I'm getting REALLY frustrated!

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  • joshirie
    joshirie Posts: 2
    It sounds as if you are doing all of the right things. What I didn't notice in any of your posts are comments/reference to your bowel movements. Are they regular? In order to get the nutrition from the foods you eat and to lose weight, one must have a healthy gut. Talk to your doctor about using Konsyl. It is a natural supplement that acts as a laxative and a bulking agent. Once your bowel movements are regular, add a pro-biotic. By the way, I do NOT work for, sell or are otherwise affiliated with the company who makes Konsyl. I am just a satisfied consumer of the product.

    Good luck to you!
  • riverain
    riverain Posts: 55 Member
    What is making it even worse it that I am doing this with my husband and he looks amazing and lost close to 10 pounds and has gained some really nice definition. If I gage this by my actual starting weight, I haven't even lost 1 pound. I started this program before I discovered this website.

    This to me is the most unfair part about being a woman! We are the ones obsessed with being thin, but it's guys and their danged testosterone that can lose weight and gain muscles so much faster than us.

    BUT WHOAAAAA HOLD ON---YOU ENDED THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT 0.3 LBS LESS THAN YOU STARTED! That is worth a high five!!!!! That took some serious willpower and determination. Don't discount it!

    If you are doing P90X, you are probably building up some muscle. Are you tracking your body measurements and body fat%? That might show what is going on more than the scale. A few years back, I lost 30lbs doing a bootcamp type program, but it took 3 months before the scale even budged (I didn't cut my calories too much, was eating 1750-1850/day back then). However, in the meantime, my body fat% was going way down and my muffin top disappeared. Once the scale started moving, it felt like the inches started melting off (but the scale still only showed 1-2lbs a week loss).
  • DeliD25
    DeliD25 Posts: 19 Member
    I briefly looked at your diary. One observation I would make is to perhaps try moving to more clean eat and more whole foods. I noticed that some of your meals consist of quick to go items that are generally low calorie, but my have higher sodium and lots of additional chemicals that your body doesn't need. You are doing great. I too am slowing down in my weight loss, but don't get discouraged. Many of the other posters commented on age and menstrual/menopause, as well as waste which will all impact on the scale. Another suggestion I might make is try completely different workouts to change your exercise routine. Water fitness might be a nice change. Maybe book some sessions with a personal trainer. A trainer friend of mine also challenged her friends to stop doing cardio if you have hit a wall and do more weight and calisthenic type exercises for the month of February. Do you have a strengthening regimen?
  • Izoralee
    Izoralee Posts: 11 Member
    I'm 49 also and the weight is horrifically slow to drop! so I changed my perspective :) Add in strength training to build up some muscle. I've actually gained 6 lbs but my body fat has dropped to 31%. I'm stronger and drastically increased my endurance, PLUS the bursitis in my hips does not bother me as much. People have been commenting on how healthy and better I look.

    So forget the scale! work on health and fitness, the weight loss will happen in the background :)

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