Ready to give in and wave the white flag

Although I do the same things every week, for the most part, I never lose the same amount every week. One week I will lose a pound, the next lose nothing or gain, the week after I'll lose 3 pounds...etc. You have trust that if you continue counting your calories - the weight WILL come off. There are a lot of factors contributing to our weight - such as sodium intake - which can make you retain water. Don't give up after 2 weeks! You're doing well so far losing pounds in 2 weeks... that's awesome!

Don't give up yet, my friend. Even though you've gained 2lb, the important thing is to focus on what you've accomplished so far, and that is the fact that you lost 5lb in two weeks - thats a great start!

I've tried for years to lose weight, and every time I gained a couple of lbs, I waved the white flag - always ended up regaining far more than I'd lost too. Since starting MFP, I've realized that the weight isn't as important in the long run as other physical measurements and ultimately how i feel on a daily basis. Now when I gain, I just remind myself how much better I feel overall.

I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind my asking:

When you did the second weigh-in, was it at the same time of day as the first?
Did you wear the same kind of clothes as the first time?

Both of these can make a difference in what your weight will show as.

You've only been at this for 2 weeks. Give yourself some time. Try to stick it out for at least 6 weeks. Try and stay off the scale (near to impossible I know) but do try.
Don't give up on yourself or your goals.

Best of luck

slowly wins the race, your body is having a ***** fit its in shock that youre taking away fat!! seriously you will do it.

Im just about to start week 3 but really dont know if i can do this anymore
I started at 288lbs with a target of hopefully losing 99lbs by mid august 2013

You need to do this if you want to see your grandchildren grow up. Think what will happen to your weight if you give in now.

For practical advice you should say what you're eating and what exercise you're doing and perhaps open your diary.

Have you seen the Steve Miller programmes on Sky or Freeview ? or search for "Fat Families" on youtube. There you'll see other 20 stone + people getting to grips with their issues successfully - hope you can get some inspiration from them.

Give your self some time. It didn't happen overnight, it's not going away that fast either. We all want NOW! Be kind to you, educate your self about how your body responds to things like salt, hormonal changes, stress and disappointment. You now weigh five lbs less than you did two weeks ago. Yeah you! Truly, we are making life changes slowly but surely. Give yourself time. Instead of focus on the scale, how about something like increasing your walking from 10 min to 20 without it bothering you? Something like that is a manageable and rewarding goal. It's not all numbers, truly, it's not. The other night, I took my resting pulse. It was 60 beats per minute instead of the usual 90. That's a tremendous change! Yoga and meditation, thank you very much!

If you lost 7 lbs in 1 week, then the +2 is probably just some of the water weight. How is your sodium? Losing 7 lbs in 1 week is a lot, I'm not surprised some of it came back.

Keep picturing your goal. You want to feel good on your holiday.

If you give up, you will feel like you do now.

Even if the stupid number on the scale doesn't change (and it will), regular exercise will have you feeling MUCH better in a year.

I have lost a bunch, but am still fat and I ran 2.5 miles both Saturday and Sunday. I NEVER would have been able to do that before. Not even back in high school.

So, don't give up. NEVER SURRENDER!

PLEASE do not give up!! We all know how hard it is on this journey. It can be frustrating and downright INFURIATING at times and often I have felt exactly like you do now, but i didn't give up, i powered through and i'm now roughly 50lLBS lighter than i was at the start of this year. Not only that though, i'm also SO much healthier!! I'm not borderline diabetic anymore, i don't get heartburn, migraines or aches and pains which i used to have on a DAILY basis when i was bigger. I would never have been able to say all that if i'd have thrown in the towel when i was so tempted to. There are days even now when i really lack motivation but i just tell myself that i have come this far, i'm almost at my goal weight and to give in now would be so so silly.

Keep going!!!! You are doing SO well!!!!!!! Think about a few months down the line- what will you be able to say to yourself?


"I tried a few months ago to lose weight, but i gave up. I couldn't do it. If i'd stuck with it, i'd probably be near where i wanted to be weight-wise by now. I should've stuck with it."

OR...

"I have lost x lbs and yes, it's been SO hard!!! but i've done it and i am stronger now"

YOU GOT THIS!!!!!!!

Jx

It could be what people call "water weight" but that is often used as an easy excuse.

Lets face it (bluntly), if you have 99lbs to lose then you're a big girl. At your size the weight should be flying off you. If you've gained 2lbs there has to be a reason. Let's find out what that is:


What does your diet look like? Open up your diary and let us take a look.

Are you weighing your food or guesstimating it? Innaccuracies in portio nsize can account for a lot.

How much are you exercising and how are you logging it? The calorie burn figures on MFP are notoriously overestimated so if you're using these you may not be burning as much as you think.

Weight loss is nothing more than a formula, and if a formula doesn't add up, there is *always* a reason that can be pinpointed.

What he said^^ Dont give up, you did not get to where you are in 2 weeks, you will not loose it in 2 weeks - Lots of us are here for the long haul - You can be too :flowerforyou:

I was a yo-yo dieter for years and always managed to put on everything I lost plus. But this time it is different. I am going to be successful and will weigh 71 kg (156 lb) or thereabouts. I don't have a time limit for this - it is just going to be. And this time I will maintain that weight for the rest of my days. And that is the difference, my positive and determined attitude. I don't talk about "if I lose weight", I always talk about "when". And I'm realistic too. I prefer to lose weight slowly and if I put some on over a week, then so be it. I laugh it off and comment "Oops" on my diary. I only have one MFP friend, but she is fantastic and keeps me going on the really difficult days. I weighed 317 lb in October 2009 and now weigh 250 lb, I'm about 1/3 of the way through.

You are wanting to lose 99 lb in about a year, which averages out to 2lb every week. This weight loss is hard to sustain because you normally take off with a bit of a bang, then put about 1 kilo on then lose a bit more, then go up again and at some stage you will appear to have stopped (plateaued) before you start tumbling down again. I would be more inclined to work on 1 1b a week with any loss greater than that a real bonus. Perhaps you could relax a bit more about it and accept what is. Be proud of every change you make and most importantly of all, do this for YOU. For the very first time I'm changing my life for me, not my arthritic knee or my blood pressure - this one is for me. GOOD LUCK!!!

^^^^ Very well said --- Thanks, for the reminder to FIGHT!!!

Dont give up! 2 years ago I use to weigh 230. And today I weigh 200. I went through a lot of ups and downs myself through trial and error.

I dont like the taste of chicken and I hate fish. I tried to be a vegetarian countless times and wanted to just wave the white flag.

Weight Loss is hard as hell. But right when i thought "i've given up" Id find myself back on the scale to check my weight. Life is too short for regrets. Dont regret giving up on your journey. The reward in the end is a great one.

Typically it goes off on one week 2 or 3... Totally normal! If you ever watched biggest loser week 2/3 is always that way! Don't panic. Might be worth changing your goals to 40% carbs 30% protein and 30% fat.. Don't eat exercise calories back until your near goal, eat 1300 - 1600 zigzagging... Lots of fiber, lots of water, wish I'd know all this earlier. They are winning formulas for me and I believe really worth a try for. You x

Don't give up ! This is a long journey and the destination is worth it