Hardest thing about losing weight...

Losing2Live1989
Losing2Live1989 Posts: 423 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
What was the hardest thing for you about losing weight?

Mine is getting on track and staying on track :(
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  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Getting far enough along to believe this will be the time and staying committed. Most of my failed attempts fizzled inside the first 15, often by losing 10+ really quickly and then easing up (because it seemed to be coming off so easy :ohwell: ) and backsliding. Then recovery was harder.
  • AMHouse85
    AMHouse85 Posts: 285 Member
    Mine is staying on track too! I loaded my FB page up with some motivational fitness related people so I see it all the time. I get on Pinterest and hit their Health and Fitness boards too. What I find helps me the most though is looking back at my "before" pictures and seeing how much I have changed. You will have good days and bad, such is life, but getting back up and keeping at it is the key.
  • stephenszymanski
    stephenszymanski Posts: 114 Member
    Definitely staying committed.

    I've fallen off a few times, but the key is to pick myself back up. I've done it every time thus far. I'm realizing that this isn't a weight loss journey. It's a lifestyle change.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Patience is the big one for me.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Patience and consistency.
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    How long it takes.....
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    Waiting. Once you have committed to eating fewer calories and burning more, it becomes a waiting game. I have a lot to lose so I will be waiting a long time. While I am waiting I will be logging a lot and walking a lot. Perhaps I will start lifting at some point or I might take a dance class or something like that. But, really it all comes down to waiting for my life style changes to bring my weight down to a normalish level.
  • KAYRRIE
    KAYRRIE Posts: 201 Member
    In the beginning, the hardest thing was learning how to eat right and the process of eating to lose. I thought I had to nearly starve myself, which is why it never lasted. Now I'm doing great with that part. Currently, the hardest part is wanting to do more than my body is capable of still. My mind is ahead of my body and I want to do more things but I'm just not there yet. Oh and the patience it takes to get to my goal. That probably bothers me more than anything.
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    My problem is staying on track with my food and beverage on the weekends. I was really good about it the first year I worked on losing weight, then I started letting some of the crap back into the diet on a more regular basis. I am really good all week, but not so good on the weekends. I am very committed to the workout part and in four years haven't skipped more than 3 days in a row, except when I had hip surgery. That was doctors orders, although I was doing physical therapy the whole time.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I always get to a certain number, usually round ones, 190, 180, etc and think I can go back to my old ways and keep losing. Strangely enough, it doesn't work :laugh: . Then I have to start again, cuz. I've usually gained 4,5, 6 pounds back.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Patience is the big one for me.

    Me too. At this point, a year in, I'm fine at getting my exercise in consistently and keeping my cals reasonable (most of the time), but being patient is the part that I get stuck on.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Moderating my strong desire for food
  • SlimSumday
    SlimSumday Posts: 379 Member
    The hardest thing for me was just saying NO. :wink:
  • ravenrxx
    ravenrxx Posts: 455 Member
    Patience & Staying on track! Eating within my calorie range can be tough, because I looove burgers,fries,desserts,etc.
  • StinkyWinkies
    StinkyWinkies Posts: 603 Member
    trying to figure out that fine line between weight loss and no weight loss calorie deficit amounts.
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    Patience and consistency.
    Exactly this.
  • terri_journey
    terri_journey Posts: 287 Member
    [quote

    I'm realizing that this isn't a weight loss journey. It's a lifestyle change.
    [/quote] This is so true!! You have to get past the diet part and realize this is a Forever Lifestyle change. It can be done!! :happy:
  • maecrocker
    maecrocker Posts: 56
    Let's see, giving up my go tos when I get busy, cranky, bored, angry. Namely: doritos, dunkin donuts bacon egg and cheese on a croissant, ALCOHOL, bagels and cream cheese, marshmallows (I love marshmallows), mochaccinos, did I say marshmallows?
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    For me it was getting started. I kept saying I needed to do something about my weight and fitness, but would never do anything real about it. Once I got started and into the habit of exercising and watching my calories, it got easier to continue. I am now at the point where I look forward to exercising and cooking healthy meals.
  • cavia
    cavia Posts: 457 Member
    Being hangry on most days.
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I find it's harder to lose as I get closer to my goal. These last 20 pounds just don't wanna budge! So yeah, probably patience for me. XD
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Patience, patience, patience. No matter how many times I fell off the wagon, I got back on, no matter how many times I gave up exercise, I always re-started, but waiting to see the fruits of my labor... frustrating. Especially when that 4 month plateau hit and I thought it was hopeless.

    Also, the hardest part is the last 15. I have been at it for a year, and nothing will get it off. o.o
  • royvor
    royvor Posts: 271
    Not seeing the scale drop sometimes
    Being judged that I am overly consumed with my new lifestyle of exercising and eating healthy and people saying I am obsessive or scared of food and have a problem, no I am just thinking more about what I eat, to those I say "it is called mindful eating".
  • littlelady2b
    littlelady2b Posts: 104
    The hardest part for me is lack of support I have friends on my page that I support all the time but I rarely get it back. I put an I need help question up on my page to see how many people would answer me and no one did. So I feel like I'm on my own here. Other than that the site is great. :frown:
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    For me the question would have to read "is" rather than "was". The most difficult thing about trying to lose weight is having those times when I KNOW that I've been kicking my own butt, yet not having any weight loss in that week or few days or what have you. I suppose my answer is that patience is a virtue...one that I don't seem to have acquired yet. :grumble: :embarassed:
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    is not loosing it...
    despite a healthy lifestyle. Eating right and exercising regularly!
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    Balancing my performance goals, with the weight loss goals. I've always been a "I want to have my cake, and eat it too" kind of girl.
  • megs2003
    megs2003 Posts: 90
    The hardest part for me is lack of support I have friends on my page that I support all the time but I rarely get it back. I put an I need help question up on my page to see how many people would answer me and no one did. So I feel like I'm on my own here. Other than that the site is great. :frown:

    You might need some new friends! You can add me if you want.


    Same as everyone - consistency and patience. I travel a lot for work and find it hard to stay on track while away and then sometimes it takes a week or two to get back on track. Add to that when I am being consistent, I keep expecting big changes, even though I know it takes time, especially since I don't have that much to lose to get to my first goal.
  • VanessaG02
    VanessaG02 Posts: 50 Member
    The hardest part for me is lack of support I have friends on my page that I support all the time but I rarely get it back. I put an I need help question up on my page to see how many people would answer me and no one did. So I feel like I'm on my own here. Other than that the site is great. :frown:

    I completely understand how you feel. My solutions was to still motivate and support them b/c everyone needs help but to also get some active friends that we could equally motivate and support each other. That has definitely helped me out a lot. Feel free to add me if you'd like. I log on everyday, or at least I try too!

    The hardest thing for me is not only staying motivated when I don't see any change but also trying to fit more exercise into my daily routine. I work a lot and always find myself exhausted at the end of the day. Monday through Thursday are the worst for me. Friday and the weekends are much easier b/c its more of a relaxed day and I have more time to get my workouts in. I keep telling myself baby steps!
  • _chiaroscuro
    _chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
    I've been stung by the unexpected line in the sand that appeared with people I care about. I decided to be great. I decided to become the best of me. They don't like it and won't come with and be their best too. It makes them uncomfortable and avoid me and that hurts. And no I'm not dogmatic, just happy. I had some crabs in a barrel I didn't know about. :(

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