pissed and frustrated

techteachergirl

You can't give up. Just need to not have as many bad days. Maybe exercise a bit more.

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techteachergirl

Being pissed can be used to your advantage. Just remember two words - BIG PICTURE!

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techteachergirl

I am with you. Been eating much healthier for a month now and have only lost 1 pound. I have also been exercising 4 days a week for over 45 mins per session. I feel your pain and I am right there with you. Fell off the wagon BIG TIME this week because of my frustration and finally realized that I was only harming myself by doing that. So, I am back to being healthy from today onwards and SCREW THE FREAKING SCALE!!!!!!!!!!!! :grumble:

SCREW THE FREAKING SCALE!!!! LOL Thanks for making me laugh

techteachergirl

So many things affect weight loss, are you close to that time of the month? Have you been eating more sodium than normal? have you been drinking all your water? have you changed your work outs? I can't see your food diary so I really can't tell what you are eating or drinking for that matter.

I can tell you that your body will do what it wants and take you along for the ride, some days are up, some are down but the general idea is in the long run to see a downward spiral. Keep trucking, maybe look at tweeking things you are eating?

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techteachergirl

I lost 6 pounds my first week and at the next weeks weigh in, I had gained it all back. Talk about a letdown. Everyone is telling me that I'll be up and down with weight since I'm exercising intensely and dieting...building more muscle now. I'm not going to give up the battle to get rid of this fat. I can honestly say, I already feel so much better in just these few weeks of diet and exercise and can tell a difference the way clothes fit. I dream of the day when I can walk in to any store and not have to worry if their sizes go up large enough for me. All I can say is, don't give up! You'll be so glad you kept with it.

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SPheonix22

It is so not easy to lose weight. Not sure what your goals are but maybe you could slow them down. IT IS NOT A RACE. Some people are motivated with time constraints, others like myself are not. I was recently asked why I would start a 5K if I didn't plan on finishing it. That I didnt have the right mentality and that I was setting myself up for failure. I take my succes as Hey I STARTED 5k. Just the idea of even doing something like that before was alien to me. I hope you continue. Not everyone is the same and you may be pushing yourself too hard! Good luck.

almost50now

Yep, just jump back on the bandwagon and get going again. Yay for you for keeping on.

cominupmilhouse

Hey,

Just want to send out an enormous apology in case I was one of the people who's post was at all hurtful to you. It was not AT ALL my intention. I've seen a lot of people post some blatantly nasty and judgemental things on these forums and the last thing I want to do is make someone feel bad.

All I want to say now is that I admire your strength for sticking with it, and posting something like that because there are some ignorant people on here that can get you down, even if they never meant to ( like me)


Wish you all the best

wannabefree

I feel your pain! I am surrounded all the time with skinny people who never need to think about every single bite they put in their mouth and i want to scream! Why can't I be normal? Why do I have to count every calorie and exercise and still sometimes the weight doesn't come off. I sometimes look at someone thin and think do they struggle all the time to stay that way? I understand perfectly your need to vent. It is so hard and sometimes you do great all week and then stumble and want to kick yourself. When I fall off the wagon, I try to pick myself up and get back on the wagon because every day is a new day and a new chance to make things right. i have lost 30 lbs since last Jan and I need to remind myself of that fact often when I feel like giving up. Keep up the great work at least you are still on mfp and are still trying. Don't give up!!

dtmwed

Yep, just jump back on the bandwagon and get going again. Yay for you for keeping on.

I don't post much, but this is the same thing I would say. Don't feel bad I was in the same position " I think" you were in when you posted this comment. My co-workers eat crap and there is always junk in the office. I have a hard time resisting and gained all the weight I lost previously. Keep up the work and hopefully you'll get a good set of people to back you up.

cruiseking

Being pissed can be used to your advantage. Just remember two words - BIG PICTURE!

