What’s the hardest part for you?

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  • enriquen1
    enriquen1 Posts: 19 Member
    Also remembering that the number on the scale is not the be all and end all.
  • Suuzanne37
    Suuzanne37 Posts: 114 Member
    edited October 2019
    The hardest part for me is the fear of gaining back the weight I lost (I did twice before). Although I have that fear, I am determined to keep it off.
  • LorenzaMazzone
    LorenzaMazzone Posts: 2 Member
    enriquen1 wrote: »
    The hardest for me is fighting the cravings. It's so hard not to want to eat junk foods. Also trying not to eat while sitting on the couch at night before bed

    Same here! I seem to smell and see delicious (unhealthy) food everywhere! And it’s so hard when my husband and kids are eating things like crisps in front of me

  • LorenzaMazzone
    LorenzaMazzone Posts: 2 Member
    elisa123gal wrote: »
    The reality that I can't live my life like I want if I want to be the size I wish. I live a smaller life of routine when I'm fit. No happy hours..no ordering fun food for a cozy movie night at home...I find myself not going to social functions because there will be food and alcohol. It is pretty much a drag. thanks fo letting me be honest.

    Exactly the same for me :( it’s just a huge struggle

  • AmyG1982
    AmyG1982 Posts: 1,040 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I have been thinking about this quite a bit and trying to figure out what the hardest part is for me. I actually think (as minor as it is) it's not drinking my calories. I have had good habits for years now of sticking to mainly coffee and water. But I think in my pre-MFP years, I drank my calories so much and at times I slide back into those habits because I really like things like milk, smoothies, lattes, craft beer, etc. Of course I can drink them in moderation but that is difficult for me. For some reason I'm a very fast drinker and could easily down 64 oz of a high calorie beverage without a second thought and it doesn't really fill me up either, unless it's a heavy smoothie. Meh. Not a huge deal but it is the hardest part of maintaining my 130+ lb. weight loss over the years.

    That’s a hard one for me too! Congrats on that big of a loss and maintaining it!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    AmyG1982 wrote: »
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I have been thinking about this quite a bit and trying to figure out what the hardest part is for me. I actually think (as minor as it is) it's not drinking my calories. I have had good habits for years now of sticking to mainly coffee and water. But I think in my pre-MFP years, I drank my calories so much and at times I slide back into those habits because I really like things like milk, smoothies, lattes, craft beer, etc. Of course I can drink them in moderation but that is difficult for me. For some reason I'm a very fast drinker and could easily down 64 oz of a high calorie beverage without a second thought and it doesn't really fill me up either, unless it's a heavy smoothie. Meh. Not a huge deal but it is the hardest part of maintaining my 130+ lb. weight loss over the years.

    That’s a hard one for me too! Congrats on that big of a loss and maintaining it!

    Thank you!!
  • aligisme
    aligisme Posts: 9 Member
    Finding the time to make the right choices. I work full time and have a four year old son. Between commute time and wanting to spent QT with him at night before bedtime, it’s so hard to take the time to cook and prep healthy meals + be physically active. By the time he is asleep, I am exhausted!
  • AmyG1982
    AmyG1982 Posts: 1,040 Member
    aligisme wrote: »
    Finding the time to make the right choices. I work full time and have a four year old son. Between commute time and wanting to spent QT with him at night before bedtime, it’s so hard to take the time to cook and prep healthy meals + be physically active. By the time he is asleep, I am exhausted!

    I feel you! I have an almost 4 year old daughter and a 7 month old son. I’m always tired lol
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,078 Member
    I'm just reaching maitanence and finding balance has been challenging. I've also had more cravings since upping my calories. Third thing would be getting used to how I look now, I got annoyed at the store recently when a woman was coming straight toward me with her cart and it turned out I was looking in a mirror.
  • mitch239
    mitch239 Posts: 78 Member
    The hardest part is the boredom eating. Its not too bad when I'm at work all day but on my days off. Any progress that I've made throughout the week goes out the window. Could do with finding a hobby ideally 😂
  • GuessimGryffindor
    GuessimGryffindor Posts: 642 Member
    All or nothing attitude, has had me stuck for too long. Loosing weight... the easiest hardest thing to do.
  • jhanleybrown
    jhanleybrown Posts: 240 Member
    Fluctuations. I'm in the need to lose 20 lbs group (7-8 lbs down over about 8 weeks so far...so 13 to go). So I'm losing about a 1 lb per week. Hard part is getting on the scale after 3 solid days and being a lb and a half heavier.

    Know its water weight and normal, blah, blah, blah: it still sucks. When you are losing a lb a week, a fluctuation feels like two weeks of effort got wiped out.

  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    Maintenance. It's takes just as much effort to maintain weight stability as it does to lose.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Getting discouraged, comparing myself to my past self, worried I will never get my physique and strength back where it used to be.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,204 Member
    My fundamentally hedonistic inclinations: I need to work to give some love to my future self, who needs me to stay healthy and strong. Year 4 of maintenance, and this is still the pivotal thing.

    I'm pretty good on the activity front: Most of what I do, I'd do for fun, even if it weren't good for me. It's the food. And the fact that my favorite craft beers are the sturdier IPAs, so I'm looking at a big chunk of the day's calories for a pint.

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