150 lbs to lose and frustrated

JessFeldman02

I am frustrated. I've been dieting for close to two months and have lost 16lbs. Of course, I am happy to see 16lbs gone but wish it were more. Even more though, I wish you could tell a difference. I am sitting right around 300lbs and you can't tell I've lost a bit of weight. Does it seem that way to others who have a large amount to lose? I am having a hard time staying motivated without seeing results. Help!

bestdaysahead

I recently lost 16 pounds (according to my doc) and don't feel like it at all. I don't have any more energy and am still always hungry. Sitting right at 250 and not enjoying it at all. Very frustrating and I feel your pain!

PrincessMorticia

Although I've gained some back, I went from being 285lbs to 202lbs. At 285, I definitely was discouraged. I wanted to weight 160, so in my mind I was saying "I have almost 130lbs to lose!". It seemed so unattainable. But don't let slow and steady progress get you frustrated. Progress is progress! If you let the stress of it all tear you up, you're headed for failure. Positivity and perseverance are what's going to get you through! Good luck!

smpreston

Losing more than 2 lbs per week is generally not healthy over the long term. Set goals for yourself that give you motivation. Give yourself a gift for losing 25 lbs. If you are exercising, log all of your reps and how you feel. you'll notice improvements over time that will motivate you. Take pictures and measurements every 30 days or so. You don't need to post them or show them to anyone, but use them to show yourself how your body has changed. That is motivation too.

I've done P90X and TurboFire. I recorded all my reps, calories burned etc. The first time I was able to do a clapping push up or a full-on plyometric push up it felt fantastic. I put exclamation marks on my worksheet and posted to my P90X group about my success.

spacecase76

we are always the last to see our own results. 16 pounds in 2 months is a great start! Don't get discouraged, you CAN do this, you ARE WORTH this. Soon, family and friends will start seeing the difference, and your clothes will fit better! Just don't give up :flowerforyou:

CathiAnne

It's all about baby steps. One day at a time, one meal at a time, one step at a time. Just stay focused and on the path. Come here for encouragement and to give encouragement. You can do this.

momwallace4

Hello! Don't give up! Continue what you are doing just pump it up. I have been dieting strong and regiliously since September 15th and have lost 20 pounds. Well I guess you would not call it dieting I am just watching my calorie intake, not going over it and exercising 3 times a week. I am also using slim fast. Drinking one shake in the morning, another at lunch with a small snack and then dinner. It is my goal everyday not to go over my calories, even if some are added becuase I worked out. Keep trying and don't give up!

yesthistime

Losing 16 lbs. and keeping it off is awesome! I am also over 300 lbs. and with so much to lose (and with it being SO much easier to gain than lose), I think taking off small amounts at a time and actually keeping those pounds off is quite the accomplishment. Now you can mentally reset your starting weight 16 pounds lower and get set to lose another 16 by New Year's. Best wishes

bjfmade

Appreciate the small things that are happening. Be patient and it will happen.

kimcat73

I've totally been there and let me tell ya, you will start noticing probably at about 30 pounds. That seemed to be when I started getting compliments and people noticing. I've been consistently averaging about 2 pounds a week and it works for me. Don't rush it, you will get there. Just keep doing what you're doing! You can do this!!!!

danizaga

i feel your frustration. i'm sitting at 299.6 right now and i keep gaining and losing the same 8-10lbs but i've lost almost an inch in my hips and i can run faster. my mile pace has decreased from around 16:45 to 15:03. at this point i'm just focusing on goals i can see like my mile speed, how far i can run and how much i can keep up in spin.

hope that helps.

shannieboo

I understand how you feel with all my heart, as at one time I myself was over 300 lbs. Hang in there, just know you are going in the right direction. I know thats easier said then done as you sit there day dreaming about how you are going to look and feel without the weight.

Thena81

wow im so proud of you to lose 16 lbs. that's quite an accomplishment. it always seems like the scale isn't moving enough but muscle outweighs fat and takes up less space which is why you'll lose inches and not lbs. try not to concentrate on numbers and focus on small goals. idk what you look like but i bet it's noticeable. 16lbs is a small dog or a box of junk lol be proud!! your doing awesome!!

chatterbox3110

Please don't get despondent - I've lost 69lbs, and it's literally only the last week or so that people have started to notice. It's also taken me all that loss to finally go down one dress size.

