Feel like crying

regthelittleone

I' m in the same situation as you ( so I can relate). I feel like cryng too! Right now I'm trying to zig zagging my calories. freedieting .com has a great calulator. ( enter your info and it will give you maintain cals, weight loss cals & extreme loss cals) . I wrote my cals for each day on the fridge, and I enter them in MFP on a daily basis ( customize your goals). You could try that, it's supposed to trick your body and speed up your metabolism. I started with the weight loss cals and lost 2lbs!!!! ( I think I was eating to few cals before & my body was just trying to maintain ). I hope this helps a little and good luck

elizamc

I tried running last week and was embarrassed at how little distance I could run...and my boobs are "run friendly".

Firstly I agree with the others you have done amazingly well, just fab! I've been on MFP since February and have lost 9lbs (up down, up down) but have noticed a big change in how I look - my body shape has changed.

I encourage you to try to not weigh too often and also to find a good bra and get out there running! it is the running that I credit with my changed shape, so much so that the scales are (slightly) less important.

Check out C25k running programme, many vouch for its success. I didn't follow it though because it was too much for me.... I could barely manage to run from one lamp-post to the other in Feb, now I'm running 5k+ and going to start working up to a 10k. I decided to run because I read that it was the best thing to get rid of belly fat. I encourage to try again and persist persist! I run like a tortoise but determination gets me there. I'm sure it will you too.... :-)

A big bonus too is reducing stress....but that's another story!

Good luck and keep going! Friend me if you like :-)

chuluotababe

I know you probably don't want to hear this again... but 22 lbs is amazing! It's been over 4 months and I have only lost 19. Don't be so hard on yourself. Losing weight the right way is a long, arduous journey because you aren't just shedding pounds, you're changing your entire outlook on health and food. Just remember that you risk gaining it back as fast as you are losing it. Stay the course. Good luck!

swtcynthia4863

I had the same problem when I was at that weight (we started at around the same weight and we are the same height) I was feeling super discouraged and as though the weight was never going to come off. All I can say is keep your head up and keep going. Eventually the scale will start moving again. I've found that incorporating 30/60's (30 seconds of sprinting, 60 seconds of walking) into my workout routine really helped me get off my plateau. Good Luck and 22lbs is fantastic!! Go to the grocery store and pick up two 10lb bags of potatoes and celebrate what you have accomplished so far!

LorinaLynn

What everyone said... 22 pounds in three months is incredible! And now you're that much closer to your goal, so losing 2 pounds a week might not be doable anymore. Aim for 1.5 or 1 pound a week. A lot of us, myself included, lost more aiming to lose 1 pound than we did aiming to lose 2 pounds. You have to find that sweet spot where you feel energized enough that you know you're doing the right things for your body, no matter what the scale says from week to week. You will get there.

chuluotababe

One more thing... I can't see your food diary but I'm curious if you are eating a lot of processed foods (Lean Cuisines, 100 calorie snack packs, etc.) They are a super convenient way to stay in your caloric range but for me they didn't work. Last year I tried to do WW but gained and lost the same 2-3 pounds every week no matter what I did. I was eating within my points, running 3 times a week and nothing was changing... not even the way my clothes fit. This go around I've cut out as much processed foods as I my schedule will allow, adopted the South Beach Diet lifestyle and the results are very encouraging. I can't afford orgranic fruits/veggies or hormone free meats but I try to do the best I can. As a side benefit I feel "clean." This is very hard to explain until you go through it yourself but there is something to be said for all the laboratory garbage in our foods these days. Again, good luck! This is more than about weight - it's about your health and well being.

MThurs

Our YMCA has ways to "help" people who can't afford a membership - you could try that.

Also, there are SO many ways to exercise at home for free - youtube has a TON of videos.

I personally get circuits from www.BodyRock.tv - free and challenging.

Keep the course - eye on the prize (healthier you not a # on a scale).

sixpacking

22 lbs in 3 months is absolutely incredible. You are doing fine. You are not a superhero, you are human! Weight loss is very challenging, that is why the industry of it its gazillions because it finds the most vulnerable people who want to lose weight quickly and most get discouraged because they can't stick it out long enough. Weigh loss is hard, but the good news is that it comes easier sooner than it took you to gain it, you just need patience, perseverance and commitment.

When you're overweight its fairly easy to lose 10-15 within 10-14 days you can lose even more and that is great, that is just your body responding to the shock of everything that is going on. But after this, not everyone is encouraged to continue since it slows down. Most think cutting calorie too low its the way, but that just leads to crashes and you eventually quick because the body nor you can't take starving or feeling hungry (remember you are human).

To not feel hungry and maximize your weight loss, you need to do cardio and resistance. High Impact workouts burn the most fat and lowers weight quicker, by that I mean, when you do resistance your HR should be elevated, it shouldn't be relaxed.

You don't need to have money or belong to a gym to achieve weight loss and toning., that can be easily done at home. These are so many exercises you can do using your own bodyweight, they're called bodyweight exercises and if you keep good form and push your self to the max, you will achieve max. I get to go to the gym maybe 4 times (A MONTH) and I have achieved my success working out at home. YOUTUBE is a great source of ideas that can teach you so many exercises, you wouldn't feel the need of a gym. BY having just a resistance band or a 10lbs dumbbell, you can do tons.

Don't quit, be patient and remember that you did not gain that weight in 3 months, so give it time to get rid of it. Eat foods that are satisfying, yet filling. Don't deprive yourself, otherwise you're going to be unhappy and eventually quit. What makes this journey worthwhile is enjoyment, make you you enjoy the ride, don't make it a job.

GOOD LUCK!!

MThurs

Found this just after I read and posted on your link - hope it helps.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/9-ways-to-burn-fat-fast.html

erinrose07

If you have a planet fitness it's only $10 a month! You can't beat it!! Exercise is going to be the only key in addition to your dieting hun Also, try getting a b--complex vitamin with b6 and b12 in it. B vitamins help to metabolize food into energy