How do you stay patient with progress?

emjam99

Within the last couple of years, I lost about 45 pounds. Sadly I haven't really lost in a year, I developed binge eating disorder and I've struggled with it for nearly a whole year now. I've recently had the courage to seek recovery and kind of intuitively eat. I've only done this a couple weeks (I go at the end of the day and track my calories and they're typically in the goal range anyway) I ended up putting
On about 10 pounds from the fall and winter (although people say they can't tell. I have a very cheap sucky scale too) and while I feel better eating intuitively I don't really see any progress, haven't lost weight, and it's discouraging enough to make me want to try to restrict again. What tips do you have on staying patient? Thanks!

Chef_Barbell

Mini goals help me stay on track.

mohamedahmed07

Write down small goals you want to reach in about a week or two, like losing 2 pounds or increasing 10lb in your benchpress, role model some model you want to look like and keep watching his/her videos/pictures.

And remember why the hell did you start doing it for anyway.

bbell1985

Fitness goals as well as physique goals...umm...Honestly I'm working on this too. I have a coach who helps me keep my head together a bit, and his private clients have a community that helps in times of stress too.

But, sometimes I throw things and cry.

Luna3386

I am similar to you. I didn't have binge eating disorder per session but I went years without making progress.

I focused on something else- for a whole year I weight lifted (I still do but now I am back to tracking and being in a deficit)- with my focus turned to that I wasn't as concerned about​ the calories. Plus I was seeing changes in my body- definition in my arms, etc.