The Hardest Part About Success....

JonoK
JonoK Posts: 147 Member
edited November 30 in Success Stories
I want to hear about you overcoming the difficulties of your fitness journey.

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  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    Saying no to delicious meals because the value of your goal is greater than the immediate reward of something tasty.
  • SnazzIT
    SnazzIT Posts: 215 Member
    Saying no to well meaning friends who offer you delicious food and you have to politely say "no" without offending them.
  • WinDeez
    WinDeez Posts: 4 Member
    Wake up from a nap after a 10 hours overtime shift plus one hour stuck in traffic. Just so you can head to the gym. All the voices in your head are giving excuses to skip today.

    "You've lost 20 lbs already. You deserved a break."
    "You can do extra tomorrow to make it up."
    "Today is your leg day..."

    You took a scoop of pre workout. Walked like a zombie to your car. Drove to the gym to make puddles of sweat.
  • Adphillips9
    Adphillips9 Posts: 30 Member
    Today my suit pants are held up with safety pins. Money is tight and I've still got 18lbs or so to go. I've been buying consignment for my work costume for a while, but I don't like buying interim clothing.
  • ForMe2No
    ForMe2No Posts: 235 Member
    I'm 100lbs down with maybe 30 or 40 to go so not quite completely successful...but right now these are the things I'm struggling with...

    Grocery shopping and cooking for an entire family when they are not all on the same path you are.
    Saying no to shopping...too expensive but so much more fun...but you probably won't get much wear cause you are still trying to lose.
    Saying no to chocolate that someone seems to have recently started restocking in the conference room
    Taking a rest
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    For me it's about understanding that success is an ongoing process, not an endpoint.
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    ituakalau wrote: »
    Saying no to well meaning friends who offer you delicious food and you have to politely say "no" without offending them.

    Yeah, that's a tough one.
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    For me it's about understanding that success is an ongoing process, not an endpoint.

    Yes, to GET healthy is one means - but to STAY healthy is also the enduring challenge.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I've only had a little success so far and the thing I dread most is the cost of buying even a small wardrobe to fit me for just a few weeks of my further progress.
  • RWClary
    RWClary Posts: 192 Member
    My biggest challenge was finding new friends into health and fitness.
    All I had in common with my old crowd was being fat and overindulging.
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    RobertWorthenClary wrote: »
    My biggest challenge was finding new friends into health and fitness.
    All I had in common with my old crowd was being fat and overindulging.

    I think that's why many gravitate towards the MyFitnessPal Community. We're all pulling for your success.
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    Knowing that the temp will always change, but results will be life altering.
  • FitEqualsSmile
    FitEqualsSmile Posts: 160 Member
    My husband, I love him and he is my best friend but he likes to eat out and it drives me crazy to spend money to eat a salad, lol.
  • junodog1
    junodog1 Posts: 4,792 Member
    ForMe2No wrote: »
    I'm 100lbs down with maybe 30 or 40 to go so not quite completely successful...but right now these are the things I'm struggling with...

    Grocery shopping and cooking for an entire family when they are not all on the same path you are.
    Saying no to shopping...too expensive but so much more fun...but you probably won't get much wear cause you are still trying to lose.
    Saying no to chocolate that someone seems to have recently started restocking in the conference room
    Taking a rest

    You are doing fantastic. I have to say that if I am doing the cooking, everyone who is eating is on the same path I am.
  • wrknonmedaily
    wrknonmedaily Posts: 203 Member
    Buying food with the need to finish all of it even though I am stuffed and my stomach is hurting because I do not want to waste money.
  • Lkush89
    Lkush89 Posts: 25 Member
    Body image. I've lost 40 pounds and still counting. I started at 184.4 and now I weigh 143.2. So many people have been complimenting me, but I've been having trouble seeing what everyone else sees. ap0zscn93e1f.jpeg
  • swim777
    swim777 Posts: 599 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    For me it's about understanding that success is an ongoing process, not an endpoint.

    Definitely!
  • swim777
    swim777 Posts: 599 Member
    JonoK wrote: »
    Jruzer wrote: »
    For me it's about understanding that success is an ongoing process, not an endpoint.

    Yes, to GET healthy is one means - but to STAY healthy is also the enduring challenge.

    Yes!
  • swim777
    swim777 Posts: 599 Member
    Lkush89 wrote: »
    Body image. I've lost 40 pounds and still counting. I started at 184.4 and now I weigh 143.2. So many people have been complimenting me, but I've been having trouble seeing what everyone else sees. ap0zscn93e1f.jpeg
    You will see it. You are doing great! Don't give up!
  • RWClary
    RWClary Posts: 192 Member
    JonoK wrote: »
    RobertWorthenClary wrote: »
    My biggest challenge was finding new friends into health and fitness.
    All I had in common with my old crowd was being fat and overindulging.

    I think that's why many gravitate towards the MyFitnessPal Community. We're all pulling for your success.

    You nailed it brother!
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    One difficulty is leaving your controlled eating environment (home) and going away with friends for the weekend. Everyone is on vacation and I have to be self-controlled and watch carefully what I decide to eat. Adulting is hard.
  • acorsaut89
    acorsaut89 Posts: 1,147 Member
    JonoK wrote: »
    One difficulty is leaving your controlled eating environment (home) and going away with friends for the weekend. Everyone is on vacation and I have to be self-controlled and watch carefully what I decide to eat. Adulting is hard.

    Similar to this, for me, is not being in routine.

    Every Sunday I meal prep and do laundry . . . and then go to my parents house for dinner . . . that's just what I do on Sundays. At the beginning of February I bought and moved into my first house and my routine was so off I struggled to function. Something as small as knowing on Sunday I meal prep for the week so that when I'm gone from the house for 10+ hours, it's ok because I know I have food that I've made to eat and I don't have to eat out.

    Also, I have a fairly active/intense work out schedule and I work out 6 days/week . . . if that gets thrown off because of appointments or whatever I really struggle. And being successful means staying consistent so I really struggle when my routine is broken for any reason.
  • Cortneyrenee04
    Cortneyrenee04 Posts: 1,117 Member
    Yes, being gone from home for any stretch of time is rough for me! I bring a small cooler and so much food on days I know I won't be home for a while. It looks a little silly, but I only eat my food, so whatever!

    It's also really hard to not slip back into old habits. So many times, I've found out the hard way that they aren't gone still.
  • Steff46
    Steff46 Posts: 516 Member
    For me, the hardest part about success is keeping it up. I log onto MFP everyday for the much needed reality check. I like my MFP friends better than IRL friends............My IRL friends are waiting for me to fail:(
  • elucy_21
    elucy_21 Posts: 9 Member
    I've lost 40 lbs so far with 55 lbs to go and I have a lot of clothes that don't fit. I'm having an issue with letting the clothes go. I don't know why.
  • JonoK
    JonoK Posts: 147 Member
    elucy_21 wrote: »
    I've lost 40 lbs so far with 55 lbs to go and I have a lot of clothes that don't fit. I'm having an issue with letting the clothes go. I don't know why.

    You had a lot of things invested in your old self - including all the time spent worrying about your image and how you dressed every day. It's expected that you are going to have difficulty getting rid of clothes that no longer fit. It's part of the journey - and a great problem to have to accept and overcome. 40 lbs is an incredible achievement. Just think how much different you'll feel when you get even closer to your goal. Keep at it - we're all in this together.
  • Calibrate
    Calibrate Posts: 52 Member
    RWClary wrote: »
    My biggest challenge was finding new friends into health and fitness.
    All I had in common with my old crowd was being fat and overindulging.

    I really identify with this post. The big thing is the drinking. I quit drinking and will only indulge rarely. Most of my friends who drink think that I must have dropped off the face of the earth. I'm just not in the same place they are anymore, but I still miss them.
  • kthompson601
    kthompson601 Posts: 174 Member
    edited April 2016
    elucy_21 wrote: »
    I've lost 40 lbs so far with 55 lbs to go and I have a lot of clothes that don't fit. I'm having an issue with letting the clothes go. I don't know why.

    I also have a very hard time giving up clothes that don't fit. I would wear something and a coworker, who is a good friend, would say, "Seriously, girl, that is FALLING OFF YOU. Buy something that FITS!" Or I'd wear something I think looks okay and my best friend would say, "That adds 15 pounds. That shirt really isn't flattering any more." It's really difficult to let go of clothes for me. I keep thinking, "Maybe it doesn't look that bad." (But everyone around me says it does.) I think, "But I spent all that money. But I can't really afford something new. But I might need it again someday..."

    Very hard to get rid of clothes.

    It's also really hard for me when shopping. I was looking for some super cheap workout clothes at TJ Maxx, and first went to the rack with 3x-sized shirts. Then I thought, "No you are way thinner than this, remember?" and went to the 1x. I kept picking stuff up and saying, "This is still really too big." So I went to the 0x. "Man, this still looks too big. But there's nothing smaller than 0x! What comes before 0x???" It blew my mind to go to the "regular" section and buy an extra large. I kept holding up the tank top and thinking, "That is so small, there is no fabric, this will not fit in a million years," and it was bizarre to put it on and find it a little loose in the shoulders.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    The hardest thing for me has been accepting a compliment gracefully. When someone comments on my successful weight loss, I don't know how to respond.
  • MrsKila
    MrsKila Posts: 320 Member
    When people say " Just taste it, it won't kill you" :o
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