Dear God, I have no patience for weight loss!

cvpis4me

While I've lost 8 pounds in 6 weeks, which averages to about 1.3 lbs per week, it feels like this weight is coming off SO SLOWLY!! My pants feel slightly baggier but I still can't squeeze into a smaller size so I'm stuck in this in-between phase right now where nothing fits me well. I know the weight came on slowly and it wasn't an overnight process but I'm way too eager to get it the hell off my body and into some skinny clothes!

Okay, rant over!

missfancy1980

I have to comment as this is at least the 10th post i've seen about people frustrated on weight loss, that starts with "i've lost ___ lbs, BUT..." :laugh:

Try being me - i've lost ONE yes ONE lb in over a month. Now THAT'S frustrating lol.

entropy83

Well, slow loss or slow gain...you pick. You should probably try to aim for some non-scale victories (NSV).

llaurenmarie

Took a peak at your diary, it'd do you well to monitor your sodium. You'd probably lose inches and much water weight all over by cutting it under the limit.

Just a suggestion, you're doing well otherwise.

nacobi

I know exactly how you feel! I am in the "in between" phase too and it is so frustrating. That next size down seems soooo far away. I really try to push myself to keep going but it is hard when it feels like you are stuck in weight limbo. Maybe we should be friends to keep each other motivated. Don't give up on yourself. The scale will eventually see things our way!

painterdlzll

I get the same way. I have lost ten, but since I'm heavy it is hard to tell. Once you lose the next 8 you will be in that smaller size. Don't give up!! Head up and keep smiling.

prettytothinkso

It's been about a week or so since I started back up and I swear, I look in the mirror and can't believe I'm not all svelte and stuff already. Yeah, I'm a wee bit impatient also lol

CampKelly

In the same boat! And totally get the frustration :yawn:

shanzie227

It's a marathon, not a sprint. The scale is not the only measure of success. Energy, stamina, get up and go. Don't just go by the scale, because the scale can depress you. As you develop muscle the scale might even go up. Press on friend!

manderson27

I average .5 a week and that isn't every week just an average over the months I have been on here. Sometimes the scale doesn't shift for several weeks and then I bump down another pound or two. The point is it is going down, I have made a spreadsheet showing my progress and that visual aid really helps to see the downward trend. I am so pleased with my progress even if it is slow.

Don't get discouraged, look at the people on here who have lost huge amounts of weight. They started just like you did and pound by pound they lost. They never gave up they just kept plugging away and that is what you have to do.

Good luck with your journey :flowerforyou:

boggsmeister

Keep you goals realistic. This isn't a race, it's a lifetime change. I am losing a little faster than you, but I would be perfectly content with your weight loss rates. It sure beats my old pattern of the scale always going up, and if it continues you will reach your goals eventually. Plus, when you reach your goals you are already practicing the lifestyle that will keep you at the weight you want to be. People who drop weight very fast never do it in a way that they can keep up for the rest of their lives.

I guess I am saying, there is as much value in this journey as there is in the destination. Maybe more so, because ideally the journey continues after the destination has been reached. At least that's what I tell myself. I have just kind have started this too.

albinogorilla

1 lb a week for a year will put you at your goal, so who cares if it takes a year? Unless you are 1 year old, it took much long than that to put it on.

_Bob_

I have to comment as this is at least the 10th post i've seen about people frustrated on weight loss, that starts with "i've lost ___ lbs, BUT..." :laugh:

Try being me - i've lost ONE yes ONE lb in over a month. Now THAT'S frustrating lol.

when you don't have a lot to loose it comes off slower. I went 3 months and only lost a couple lbs. it was because my weight was being distributed in a good way.

funny story: I had just weighed myself and was feeling low and went and picked up a couple 70lb dumbbells to do hammer curls and as I was lifting them it dawned to me that I could barely curl 40s a few months ago.

Carri1

I agree about your sodium intake. Try to lower that. Remember it didn't go on in a "day" it's not coming off in a "day" either. Have some patience with yourself. Eat some different things...mix it up a little. Best of all Keep Smiling! God loves you anyways!!

Jill_newimprovedversion

Don't DESPAIR! You CAN do this........

Took a peak at your diary, it'd do you well to monitor your sodium. You'd probably lose inches and much water weight all over by cutting it under the limit.

Just a suggestion, you're doing well otherwise.

^^ AGREE with this.......AND it would REALLY benefit you to work on INcreasing your water intake too- that will COUNTERACT
the sodium as well.

CHALLENGE yourself to slowly add ONE more glass each day for the next week, then INcrease it ANOTHER
I find room temp easily to get down. Drink a glass BEFORE you eat a meal.

IDEALLY you should consume( in ounces) one half your body weight. Ex. If you weigh 160, then 80 ounces ( 10- 8 oz. glasses)

It REALLY made a DRAMATIC difference in my loss- and I was REALLY skeptical about it @ first.

kbmnurse

You must be patient. It isn't going to come off overnight.

Sarauk2sf

Keep you goals realistic. This isn't a race, it's a lifetime change. I am losing a little faster than you, but I would be perfectly content with your weight loss rates. It sure beats my old pattern of the scale always going up, and if it continues you will reach your goals eventually. Plus, when you reach your goals you are already practicing the lifestyle that will keep you at the weight you want to be. People who drop weight very fast never do it in a way that they can keep up for the rest of their lives.

I guess I am saying, there is as much value in this journey as there is in the destination. Maybe more so, because ideally the journey continues after the destination has been reached. At least that's what I tell myself. I have just kind have started this too.

Great perspective - and congratulations on the weigh loss so far.

