Anyone Else Having a Slow Weight Loss Journey Like Me?!

PANZERIA

OOH! ME ME ME ME!!!!

I started this journey at 165 LAST MAY, lost a few pounds, then I got the depo parvo shot and gained a 'magical' 20lbs in Febuary, 2012 (that's right - 20lbs in ONE MONTH without a change in eating or exercise.)

It's been 6 months and I have only lost between 9-11lbs (depending on the day). I'm so royally p.o'd.

Artemis726

Very slow loser. My body seems to fight me tooth and nail for every quarter lb. I think I'm just an easy keeper. I work out hard and eat pretty well, so it is frustrating. I've tried to change it up in all kinds of ways, but nothing has helped to speed it up. Every day is progress though. Good luck!

latinqueencee

Me too, for the last few months I have been fighting with the same darn 3 pounds. I lose it one week, regain the next and so forth. Very frustrating but I'd rather fight with 3 than fight with 20.

Heyyleigh

SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, like watching paint dry! I am determined though. I have been successful in inches and toning, just not what I want on the scale. I wish I had taken measurements in the beginning. I havent lost any for 3 weeks, actually gained 2-3 pds, but as of this morning they were off and I was actually down 0.2, big whoop! I didnt log it. I have worked my but off, made some questionable choices, but they are what they are and some things I will not give up- especially the rest of my life. I want this to be forever. When I got my fitbit 4 weeks ago, it really kicked and I lost almost 4 pds right away.. and now... Nada!
As the others say, just watch what goes in - exercise, it will pay off. its why we are all here.

jasondcooper

I agree with those who write that slow weight loss is not a bad thing. It took me about two years to lose 20 pounds and I was still 10 pounds shy of my goal weight. I just couldn't shake that last 10 until I found this site. I finally got there after another two or three months. The pay off is this: I have been able to keep it all off for nearly a year now, in large part because I'm still logging into MFP faithfully every day!

Hang in there. Even in those weeks when you're not dropping pounds, you're still learning how to eat, still repeating good habits and continuing to build toward making a permanent lifestyle change. You can do it!

orishp

Your diary looks pretty good to me.

I started about the same time, I have lost twice as much but I have also cut my calories a whole lot more. I started netting 1000 calories/day, and I have slowly increased it to 1200 net right now.

I am not advocating lowering your calories, though, its something that has worked for me and so I have kept going with it.

You are still losing, even if its slow, and you are eating healthy and working out, to me those are all huge successes!!!!!

AimersBee

Thanks for all the support everyone, good to see I'm not the only tortoise in this lifestyle change..

VogtAndrea

When I tried to make a realistic goal, I put down 1 lb. per week. Since then I've upped it to 1.5 lbs. LOL Not LIKELY... it's more 0.5 lbs a week. YES, I watch my portions. YES, I exercise. YES, I'm working hard at it. YES, I'm over 1200 calories a day and under 1400 even before the exercising.
It is what it is.
A little at a time.

scott1646

I had a month and I only lost a few lbs and just a few weeks ago, I had 9 days where I didn't lose a thing.


I would say bring your carbs down to like 80/90g in a day and bring down your sugar intake for the day to about 28g or less and see if you start seeing some changes. I'm no doctor, but I've read up on a few things. Everything else your doing looks just fine and continue the exercises. Keep doing what your doing, but just add a few tweaks.

dolly3186

I'm in the same boat! I've been at it since the 1st of March and only joined MFP a few weeks ago. Since March I've only lost about 16 pounds. Arrggh! This past month it's been the same three pounds...gain, then lose, gain, then lose. So frustrating!

I exercise 5x a week at least with a mix of step aerobics for cardio and then weights or a resistance band DVD.

vonsay

Yes!! Its taken 2 1/2 months to lose a measly 5 pounds and I work my butt of! I guess losing 5 is better than losing none or gaining 5! LoL

hooperkay

glanced at your diary. Maybe too many carbs and fats. Like today you've had 1/2 of your calories and already maxed on carbs. Maybe try planning whole day the day before and you can pick things to keep you in the black. Also maybe check your TDEE. I eat -600 calories of my TDEE with carbs at 40% fats 30% protein 30%. Either way you'll lose weight, but if you want to lose faster may have to try something different. Good Luck !

lmarshel

I finally made it to goal earlier this year, but it took me about 4 years to get there. I've lost roughly 50 pounds total. I did fall off the wagon a few times (and jump off the wagon during holidays), but mostly the reason is that I was not willing to cut my calorie intake drastically. I am fine with the amount of time I took to lose this weight, and I feel comfortable with my current calorie intake. I believe I'll be able to maintain this long, LONG-term.

