Are we there yet? When are we gonna get there?". I have decided to be patient. I am also going to bookmark this post for when I want to ask those same questions again. Great words. Thanks.6
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I am only a few weeks into this particular journey but this one post has really put things in perspective at the most crucial moment. Its the moment of the first time a child on a long journey says: "Are we there yet? When are we gonna get there?". I have decided to be patient. I am also going to bookmark this post for when I want to ask those same questions again. Great words. Thanks.
I'm glad that you found it helpful. Keep on plugging along and you can do it.
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Very true. I've been doing this for several years and my weight loss has sort of a scalloped pattern--I lose 8-10 pounds, maintain at a new weight for quite a while, then go down again.
You can be doing everything right and not be able to see that on the scale right away. These things take patience!4 -
Thank you so much for this. Really I needed this.
I have stalled in weight loss, but then I measured myself. I have lost three inches in my waist and 2.25 inches in my hips.
It does show me that I am doing something even if the darn scale doesn't agree.4 -
- Focus on fat loss rather than weight loss. Consider doing some sort of strength training and eating an appropriate level of protein in order to maintain as much muscle as possible while losing weight. This will give you another aspect of fitness to focus on and is may help you get closer to the physique goals that you may have.
- Measure your progress by other means--use a tape measure to measure your waist, hip, thigh, etc. and then track the changes
You can lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. The much repeated mantra that it isn't possible is false for "overfat" beginners, which describes most people who are starting out on MFP.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adding-muscle-while-losing-fat-qa.html/2 -
Thank you, I really needed this today, and I'm going to write it out and put it up on my wall.2
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Great post!0
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Thank you for your great post.0
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Great post ! I'll have to keep that all in mind as I'm only back in Day 4 of my process .........0
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