What's your biggest struggle with your weightloss?

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  • cousa87
    cousa87 Posts: 7 Member
    1. Accepting slow progress, as someone else mentioned
    2. I travel a lot and it's hard to stick to a diet when I can't prepare my foods
    3. Eating to ease stress, it's almost like binge eating sometimes.
  • lleaka
    lleaka Posts: 15 Member
    consistency.. not pertaining to weight loss per se, but with nutrition... I just go off the reservation every once in a while for prolonged periods of time... when I snap back-- undoing the damage is painful

    Same for me !! This pretty much sums it up....that and my love of snacks.I have no problem just eating snacks , no real meals at all.
  • usamantha23
    usamantha23 Posts: 11 Member
    I get frustrated that I am not seeing results fast enough, and give up. I am trying not to do that this time. Everyday I have to remind myself that it is a slow process.
  • nightshiftzoomer
    nightshiftzoomer Posts: 38
    boredom
  • apercanis
    apercanis Posts: 72
    The dreaded PLATEAU !!

    Reason I joined MFP! I also struggle keeping my sodium intake within decent levels.
  • bedwellchris
    bedwellchris Posts: 57 Member
    I want results NOW and I realize that is not going to happen. I also have been on crutches for 2 months, so exercise is extremely limited. I miss social eating.
  • echofm1
    echofm1 Posts: 471 Member
    Drinking my calories has been my biggest struggle. I'm a big pop drinker, and in addition to that I like sweetened tea, hot chocolate, milk, etc. I still make room for at least one pop a day, but now having a drink with calories in it is more of a treat. It still makes me sad sometimes though, because every once in awhile a mocha is exactly what you need!
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia. It's one of the hardest things to live with.

    Because my body overproduces insulin, I am constantly hungry. When your body becomes resistant to insulin, it cannot metabolise carbohydrates properly. This leads to weight gain, and a constant craving for carbohydrates.

    With my blood sugar constantly crashing into the 40s and 50s, I have to eat frequently- usually within every two hours. Sometimes I'm not even hungry so it is very frustrating having to eat so frequently just to keep my blood sugar up.
  • LauraElizabeth1982
    LauraElizabeth1982 Posts: 42 Member
    My biggest Struggle is keeping track of everything I eat. Portions, Measuring adding it all to my food journal. It all becomes daunting after awhile. And to lose weight and be healthy its not just about Calories and fat, its everything Sodium, sugar etc. Sodium is the worst it goes buy so quickly before Ive even used up half my calories for the day. And i am Not a salt adder to my foods I never add salt at all its just most foods these days have a lot in them.

    and then this confuses me How come on here MFP the calories you burn are added to your food intake for the day. I thought if you want to lose weight you try to burn the calories you eat and not eat the calories you burn?????
  • manny1991
    manny1991 Posts: 204 Member
    Mostly for me its bedtime snacking. I love sweets and after dinner my belly starts bugging me for dessert! I also have a hard time knowing when I am really hungry or not so its hard for me to put down the fork after I finish my portioned meal because I dont have that FULL feeling.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I hate that I have to choose between increasing my lifts or decreasing my body fat. It's hard to make time to pack all of my food especially on days that I'm gone for 14 hours (work and then a late night martial arts class). I can make restaurant food fit my calorie and macro goals, but it's more expensive and generally less healthy or less tasty.

    I get a little discouraged when I see other peoples great losses and great lift progressions when I'm not doing either very quickly. I also don't have a body that shows abs as quickly as some other people's, so it can be discouraging with just how hard I work.

