Oh woe is me...

lastchance2010

I need to vent...i need to do something...anything...I'm so frustrated with losing weight and weight loss.:grumble: :explode: I started to attempt to lose weight again (yes...again like 20x's over) in February of this year. up until June 22nd to be exact I was doing great, even started jogging which was my nemesis and I really started to enjoy it losing 50lbs in the process.:bigsmile: On June 22nd my mom and I were in a car accident. I was the one pulled out of the car with banged up legs and and gash on my head. Needless to say at the advise of all the dr's; the medical doctors the orthopedic doctors and the chiropractor's it was advised I don't exercise so that my body could heal.:frown: My knee was in a brace which was awful because it never stayed up, I had an awful pain in my right knee cap on top of the already troubled knees and now i'm gonna have a scar on my face to remind me everyday of that split second when we were in that wreck. :brokenheart: As time went on and I felt better I started to push myself again but had to take it slow because I quickly learned that I wasn't going to take off running...literally. But somehow I pushed through it and was telling the dr's I feel good I think I'm ready and at some point I lost momentum. And soon life was back in my way. Van steady breaking down, kids starting school and then the schools going on strike trying to deal with who is going where and when then when it did start back up I would start work early completely disregarding my a.m. work out so i could leave early to get to an open house at the school oh..and more van problems. It's so much easier for me to be lazy and eat to solve my problems, but the things that go with it...weight gain, loss of motivation, self confidence decreases. I hate it!:indifferent:

It's about to be fall/winter and I should be about 60-75lbs down but instead i'm hovering at 40-50lb loss. I don't know where to start digging to get at it again because I just have so many aches and pains. I want to want it again and i want to want it like I want that stupid swiss cake roll or nutty bar or chocolate shake!

N e ways I just needed to vent. I will get thru it...I am making a consious effort. Well starting back today I'm making the consious effort to put my health first and push through the pain...man I hope I can...and keep going because I know with the next 10-20 lbs lost will change my shape to ignite that flame again...that I"M DOIN' IT flame and keep going full speed ahead. Alright...i feel a little better now that I have gotten that off my chest.

Thanks in advance. Good luck to everyone on this journey. :flowerforyou:

Tinkerbell1010

I understand your frustrations but a 40-50 lbs weighloss is something to be stil be extremely proud of !! You can do this, I know you can, you were one of my first pals when I signed up and you've been with me and I will be here with you.....

healthynotthin

Hey, well done you for coming here to vent about this! I'm so so sorry for what happened to you earlier this year regarding your accident and injuries but I admire strongly your ability to look past that into who you really are aside from the scar that will serve as a great testimony later on. Don't go hating on the loss your body's already experienced, though, you are doing fabulously! 40-50 pounds is incredible and certainly nothing to be scoffed at. I admire your perseverance and the ability to express all of that through this post. Good luck out there, you deserve it.

Restybaby2012

STOP IT Lil One...............just take a deep breath........in.............out.........in thru the nose.............out thru pursed lips

---

slow.....slower......

Now damnit.........look at how far you've come.........NOT how far you have to go. Damn girl..you've dropped 50 pounds.....thats MAJOR weight loss. When ya drop weight like that all kinda things change inside AND out. Ya gotta make room huni...all those changes rage in your mind and your psych.....it doesnt know what the hell is happening or what you want next.. Its confused so it's mucking with yer mind ! !!!

YOU
WILL
GET
THRU
THIS and come out stronger on the other side, then you can pass this on to someone else like I have.

Stand Strong....dont look back and dont dwell. So ya screwed up and slipped a little.....no harm no foul.....NOW........

Climb back on da lite bus and jin us mere humans on this incredible weight loss journey of a life time. NO matter what happens........

YOU
ARE
STRONGER
THAN
ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
that has or can or will happen.

Comeon now......smile...take a deep slow breath.....and RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

RUN FASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

......and never look back

lastchance2010

I understand your frustrations but a 40-50 lbs weighloss is something to be stil be extremely proud of !! You can do this, I know you can, you were one of my first pals when I signed up and you've been with me and I will be here with you.....

thank you for reminding me of this...I appreciate it. I'm gonna be here with you too.

lastchance2010

Hey, well done you for coming here to vent about this! I'm so so sorry for what happened to you earlier this year regarding your accident and injuries but I admire strongly your ability to look past that into who you really are aside from the scar that will serve as a great testimony later on. Don't go hating on the loss your body's already experienced, though, you are doing fabulously! 40-50 pounds is incredible and certainly nothing to be scoffed at. I admire your perseverance and the ability to express all of that through this post. Good luck out there, you deserve it.

thank you, I appreciate it. All things in time. I will get over myself. Thank you for the words of encouragement. :flowerforyou:

lastchance2010

STOP IT Lil One...............just take a deep breath........in.............out.........in thru the nose.............out thru pursed lips

---

slow.....slower......