I still have around 150lbs to lose, but its better to take it slowly and keep the weight off than lose a lot very quickly and suddenly find you can't keep the pace up.

Also, I don't want to end up with loads of excess skin from quick weight loss, I'd much rather my skin shrank gently!

Think about the tortoise and the hare..., it may take a little longer but you'll be the winner in the end!

Good luck!

tcdawley78

I've lost 120+lbs, and in the beginning, I didn't feel like there was a difference... I finally started noticing a difference in how I felt first... Around 25-30lbs... Then I started strength training, and really started to see a difference... I'm not bulky or anything, but I can feel my muscles under all my fat... :-D

Stormy65

I am right with you! Im not quitting! Every pound is a pound gone! Put a pound of fat something and just look at what your not carrying around anymore! Im going to run this race slow and steady! But I am going to succeed.... You can friend me and we can encourage one another if you like!

BlJohnston77

I am feeling you there. Don't give up though, remember you are doing the healthy way and thats the best way!!!! Add me if ya need extra support!!!!!

neanderthin

Losing 2 lbs a week now requires sympathy, interesting.

Kimdbro

At one time I weighed 250lb, I wanted to lose 100lb... it seemed like such a huge amount, an impossible amount. When I lost 5, then 10, then 20 I was happy but frustrated, because 20lb is a lot of weight. I remembered back to a time when all I needed to lose was 20, and how huge a deal it was when I did. It seemed in my mind that it should be the same, but 20/100 was so little. I was very discouraged because I kept seeing the big number. I found that if I stopped thinking about the big number and focused on how some peope lose 20lb and are elated and consider that their goal. So that became my goal. "My goal is to lose 20lb" and then when I did I had reached a goal, I had attained the thing I was reaching for. I had won. This was way better than focusing on what I hadn't done yet. So then I'd bask in the glory of my goal reached, and then begin again. "My goal is to lose 20lb" again and again until I had lost 90 lb... by then I was in a variety of sports clubs and managing weight became part of my fun, not the chore it had once been. I've gained weight back, (45) since surgery and a hubby, and I'm back to my baby stepping back. You guessed it... my goal is 20lb. You've lost 16 lbs... right now I would kill to be able to say that! You only have 4 lbs more to go to reach your goal. Think of it that way, reward yourself, then focus on the next 20. You're doing great!

keeponkickin

Hi there. I hope I can give you some encouragement. Don't give up and don't get frustrated. I always tell people this. Time is going to march on regardless and this time next year you can be slimmer, heavier or the same. I choose the slimmer option. You're losing at a nice steady rate and time will keep marching and you will keep losing. Let me share that it took me about 40 to 50 pounds lost before people started to notice. Hang in there.

blizzy1

losing 2 pounds a week is healthy, any thing above that is not healthy. How long did it take you to gain the weight, expect at least that long loose it. If you maintain a weight loss of 2 pounds a week for 52 weeks that would be a weight loss of 104 pounds. You really need to allow a minimum of 75 weeks. How much exercising are you doing. To lose 1 pound you have to create a deficit of 3500 calories.

Be patient! I am sure your heart feels the difference. Here's an idea, get a bag (like a back pack) load it up with stuff until that bag weighs 16 pounds. Strap it to yourself and carry it around for an hour or two, then take the bag off and walk around for 10 minutes. I am sure you will feel a difference as soon as you put the bag on and off.

Bmoney11239

I am frustrated. I've been dieting for close to two months and have lost 16lbs. Of course, I am happy to see 16lbs gone but wish it were more. Even more though, I wish you could tell a difference. I am sitting right around 300lbs and you can't tell I've lost a bit of weight. Does it seem that way to others who have a large amount to lose? I am having a hard time staying motivated without seeing results. Help!

Yes i have 200 lbs to lose, i am currently 402lbs i lost only two lbs today, thing is that you are not going to see results till you see them. so you have to really look at yourself an imagine what you will look like in two more months. ADD me i will be your loss buddy. and we will keep each other on track

lrd2010

Been there, felt that!

started off at 303lbs, I'm 5ft 9inches tall and I should be around 150lbs.

I finally got to the point in my life where I realised that time was marching on with or without me. If I wanted to do anything with that time I needed to sort myself out and get healthy.

Set yourself small goals, 5 - 7lbs at a time in a month. That'll set you off at a good rate of weight loss and anything over and over that is a bonus.