NU2U

I average .5 a week and that isn't every week just an average over the months I have been on here. Sometimes the scale doesn't shift for several weeks and then I bump down another pound or two. The point is it is going down, I have made a spreadsheet showing my progress and that visual aid really helps to see the downward trend. I am so pleased with my progress even if it is slow.

Don't get discouraged, look at the people on here who have lost huge amounts of weight. They started just like you did and pound by pound they lost. They never gave up they just kept plugging away and that is what you have to do.

Good luck with your journey :flowerforyou:

I love this post. I needed to read this today...right now. Thanks!!!!

ZugTheMegasaurus

The way I look at it is this: how long do you plan on being alive for? Another 10, 25, 50 years, or more? Even if I lose no more than a pound a week, I'll still only be dieting for about a year out of what I have left, which is nothing by comparison! And that means I get to spend that remaining time without hauling all the weight around and feeling sick all the time.

And the thing is, if you EVER want to lose the weight, you're going to have to do it at this pace. There isn't another option. So even if you get fed up and quit now, you're going to have to do it at some point. Just keep thinking in terms of the big picture!

Di3012

While I've lost 8 pounds in 6 weeks, which averages to about 1.3 lbs per week, it feels like this weight is coming off SO SLOWLY!! My pants feel slightly baggier but I still can't squeeze into a smaller size so I'm stuck in this in-between phase right now where nothing fits me well. I know the weight came on slowly and it wasn't an overnight process but I'm way too eager to get it the hell off my body and into some skinny clothes!

Okay, rant over!

Let's say you continue to lose 1lb per week, in 10 weeks time, that is another 10lbs off.

However, if you view it in a negative light as you have just done, you could end up giving up and in 10 weeks time you will still be the weight you are now.

Every week that goes by, you are just that bit lighter. Come August, you won't even be the same person x

HorrorChix89

You think that's bad? I lost 6 lbs in 4 months and gained it all back in a week's time. Talk about wanting to quit and saying F THIS SITE!

rorae

BUMP

j77r68

I have lost 26 lbs and barely into a lower size. And I mean barely, one pair fits, my other four or five don't. You didn't gain all your weight overnight you are not going to lose overnight. You are losing weight at a good rate now. You will have down times, I am in one now but I know that it will get better and my weight loss will kick up again especially when I kick my butt a little bit harder. Patience

cvpis4me

I average .5 a week and that isn't every week just an average over the months I have been on here. Sometimes the scale doesn't shift for several weeks and then I bump down another pound or two. The point is it is going down, I have made a spreadsheet showing my progress and that visual aid really helps to see the downward trend. I am so pleased with my progress even if it is slow.

Don't get discouraged, look at the people on here who have lost huge amounts of weight. They started just like you did and pound by pound they lost. They never gave up they just kept plugging away and that is what you have to do.

Good luck with your journey :flowerforyou:

I wish MFP had a visual chart like you described. I think that would really help in terms of putting things into perspective. Like I remember my starting weight but I don't remember what my starting measurements were. I know that I've lost an inch or two but I can't recall how much. It would be nice to visualize that over time

puggypatti

Keep the faith...your loss is faster then mine, and I am a distance cyclist putting in over 90 miles alone on my road bike last week. I marvel at how the biggest losers can lose so much weight during a season. My only option is to continue no matter how slow or give up and watch my weight climb back up. I should be pencil thin for all I do but I am far from it. Like so many have said...it is better then gaining the weight.

E1rlindsay

I wish MFP had a visual chart like you described. I think that would really help in terms of putting things into perspective. Like I remember my starting weight but I don't remember what my starting measurements were. I know that I've lost an inch or two but I can't recall how much. It would be nice to visualize that over time
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If you go to "Tools" up at the top, you can look at these types of charts! You can look at weight, measurements and even nutrition!
Also, i peeked at your diary, and i think you'd totally benefit from eating MORE food. I was also stalling out on dropping pounds when i was only getting 1200-1400 calories a day, so i upped it to 1600, or more, if it's a workout day...then the weight started coming off much much easier. I noticed that on a lot of days you eat a lot of higher-caloried processed foods in the morning, and then are somewhat punishing yourself by eating a very small meager meal in the evening. Try and spread those out a little, and bulk up your calories with some added fresh fruit and veggies

weathergirl320

Keep the faith...your loss is faster then mine, and I am a distance cyclist putting in over 90 miles alone on my road bike last week. I marvel at how the biggest losers can lose so much weight during a season. My only option is to continue no matter how slow or give up and watch my weight climb back up. I should be pencil thin for all I do but I am far from it. Like so many have said...it is better then gaining the weight.

omg ur puppy is soooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to the op try switching up your diet. i love pugs!!!!!!!!!!1

E1rlindsay

Oops, the reports are under "reports" not "tools, lol...

alt1268

I have to agree with the sodium intake. Way to high. I also noted in your diary there is no vegatables. (at least the past 5 days) Try eating a green vegetable twice a day and if your going to eat bread limit it to once a day. (bread is a starch which turns to sugar). Definetley increase your protein. (lean meats, chicken, pork) Turkey should be limited also it slows the digestion process.

These are all suggestions on a healthier way of living.

KJWanzek

It's frustrating .... but there are other positives about eating healthy... Just feeling better over all more energy ect. But I know I am ready to release the REAL me out of this fat so much and SHOP in sizes smaller. I am 16 / sometimes 18 pants but XL shirts. It;s like my top has melted and my *kitten* is growing... and it is already my largest part! Keep up I would be more than happy to motivate each other. SMILE K

NuttyNina1154

I'm with you there, cannot seem to budge about ANY of it...