Frustrated...i wanna quit!

Spliner1969

You really have not been at this long enough just yet. Don't quit, look at the advice given and keep it up. Nobody is perfect, and your body is going to fight you on the losses from time to time. 11.5 lbs in roughly two weeks was too much to loose in that short of time, so it was probably a lot of water weight. To loose 55 lbs you should be looking at around six months or more time, so you've just scratched the surface. As the weight comes off the back issues won't be as bad hopefully, and maybe you can increase walking distance. That's what I did (well, honestly I walked too far/too often at first and injured myself, but we won't go into that lol - I simply did not give up) and it worked. Do take a look at your macros, make sure you're getting adequate protein. Do some research on the web, it'll help you to build a little muscle which will help protect the back.

GothamVeggie

schmidt72 wrote: »

So my back pain is past physio, been there done that thank you!
Last year being at the gym 4 days a week, stair master, treadmill, weight training with a certified coach, landed me in the hospital for 2 weeks. After home it was another 3 weeks till I could walk again.
So please don't lecture me about excise. I keep myself active everyday...

Ignore the haters. I had spine surgery & it's taking me a looonnnng time to get better. Right now, just a little bit of walking is all I can manage. If you continue to eat healthy, you will lose weight.

(Feel free to add me if you want to motivate each other.)

Spliner1969

Yoga can help with the back pain/spine injuries. Mine was for several bulging discs in my Lumbar area, one had to be surgically removed (partially) years ago. For bulging discs and the such look up "Push Up Extensions", it's a yoga stretch that will help. It saved me several times.

Aaron_K123

schmidt72 wrote: »

So I'm doing 1200 to 1300 calories a day.
Typical day:
Breakfast-2egg whites 1 while egg with 1 cup spinach and 1 oz cheddar cheese
Lunch- 1 cup cottage cheese/1tbs of holy crap Dragon blend cearal.
Snacks - 2 tbs hummus veggies
Dinner - 3/4 oz chicken breast
3 cup spinach goat cheese. Roasted sliced almond cranberry.

First 13 days I lost 11.5 pounds.
I've been doing for 23 days after the first 13 I've lost nothing!!!!
I walk about 1/2 km ever other day but do to back problems...that's about it.

Not seeing results is very discouraging.....what am I doing wrong??

So you are upset that you haven't lost weight over the period of 12 days and that you have "only" lost 11.5 pounds over 3 weeks.

Well what you are doing wrong in my opinion is eating that little. But that isn't what is wrong with weight loss, that is just a problem with your diet in terms of health and your abiliy to stick with it long term. In terms of weight loss you shouldn't be expecting to see consistant weight loss over periods of just a week.

SCoil123

Ive lost 12lb in 5 months and am not quitting. Sometimes this is slow but you have to decide its worth it. For me I know if I quit best case I will only gain back what Ive lost so far. How does that serve me or help me reach my goals?

As for injury I get it. I was unable to walk for 6 weeks and rehabbing for another 4 after a torn meniscus. This is part of why my loss was so slow. I found things I could do though and gradually built my strength and mobility back. I still cant do what I used to but Im getting closer.

I have no real advice to give othef than my own experience but I really hope you keep going.

leanjogreen18

If you quit you are only quitting on yourself. You started this journey for a reason, find it and get back on track .

It will be a year before I reach my goal and I'm taking this time to learn just how much food I can actually eat in a day. I'm not restrictive I just eat within my calorie goal this helps.

cerise_noir

Holy moly... 23 days with 11.5lbs loss. That's over 3lbs per week lost, which is above the recommended 2lbs per week safe loss.

Did it take you this long to gain the weight?

I think you really need to change your expectations of weight loss.

Stop using cups and spoons for solid and semi solid foods... weigh everything on a food scale that isn't a stock, beverage...