Now damnit.........look at how far you've come.........NOT how far you have to go. Damn girl..you've dropped 50 pounds.....thats MAJOR weight loss. When ya drop weight like that all kinda things change inside AND out. Ya gotta make room huni...all those changes rage in your mind and your psych.....it doesnt know what the hell is happening or what you want next.. Its confused so it's mucking with yer mind ! !!!

YOU
WILL
GET
THRU
THIS and come out stronger on the other side, then you can pass this on to someone else like I have.

Stand Strong....dont look back and dont dwell. So ya screwed up and slipped a little.....no harm no foul.....NOW........

Climb back on da lite bus and jin us mere humans on this incredible weight loss journey of a life time. NO matter what happens........

YOU
ARE
STRONGER
THAN
ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
that has or can or will happen.

Comeon now......smile...take a deep slow breath.....and RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

RUN FASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

......and never look back

OMG that was hilarious and that smile nearly cracked my face!!! LOL THANK YOU! Your AWESOME!

Lonewolf1507

There is 2 things I am going to add to what has been said before. The first thing is that you said you lost 50 lbs before the accident, you are currently 40 - 50 lbs down from where you started, what you have been through the last 3 1/2 months that is still a great place to be, so be proud.

The second thing is, you worked hard for that loss, so find your starting weight from this year change your ticker and put them back on so you can see that work isn't being wasted.

Good luck with getting back fit and back on your journey :happy:

Andy:flowerforyou:

If you want some extra help and motivation add me and I will do what I can

NatalieWinning

Are you kidding me? You lost 40-50 lbs! And this is no small feat!!! That last 5 lbs I lost last year took me months. MONTHS! And I was trying, without having lost my momentum!! Start where you are, do what you can, and take every step from "now". Right now you have lost a huge amount of weight. Right in the middle of that you had a pile up of a bunch of senseless junk heaped on your shoulders out of your control. Look at you, lady. You are still here! Your "self" has got a little foggy, but you are still in there

You know that little voice inside your head with all the negative things that it keeps repeating to you, because you are harder on yourself than anyone else. Now think for a minute how you would talk to your child. You would emphasize that she's been so damn successful and you are so proud of her. Of course, because it's true, you would be. And you would then nurture her and keep pouring on the positive. Nudging her along. Celebrating all the itty bitty successes as they add up to bigger success. Thats you. Talk to yourself that way. It's hard to change the tape. I know! I have one of those tapes inside my head! I've mostly been successful in changing the tape, but I know I'll have to keep working on it and keep reminding myself forever. Every little bump, I have to stop and remember to change the tape again. It's not instant. It takes constant work. It's really helped. Positive rolls over into more positive. Positive reinforcement gets you much farther.

You know that mountain? The one you are climbing? It's full of pot holes, blind corners, and you stumble on every pebble. One of these days you are going to look up from those pebbles you are tripping on and you will have crossed a mountain! Seriously, you have already got half way up it! It's happening, just not on your inner voice's schedule. Shut that ***** up, and replace her with a more positive coach. Your're doing it, lady! I know, your here every time plugging away, and thats exactly what it takes. You are not the flash in the pan that shines only on the surface, but the one that struggles through and makes it.

lastchance2010

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You know that mountain? The one you are climbing? It's full of pot holes, blind corners, and you stumble on every pebble. One of these days you are going to look up from those pebbles you are tripping on and you will have crossed a mountain! Seriously, you have already got half way up it! It's happening, just not on your inner voice's schedule. Shut that ***** up, and replace her with a more positive coach. Your're doing it, lady! I know, your here every time plugging away, and thats exactly what it takes. You are not the flash in the pan that shines only on the surface, but the one that struggles through and makes it.

:blushing: :smooched: Thank you Nammy!!!

ZugTheMegasaurus

We could be twins, seriously. I started in February, rapidly dropped 49 pounds by June, then had a bunch of stuff throw me off (first a problem with my student loans so I couldn't afford healthy foods, then a complete 180 on my schedule right when that was fixed followed by the flu, meaning that I haven't worked out in a month). I'd wanted to be at or very near goal by September, but it didn't happen (fortunately I had never considered it a hard deadline, so it didn't bother me too much). I spent all summer and up until now going up and down and up and down in weight.

But you know what? I realized that it would be ridiculous to be discouraged right now. Even with all that stuff going on, I haven't missed a single day of logging. As of today, I haven't gained back even a single ounce, despite the fluctuations that I've seen over time. And I didn't give up or give myself permission to quit, which would have taken me all of two minutes in the past.

As far as I'm concerned that's pretty damn successful. It's not about the number at all; it's about the mindset. People often just swap "lifestyle change" as their term for "dieting" but that really misses the point. I honestly feel like I have made a lifestyle change. Even when it was hard and far from perfect, I still did it and kept in mind what's important.