New to asking for help

MissCassieJ07

I'm not new to myfitnesspal, I've been a member for a little over a year (even though I've only started to really buckle down and really track my progress since the beginning of this year) but I am new to coming to people for motivation and support to help me reach my weight loss goal.

My want to lost weight isn't one for vanity or to feel better about myself appearance wise, because if I didn't have any health problems I wouldn't care about my weight. But due to a severe car accident 8 years ago and negligence on a doctor's part, I was left with a horrible break in my upper spine (more like a complete shatter of one vertebra) that has led my back to heal improperly and cause severe pain. In order for me to have surgery to correct the curvature of my spine I need to lose 50 pounds or be at a BMI of 30 or less. When I was given the amount of weight I had to lose I was at 242 pounds and 5 foot 6 inches. I am now at 215 pounds, but I now find myself stuck and unable to lose anymore weight. I change up my exercise routine weekly and I watch what I eat and eat healthy and in proper portions (yes, I do have the occasion cheat day) but I find it hard to stick to it some days.

I'm a stay at home mom so for the most part it's just me and my 2.5 year old daughter (who,other than agreeing with everything I say, isn't much of a motivational speaker when I should be going for a walk but only want to sit and watch cartoons with her) I've always been active, yet was always a little bigger than most of my friends and always ate relatively healthy until 3 years ago. I was 3 months pregnant with my first child when my mother passed away and the emotional stress hit me hard. Between the pregnancy hormones and the stress of losing my mother I became a bad emotional eater to try to help with the pain. I knew in my head that I shouldn't of been doing what I was doing but at that time it was hard to say no. I gained a lot more weight than I should of during my pregnancy and after I had my daughter I suffered from postpartum depression so the thought of trying to lose the weight wasn't high on my priority list. A little over a year after my daughter was born I seen a specialist for my back where I found out just how extensive the damage was (up until then I had never seen a specialist for it) and was told that in order to have the surgery I needed to lose weight. I started seeing a dietician (who recommended I join MFP) and started to evaluate why I would binge eat and worked on changing my eating habits. Now that I have the binge eating under control and have healthy eating habits I am now starting to work on exercising more and building muscle. I started off the year good by losing 27 pounds but now I have hit a rut that I just can't seem to get out of which is why I am reaching out to all of you for support in achieving my goal. I need motivation and support to keep on track with exercising and every little bit helps!

maegmez

You are so right, every little bit helps.....sending you a friend request.

Can you open your diary so we can see what you are eating? It's not typical to hit a plateau at that weight and not far in. How long has your rut been?