Best of luck to you! :flowerforyou:

DoxieLove10612

I am very excited to find this post! I started July 4th and lost 6 pounds in two week ls and nothing since. Really? Really?!?! I'll wake up one day and be 147 (yah!) the next 152 (boo!) I don't eat clean but it's a lot better than it was. We are about the same height, age, and weight so it makes me feel so much better that Im not alone. I did 30DS once and it def worked so I might incorporate that back in addition to my 3 cardio days and 3 strength days.

reneelee

I think you are right on track! Keep up all the hard work and remeber, Patience+Persistence=Progress

fairc3jam

I've been documenting my weight loss journey since I started here, almost everyday I am below my caloric intake. I started my MFP journey with what was suggested, which was 1200 calories a day, at first it worked out okay, but then I found myself needing more energy and I felt hungry every so often, so I got some advice from fellow MFP'ers and upped it to 1440. Most of the time I'm making fairly good decisions with my food intake, I'm almost always over 10 glasses of water a day, and yet I find myself with such a slow process... :grumble:

Anyone else in my shoes? It'd be nice to know I'm not the only one..

May 5th - 162.4 lbs
May 12th - 159.0 lbs
May 19th - 156.4
May 26th - 156.4
Jun 2nd - 157.4
Jun 9th - 157.3
Jun 16th - 157.4
Jun 23rd - 157.2
Jun 30th - 157.2
Jul 7th - 157.4
Jul 14th - 155.4
Jul 21st - 158.3
Jul 28th - 156.8

It's been almost 3 months and yet I've only lost 7 lbs on my journey.. (yoyo'ing constantly as well)

Only looking at 17% weight loss (CURRENT 156 lbs, STARTED 162 lbs)

Yep. Just heel at it. Strength and stamina improvement goes a long way , regardless of lbs lost

cmacohio1975

Same here!! Very frustrating, but at least the scale keeps going in the right direction... down. I am trying hard to just think, long term... I have a long way to go too. I welcome new friends on here... always good for morale and support.

sarah44254

I've lost about 13 lbs total in the past 85 weeks.

Yep.

I'd like to be smaller, sure. But I also like that I'm not picking on myself for my screw ups. And I screw up pretty often. Weight loss still happens, thought.

Crochetluvr

You might be one of those people that needs to keep their carbs under the number. You don't have to go real low....just not consistently over your max.

beckyhope

My weight loss has been very very slow! It has taken me over 2 years to lose what I have lost (55 pounds)! Sometimes, especially right now, it is VERY slow but you just keep going because it's not a race. It takes a very long time to unlearn bad habits and relearn good ones. Anyone can do a crash diet, lose a lot very quickly and they will likely gain it back. I think it's wiser to be slow because it takes this long to make the lifestyle change.

ashleew1117

I have been on here for months, and i still haven't lost a pound. Actually i have gained.
I am going to make an appointment with a nutritionist to see what is going on, because i should be losing weight.

nikcasso

Been here since May as well and have lost almost 14 pounds and have been bounding between the same 3 pounds for weeks. The only thing I have not tried is paying attention to the sugars. I seem to hit the limit with my coffee...hmmm. I am doing TDEE -20% so I know cals are not too low. Believe me, you're not alone!

raeleek

:drinker:

chica559

So its not just me!!! I have times where I start to get discouraged because I've only lost 2 pounds in 3 weeks. I've been told to take measurements and not go by what the scale says. Now because of how sick and tired I am of looking at my myself being fat, I just continue drinking plenty of water and sticking to low calorie meals. You are doing everything right so long as you feel healthier and more alive! Thrive for that goal and do it with a smile!!! Keep up the good work!

BethlovesRene

Me!!! I have been struggling the past 6-8 weeks. I finally upped cals 2 weeks ago and seem to seeing a slow declline. Feel free to add and we can motivate each other!

hillm12345

I've been here for a year and officially lost 8.5 lbs since my starting weight of 172. As of today I'm down to 163.4.. and I've yo yoed like it was my job. I've gotten as low as 162 and back up to as high as 169. I'm finally seeing a little more loss but it's been nothing short of a frustrating adventure. Every time I want to quit I just have keep reminding myself this is a journey and if I try to rush this it may lead to unhealthy behaviors.

DoxieLove10612

I had an issue where I lost the weight then gained 5 of 7 back....well I was also 11 days late for my TOM....it came out of no where (I had no concerns) and there went all that weight! Whew. Silly girl time! Made me feel like I was working out for nothing.

Erisad

A bit slower than I like but I thought I would be done by now. In August 2010 I set out to lose 100 pounds, 2 years later I'm only 60 pounds in. It's still a big loss, I just thought I'd be maintaining by now. There's been a lot of ups and downs but I'm much better than where I started.

delaware142

I know how you feel, less than a 5 lb loss in last few months myself. I think we're just at a plateau, bodies have to adjust before next spurt of loss. I try to get a little more exercise when it gets like this to jolt my system alittle. Just don't give up !!

kammy92

I hear you!! Don't get frustrated though!!! Stay positive! At least you haven't been gaining!!! I tend to drink a good amount of wine alot so I am trying to cut that down in my diet, not completely out though!!!:bigsmile: