To those who are frustrated...

lml852014 · April 2016

At the end of January I was more then frustrated. I had been using MFP since October and was yo-yoing in between weights. Between 135-137 lbs. My ultimate goal was 125 but obviously something wasnt working. I had lost weight in the past without a food scale and I've been lucky to drop 10-14 lbs before and obviously it has come back. I decided finally to purchase one and I began actively weighing EVERYTHING. The scale still was staying around the same weight but I knew I couldn't give up. I started a new workout regime too and changed my goal of losing a lb a week to .5 a week instead. I began using fitness blender on youtube's workout videos and I felt so great! They give you estimated calories burned which helps a ton! I definitely think before I started this I was way overestimating my calories burned. I used to use walking dvds and if I walked 3 miles I added 250-300 calories burned which was def not the case! Which is probably a reason I wasn't losing. I kept at it for the next month and by the beginning of March my weight started decreasing. Now since the end of January I have lost 6 lbs! It may not be a lot to some but it is to me! Seeing as I only want to lose about 8 more lbs. I also have just bought 3 new pairs of pants (all from different places) and I am down a pant size! I am so proud and I'm glad I didnt just give up bc the scale was not really budging. So please whatever you do weigh and log EVERYTHING. If you decide to eat a treat dont beat yourself up over it, just log it and move on. Enjoy your holidays and weekends (I have one maintenance day a week and this hasn't impacted my progress whatsoever). Just dont let yourself give up, it will happen as long as youre doing these things!

Also dont give yourself unrealistic goals because you will just feel defeated if you dont meet them.

jumpingborderterrier · April 2016

Congrats! This is exactly what I needed to hear. It takes dedication and patience. Good for you, sticking with it and being patient!

emmaprocopiou · April 2016

Well done with your perseverance. I have got to the stage where I'm bouncing around the same numbers and your post is really helpful

tulips_and_tea · April 2016

Good for you and good post! This is very much a trial-and-error process. No sense giving up and then starting back at square one, or even further behind. Just try a different method until you find what works.

lml852014 · April 2016

Thank you! Yes it is so easy to just give up and go back to your old ways, but why? In the past I gave up so easily but not this time. I was determined and now I have something to show for it!