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You are welcome. Just remember to keep the scales of time in perspective. While it would be nice, to consistently drop 3lbs per week, it is not realistic. But if you could only drop 3lbs a month, how about 5lbs per month? It adds up. In one year, you could very conservatively be 40lbs, to the good. That's the BIG PICTURE. If you have an unhealthy three days, guess what? You will awake on the fourth day, with a whole new set of choices, and opportunities, to do battle with your body. Once you get over the initial hump of self doubt, and see a 5 or 10lb loss, the war gets way easier, and you will get way more motivated. So, hang in there and get that first 10lbs., before you even think of falling into the self doubt, and beating yourself up. You CAN do this! This is the point that your mind, and thoughts are far more important than your workout, or caloric intake. Get PISSED, and go out there and kick some *kitten*!

tattooedtwiin

Being pissed can be used to your advantage. Just remember two words - BIG PICTURE!

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You are welcome. Just remember to keep the scales of time in perspective. While it would be nice, to consistently drop 3lbs per week, it is not realistic. But if you could only drop 3lbs a month, how about 5lbs per month? It adds up. In one year, you could very conservatively be 40lbs, to the good. That's the BIG PICTURE. If you have an unhealthy three days, guess what? You will awake on the fourth day, with a whole new set of choices, and opportunities, to do battle with your body. Once you get over the initial hump of self doubt, and see a 5 or 10lb loss, the war gets way easier, and you will get way more motivated. So, hang in there and get that first 10lbs., before you even think of falling into the self doubt, and beating yourself up. You CAN do this! This is the point that your mind, and thoughts are far more important than your workout, or caloric intake. Get PISSED, and go out there and kick some *kitten*!

VERY WELL said! :drinker:

techteachergirl

Being pissed can be used to your advantage. Just remember two words - BIG PICTURE!

Thanks

You are welcome. Just remember to keep the scales of time in perspective. While it would be nice, to consistently drop 3lbs per week, it is not realistic. But if you could only drop 3lbs a month, how about 5lbs per month? It adds up. In one year, you could very conservatively be 40lbs, to the good. That's the BIG PICTURE. If you have an unhealthy three days, guess what? You will awake on the fourth day, with a whole new set of choices, and opportunities, to do battle with your body. Once you get over the initial hump of self doubt, and see a 5 or 10lb loss, the war gets way easier, and you will get way more motivated. So, hang in there and get that first 10lbs., before you even think of falling into the self doubt, and beating yourself up. You CAN do this! This is the point that your mind, and thoughts are far more important than your workout, or caloric intake. Get PISSED, and go out there and kick some *kitten*!

VERY WELL said! :drinker:

I agree! THANKS! :happy:

cruiseking

P.S. - Don't put too much into the whole "fasting will kill your metabolism" thing. As a person that has eaten a few too many calories in my day, there is no way that somebody who has gotten way over weight, is going to fast enough to slow your metabolic rate. Just can't happen. You will eat when your body makes you eat. I don't see all the contestants on "Survivor" going into metobolic shutdown. They scramble for the bare minimum of food, while actually doing the "hunter" "gatherer" routine, that we humans used to do until the early 1800's. Do they lose weight? Absolutely. If your ticker says you should get 1500 calories for the day, and you only eat 1100, so what? Just get those first 15lbs., and get on a track of good nutrition, and an exercise routine. Always make sure that good food choice are available, at ALL times. I have come to realize that weight loss is about 50% mental, 25% nutrition, and 25% exercise. Make your mind right first, and figure out what your motivations are, and what your traps are. That part took my two years of doubting myself, seeking my own excuses, and trying to seek affirmation from others. When all along the answer was me. This site is great to be inspired by people who are facing your exact situation. Read the boards, if you don't think it's 50% psycological. Once people face their own realities, (whatever they may be) they begin a fantastic change. They lose 10, 15 lbs, and begin to believe. What they are believing in, is themselves. I wish you the best, and hopefully you get ready to do this, and I see you again, celebrating your VICTORY! Big Picture- Months, years, a lifetime.

MemphisMarly

I just thought I'd point out that "pissed" means hammered / sloshed in British slang, and that gives the post a whole new flavor.

pinkgigi

This is exactly why activity goals vs weight goals are valuable. Focussing on what you can do, and how you are changing, and fixing things that don't work and consistency. These are things that work. A couple of years ago I lost 22 kgs, but it took 18 months. So what? I did it sustainably, got fit and did what worked for me. Did a couple of days or weeks send me completely off course? No because I knew only by quitting would I fail.

Hugs and wishes for a better tomorrow.

GG