Cant shift that Frustrating feeling

scotslass
scotslass Posts: 317 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hey

For the past 2 weeks i have been eating great baked salmon chicken turkey veg fruit no salt, no suger, no rubbish 2-4 litres of water a day exercise 3-4 days also out walking pushing my son in the pram most days on top of exercise, yet the scales show my weight down up down up I just dont know how to shift this!!!! feeling pretty pissed off and needed to get it off my chest sorry I havent been measured for my month yet, my mum measures me every month and this is happeneing this weekend, I hope the numbers show up this way

Lynsey

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  • scotslass
    scotslass Posts: 317 Member
    Can I also add, I eat pretty good generally but been mega strict the past 2 weeks

    Thanks :-)
  • surlydave
    surlydave Posts: 502 Member
    First, let me just say I completely misread the word "shift" in your Topic as something else :laugh:

    I have the same problem. Having been down this path before, and it's frustrating. I would see the scale go down over the week, only to bounce back over the weekend. The question is, how often are you weighing yourself and are you making progress? When it goes back up, does it go "all the way"? I think measuring yourself is a great idea, something I have been telling myself recently I need to do for the very same reasons.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,204 Member
    The best response to this I have seen on this board:

    Keep on doing what your doing, you know what to do. It sounds like you have a plan just do it.

    Get away from those scales!!!!


    You should not be weighing yourself every day (or if you do don't care about what you see). Set yourself up a once a week (or month) weigh-in schedule. I like Monday's because you have to stay on track over the weekends.
  • sabrinafaith
    sabrinafaith Posts: 607 Member
    I'm having the exact same problem, and the idea of increasing my calories is kind of upsetting me because I'm scared it will cause me to gain instead.

    I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing till July 1st, and if I loose 10 lb, I know I'm doing something right.

    I also agree with weighing yourself every monday morning. I think that's a great idea.
  • scotslass
    scotslass Posts: 317 Member
    Hey Guys

    Thank you for all the lovely messages.....was measurement day today and I lost in inches rather than weight lol so as long as I carry on losing in that way then im happy :-) woohoo lol I think sometimes when i dont see it in the scales i feel like giving up but it shows that it might not show on the scales but the hard work is paying off

    xxx
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,204 Member
    Hey Guys

    Thank you for all the lovely messages.....was measurement day today and I lost in inches rather than weight lol so as long as I carry on losing in that way then im happy :-) woohoo lol I think sometimes when i dont see it in the scales i feel like giving up but it shows that it might not show on the scales but the hard work is paying off

    xxx

    Never Give Up, Never Surrender (from a funny, funny movie) :tongue:
  • scotslass
    scotslass Posts: 317 Member
    Hehe
    Zebrahead-

    That is now my new quote :-)

    "Never give up, never surrender"

    Surelydave - you misreading the word "shift" as something else made me laugh out loud haha!

    Thanks everyone again your all amazing people xx
  • metco89
    metco89 Posts: 578 Member
    i hate the scale, i get so frustrated and depressed and feel hopeless if the scale isn't down. So i weigh only when i go to the Dr. and due to other health problems i have to go once a month. In the meantime i can tell by the way clothes fit., I did get good news however this last time, losing weight is correcting the health issues i was having, more motivation there for sure. I still plan to only weigh at the Dr. office and keep faith i am making progress even if it isn't immediately noticeable. Wishing you great success!!:flowerforyou:
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