Losing my motivation😞

cassandra25532

I started back on my fitness journey 1 year after having my second child. It's been tough. I started November 24th, SW 186-190. It keeps going up and down. Right after having my second child I weighed in at 205 and was able to gradually get down to 190. But since ive started exercising I can't seem to get any lower! Am I being impatient? I am being consistent as much as I can.
I guess cause It wasn't at hard as it is now for me to lose weight compared to when I started after having my 1st child. At my heaviest of 260 pounds I was able to lose weight so fast and get down to 139. I had to stop working out cause I was trying to having a baby and after my 1st miscarriage my dr told me to take it easy. That's when I started gaining again. But during that time when I was losing all that weight I never had any trouble. Yes I would hit a plateau ever now and again, but it wouldnt last too long.
I dont know, I'm just losing my motivation to keep going cause I'm not see the numbers go down how I want. 😞 This app has helped me in the past so I'm coming back to see if counting calories and getting some support will help.

ElizabethKalmbach

... Psst. Everything is harder when you're doing it with a toddler sitting on your head and an infant making demands of you every 30 minutes. Rest is important and you're probably not getting as much as you need. Give your body time and credit for all the changes that are happening. Remaster your logging skills and enjoy your children. Time will pass regardless of what you do with it, so try to make healthy choices both physically AND mentally, AND for your family, and you'll get there.

snowflake954

Pull out that digital food scale and get to it. I agree with Elizabeth, take it easy on yourself and do what you can. Take a good look at how much you're eating and analyze that. Make a few changes at a time. Taking care of small children gives you exercise right there--especially lifting and running. The kids will grow up and you'll eventually take your life back. Good luck.

tony56pr

I'm sorry to say this but I say it to remind you ladies, for whatever reason women have harder time dropping weight, it seems to take longer and many I know get unmotivated fairly quickly.

With all that you got going on, (beyond kids, we have no idea here but just kids can be hard) I'm sure that will slow things a little.

My advice (know who cares, but hope it helps) do your best, log everything and weigh out portions to be sure you are eating what you think. Drink plenty of water and watch sodium, avoid junk food, pop, lots of fruit juice and be mindful of what makes you feel full and what doesn't (avoid what doesn't make you feel full as much as you can) Be as active as you can be and finally be good to yourself.

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cassandra25532

Thank you everyone fuhr the advice! Im going to be changing things up a bit and definitely count my calories this time around.