    ETA: I also go through the occasional "eff it" moment and just want to eat everything especially after a few drinks. Not a true binge, but definitely much more than planned/necessary
  • MelissaAnn1983
    MelissaAnn1983 Posts: 149 Member
    Patience, will power, and consistency.
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Changing my brain and my all or nothing thinking! ! I have always had the mindset of,"oops I slipped up today. May as well go all out and start fresh tomorrow." Then tomorrow would elude me, sneaky douche!! So I have had to train my brain to be ok with indulging but not over indulging!!!! I still have issues with it. I am convinced that my brain has made me fat not my stomach!!
  • VictoriaDarleneGale
    VictoriaDarleneGale Posts: 53
    Bump
  • jcorpern
    jcorpern Posts: 96 Member
    Alcohol
  • sccet
    sccet Posts: 141 Member
    Booze. And burgers and fries.
  • OneImaginaryGirl
    OneImaginaryGirl Posts: 25 Member
    Me too! Anything carb/salty is my downfall!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Being lazy
  • epona08
    epona08 Posts: 39 Member
    Inconsistency is my biggest issue. One day I'll be excellent, the next day I'll go over my deficit by a little (read under a 100 over), and then the very next day I'm back to under my deficit but WAY over in my macros. Ugh. I really like carbs apparently and need to work on switching them for protein. It's high on my to-do list.

    Next issue is finding the time! The only place to really fit exercising in to my schedule is in the morning and I am NOT a morning person. It's been a struggle but I am slowly getting better about getting up at 4:30-5am to hit the gym, shower, dress, eat breakfast and make sure everything is good to go before I leave for work. When I get home, first it's chores then it's making our own dinner and by then I have an hour or two to digest before it's bedtime.

    Sometimes I really hate working so much, haha.
  • DoctahJenn
    DoctahJenn Posts: 616 Member
    Right now I'm in the "impatient" stage. I'm hormonal, and bloated, so I can't weigh or measure and even if I could it's still only the first week. I hate that starting period where you feel like your ticker is shouting that nothing has come of all your hard work. :P I know it takes time, and I don't even mind. I just want to be past this "first two weeks" phase, and then I'll be ready to roll! lol
  • oiypus
    oiypus Posts: 30 Member
    Insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia. It's one of the hardest things to live with.

    Because my body overproduces insulin, I am constantly hungry. When your body becomes resistant to insulin, it cannot metabolise carbohydrates properly. This leads to weight gain, and a constant craving for carbohydrates.

    With my blood sugar constantly crashing into the 40s and 50s, I have to eat frequently- usually within every two hours. Sometimes I'm not even hungry so it is very frustrating having to eat so frequently just to keep my blood sugar up.

    That sounds really tough. My sister is a type 1 diabetic and I see the struggle she goes through every day with a (seemingly) bipolar blood sugar. It must be very difficult to keep a consistent, healthy diet throughout. Feels.
  • Iwantchange_22
    Iwantchange_22 Posts: 49 Member
    The biggest struggle to achieving my goals is knowing how long its going to take. I get demotivated quickly and because of that I've failed numerous times to loose weight in the past.
  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    The very last leg of the weight loss journey can take FOR-EV-ER (at least that's been the case for me.) My goal had been to reach my goal by Thanksgiving but I didn't quite reach it. And then throw the holidays and family visits into the mix things just really have taken sooooo much longer. Almost there but that very last few pounds takes a lot of work.
  • SmilesToGo101
    SmilesToGo101 Posts: 4 Member
    I cannot go to a gym (I can't drive yet because I'm 15, and my mom said she's too busy to go to a gym) and it's below freezing outside... It's always too cold. Just a few weeks ago it got down to -3 degrees in our area! Coldest I've ever seen it where I live... I also get lost when I get home from school. So much stress lately with the midterms and I seem to eat junk food!
  • 19TaraLynn84
    19TaraLynn84 Posts: 739 Member
    I cannot go to a gym (I can't drive yet because I'm 15, and my mom said she's too busy to go to a gym) and it's below freezing outside... It's always too cold. Just a few weeks ago it got down to -3 degrees in our area! Coldest I've ever seen it where I live... I also get lost when I get home from school. So much stress lately with the midterms and I seem to eat junk food!

    You're too young to register for this site. From what I've heard, when the mods see your admission here, they're going to remove your account. So, if/when that happens, you can use a site called sparkteens.com. Just a heads-up!
  • jamienjennings
    jamienjennings Posts: 3 Member
    consistency and comforting eating. they always say to have a reward when you accomplish a goal, but all the reward I want is to eat something bad for me, along with a dr pepper. also, eating with friends/family who aren't eating the best--it's easier to just go with the flow, you know? :/

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