Struggling the second time over

kansasgrl1500

I think this is perhaps a bit more of a vent than a request for assistance.

A few years ago I dropped 60lbs by tracking my food and exercise. I managed to put about half back on. So I'm trying to tackle it now before I'm trying to lose 60lbs gain rather than just 30lbs. Of course the problem that I seem to have now is that it's not working.

The minute I start paying close attention again, and do what I need to do, things start to go down hill. My clothes feel tighter, the scale is inconsistent (nothing like gaining 4lbs overnight for what appears to be no reason at all), and I can't seem to get below a certain number on the scale....I gain and lose the same 4-5lbs. Logically, I know that consistency is key and tracking and making good choices the weight will come off in time. But, in order to lose I need to be at 1300 calories or less a day (I'm short and my resting metabolic rate isn't great). And that just sucks. It seems so much tougher this go around.

Did anyone else who is on their second go find it much more difficult?

rks581

Well, as you said you mostly wanted to vent but I have some thoughts. You should stick with MFP and log all you can, but be aware that you won't constantly lose weight. It goes up and down.

Don't weigh yourself every day. For now try once a week. Your weight changes during the day so set a time and day and try to be consistent. The best time is before breakfast.

edixon127

Do you have your MFP goals set too high? If you're hungry because your calories are too low, try reducing the amount of weight you want to lose per week to .5-1 lb. That might help some.

cebreisch

Story of my life. Back in 2011 I started losing weight - ended up losing about 140 pounds, then over the following few years gained back 100.

Falling off the wagon was easy. Getting back on it, or even FINDING it, was a real B*TCH!!!

I felt like I was "trying" but was just fooling myself because I had been so "on it" and losing an avg. of 1.5 pounds a week. I felt like I knew how to do this, so starting back on should be no sweat. WRONG. It SUCKED. I got back into really enjoying eating food again, all kinds of food, and truthfully "The Addict" didn't want to give any of it up. I didn't really want it. In 2011, I had my "aha" moment, then got complacent due to the changes that had happened from losing the weight and other decisions that came into play.

Well, recently, I decided that I hadn't gained all of it back - which was part of what I was focusing on before - the fear I'd gain it all back. I was stuck in the fear of gaining. I was obsessing about and frustrated by the excess skin that's still there around the thighs and lately it's been REALLY bugging me. I decided that the only person that could do something about it was me. I've lost 150 pounds before, and I can do it again.

Things I've learned over the years from this journey and from the nutritionist:
*Focus on protein, and the fats/carbs will take care of themselves.
*drink plenty of water and be sure to get your fiber in.
*Log EVERYTHING
*Get a Fitbit. THere's a chart that will show calories in vs calories out. Make sure you take in less than you burn, and you will lose weight.

For what it's worth....