Frustrated

HealthyNFit4Life

So you've been working your *kitten* off for two months by eating healthy and working out, and you seem progress, but you're still nowhere near your goal. This is obvious because it takes time and patience to reach your goal. I know this, but does anyone ever feel frustrated because they've been working sooo hard and they're still not thin?? We all know that it can be a "long" road, but sometimes it can just be frustrated. On the other hand, sometimes two months in I look a lot better, and it can be difficult to continue! I'm like "wow, I look good, I can have some junk" and I fall off the bandwagon. Anyone ever feel this way?!?!

hollyknouse

I feel that way on a regular basis and have since about 2007. Its such a hard frustrating road. Whenever I fall off of the wagon for a little bit I gain so quickly and feel so horrible. Please know that it is worth it and you are not alone. I think a lot of us feel this way I'm always here for support for you!

TrueBlueBruin78

Remind yourself that this is worth it. It may be a slow, stressful process. But it is worth all the blood, sweat and tears you put into it. Sometimes you cheat, sometimes you do not exercise, sometimes all you want is to be able to eat ll the foods in the world and not think twice about it. But you cannot do that. Giving up is the easy way out. You have already made the effort to start this fat loss journey and you are damn well going to finish it. You can do this. Anyone who sets their mind to it and puts the dedication towards this can do this. DO NOT GIVE UP.

SnazzyTraveller

I always feel like this. And curently im at the part of the loop where im back hooked on sugar and overdoing the nutella. Previously lost 20lbs, got nice compliments, cut myself some slack, bck at square one and scared to weigh in

christenwypy

All the time! Even after just one week of work I feel like I should be skinny already lol. My husband has put in about a month now after not putting in any work for so many years and he is frustrated as well. And yes I know it will be hard not to eat tempting sugary stuff when I do lose all the weight. All we can do is take it one day at a time!

HealthyNFit4Life

thanks for the comments everyone!!!

geetabean

I feel like this all the time too! It feels like I work so hard at counting all of my calories.....which seems really simple, but balancing all the right foods together is time consuming! Getting to the gym 5 days a week, avoiding temptations....it's all exhausting! I keep complaining to my husband that it feels like its not worth it (the scale has not been nice to me for a couple weeks....no loss) and it feels like I've been doing this for such a long time and I've only lost 13 pounds.

BUT, in reality, I've only been at this for going on 2 months! And when I really think about it, it took me about 7 years to put this weight on......it's going to take longer than a few months to get it off.

Keep doing what you're doing. Try and find healthy alternatives to the cheats that you want. It is OKAY to indulge once in a while, but the key is to have a couple of pieces of chocolate instead of the entire bag! ) That was always my downfall....it was never just a couple, it was ALWAYS the whole bag. HA. Hang in there!

trinoc

I understand the frustration completely. I think, what it takes, is a complete mindshift. "Thin" is not the goal. Once you're thin this will not end. This is your life. If you look at it like that...as just they way you live....then the fact that you aren't thin isn't really a factor. I don't know if this made any sense but it's the only thing that helped me move beyond the discouragement. I'm not eating to be thin. I'm eating to live and I'll be doing that for a lonnnnngg time. :-)

JBApplebee

There are weeks that it feels like I've worked incredibly hard & haven't seen the results, or had a couple of bad nights & it's normal to get frustrated, but you have to keep looking at the big picture. I put this weight on over the course of many years, so it isn't going to come off in a couple of months.

It's like I tell my kids when they encounter disappointment in school or in sports. You can either give in & give up, or you can let it fuel you to do better the next time. When I'm disappointed in my weight loss, or when I gain a little after a bad day, I start by looking over my food, exercise & sleep diary in order to see where I may have stumbled. It's usually not too tough to find the weak link & avoid it next time.

drmryder

All the stinking time. I have such great expectations in my head knowing full well that it will take me a year to lose the weight I gained in 3 years. I know I'm in there somewhere, just gonna take some time to remove all the bubble wrap! Hang in there!