I've been at this a year and 5 months. I would have gotten here anyway, but right now I'm 117lbs lighter than I was.

Make the choice and be proud of it!

Darlene4prayers

We always want results fast but patience will reap good rewards. I have to keep postive saying good things to myself all the time. Don't give up we are all here to encourage you anytime of the day. :bigsmile:

cobarlo14

It's all about baby steps. One day at a time, one meal at a time, one step at a time. Just stay focused and on the path. Come here for encouragement and to give encouragement. You can do this.

So perfectly said...Dead on!!! Slow and steady...your not dieting... your changing your lifesyle!!! Be proud of that. If your always hungry then there is something wrong... Are you eating the right amount of calories? if your eatting less to get more progress? If so - then your not helping yourself. Food is fuel....pick the right foods and eat your alloted calories for the day. YOU CAN DO IT!!! go with the flow - make good choices and know that before you know it - you won't want cake or whatever your trigger foods are. Go, Go, Go!!

FYI...Started at 414lbs.....I am 8lbs shy of getting under 300....I don't care how long it takes - I will get there...

So will you!!!

celewis2011

I am in the same boat as you , I have 130 more pounds to loss my goal weight is 185 as of right now , we will see if that changes when I get there , I started this journey 6 weeks ago at 343 lbs , I am currently 323 , 20 pounds is a good amount of weight but I also do not see a difference yet. Slow and steady wins the race, I want this off for good , I am willing to change the way I look at food and am having fun exercising. I feel better about myself and that feels good. I will get there and so will you !!! Since we have around the same amount to loss , do you want to do this together?

Matttdvg

I heard an analogy the other week that losing weight is like taking toilet paper off a toilet roll. You can take a lot of sheets off at first and you won't notice it shrinking, but as you get close to the end, every sheet makes a big difference. It's the same with weight loss. It can be frustrating to lose weight and not see a visible difference, but you'll get there. It's a marathon not a sprint. It's not going to happen overnight. But 16lb in 2 months is fantastic. Keep it up and before long you'll be noticing a big difference.

kimcat73

It's all about baby steps. One day at a time, one meal at a time, one step at a time. Just stay focused and on the path. Come here for encouragement and to give encouragement. You can do this.

So perfectly said...Dead on!!! Slow and steady...your not dieting... your changing your lifesyle!!! Be proud of that. If your always hungry then there is something wrong... Are you eating the right amount of calories? if your eatting less to get more progress? If so - then your not helping yourself. Food is fuel....pick the right foods and eat your alloted calories for the day. YOU CAN DO IT!!! go with the flow - make good choices and know that before you know it - you won't want cake or whatever your trigger foods are. Go, Go, Go!!

FYI...Started at 414lbs.....I am 8lbs shy of getting under 300....I don't care how long it takes - I will get there...

So will you!!!

YES YOU WILL!!!!!!

Miriamreal

Omg!!! I am excited =D I Lost 2 pounds since yesterday, I know its been ups and downs for me since last week but, I measured my self this morning and I lost 6", So I think that is a sing that, even though I don't loose pounds I still seen results. I am diabetic and even my sugar levels went down 20 points. Yayyyy. I know I need to work harder, but I promise to do my best.

Please feel free to add me, We might be able to help eachother.

cppeace

Dear when I lost 30lbs I wasn't seeing a difference. Take measurements and simply keep striving. Now that I'm down 35 I'm "seeing" a little more difference. Like jeans sliding down and back fat shrinking. It takes awhile dear. Keep going. Feel free to friend. 16lbs in two months is awesome you are doing great!!!!
Kimmy

NeuroticVirgo

I had to lose almost 50lbs before anyone noticed I had lost any weight. It sucks, but I think when we start out a bit bigger its not as noticable at first.

The paper towel (toilet paper) analogy is a good one. 10lbs (or 10 sheets) off a full paper towel roll and you can't even tell....but take even just one sheet off when the roll is almost empty and its obviously smaller right away.

Just keep at it. Its easy to get frustrated that it doesn't come off quick (I know I was/am). But you have to just keep going. I've been at this over a year and barely past 50lbs lost....when I first started I was hoping to be at -100 lbs by now...but the reality is, there is always going to be holidays, birthdays, parties...and well just me slipping up and eating a pizza all by myself.... but I still feel way better than I did 50lbs ago, and even though I wish I was losing faster, this is probably for the best anyways.