It's NOT that hard.
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Not everyone is the same...some people have a harder time losing weight...things that work for some, might not work for others.
I am thankful I lost all my weight through diet & exercise. I find maintaining it harder then it was to lose. Keeping on track, and not going back to my old ways : )
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If self control was easy, everyone would be skinny.0
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You know, I said the exact same thing the first time I lost weight. I lost 112lbs in a year, and I did it by staying 1200-1400 cal a day for the whole year. No exceptions. I was all high and mighty about how it just wasn't that hard. But that sort of deal is just not sustainable for most people, it might not be hard while you are losing, but maintaining forever is another story. Losing in a way that allows for a real sustainability (not aggravating injuries so that you end up even further injured, not eating the same thing everyday so that if you get in a situation where you can't do that anymore it is much harder) is a lot harder than losing in a way where you are perfect. Sounds silly and you probably don't believe it, but from my personal experience, it is true for me.0
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I felt similar a couple Years ago.. Like everything clicked and I was all "yeah! I can do this! This isn't so bad". When I felt that way though, I never felt like it wasn't still hard for other people, or that they were being whiney or lazy...it took a long time for it to click for me and it takes time for others to get the motivation up as well.-_- I gained it all back and then some! It's been harder to lose this time around. I don't think bragging about how easy it is for you is being helpful to anyone else, and that's what this site is for. Help and support, not belittling and degrading...Also you should see a doctor for a bunch of reasons, but mainly because you need a safer workout routine for your injuries.0
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Lots of things are easier when you tank up on pain medication. Hunger? What's that? Yeah...0
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Lots of things are easier when you tank up on pain medication. Hunger? What's that? Yeah...
Yes and most pain meds do decrease your appetite.0 -
weight loss is very simple....but its not easy !!!!!0
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OP, Yes your post does come across as *****y. There are a large number of MFPers with mental health issues. I am one of them. I have no issues telling people this and due to my illness I really struggle sometimes to keep on track. How do you know that these people you're so sick of don't have deep underlying issues.
You're very lucky to be some super human who can run on an injured knee and you have done very well in your weight loss. However, you can't judge people without knowing their story. Actually, you have no right to judge anyone, regardless.
As my mum always taught me, if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.0 -
You think it's not that hard to lose weight and exercise. I don't think it's that smart to over train, especially with an injury. To each her own.0
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OP, Yes your post does come across as *****y. There are a large number of MFPers with mental health issues. I am one of them. I have no issues telling people this and due to my illness I really struggle sometimes to keep on track. How do you know that these people you're so sick of don't have deep underlying issues.
You're very lucky to be some super human who can run on an injured knee and you have done very well in your weight loss. However, you can't judge people without knowing their story. Actually, you have no right to judge anyone, regardless.
As my mum always taught me, if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
Amen,
Btw masking cuss words is against guidelines I have gotten a strike for it.
Something harder than losing weight -- BEING A NICE PERSON0 -
Was this supposed to be encouraging?0
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OP, Yes your post does come across as *****y. There are a large number of MFPers with mental health issues. I am one of them. I have no issues telling people this and due to my illness I really struggle sometimes to keep on track. How do you know that these people you're so sick of don't have deep underlying issues.
You're very lucky to be some super human who can run on an injured knee and you have done very well in your weight loss. However, you can't judge people without knowing their story. Actually, you have no right to judge anyone, regardless.
As my mum always taught me, if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
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I'm finding it hard to get motivated to work out today... I must really suck...0
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I think it's very easy to equate struggling / failure / needing lots of support with laziness / lack of effort, particularly if *you* are prone to those things.
What is easy for some is hard for others (be it algebra or driving a car or tight-rope-walking). That's just life. It takes a pretty big (pardon the pun) person to learn to *respect* differences, rather than attack / berate / minimise / dismiss them in an attempt to homogenise the world.
Don't forget - it's not just effort that goes into weightloss. Yes, moving your *kitten* is a huge part of it... but there's a truckload of psychology behind weight gain so there's a truckload behind weight loss. Genetics play a factor, circumstance etc. I understand you might be frustrated and I'm sure your opinion ultimately comes from a good place "LOOK, PERSON, I DID IT YOU CAN TOO, IT'S REALLY NOT THAT HARD"... but it's probably the same as saying to an agoraphobic "just go outside" or an anorexic "just eat something".
At the end of the day, if someone needs a bit more support and motivation from others than you did, that's their journey and it's ok. If they're legitimately just lazy whingers - delete and move on
absolutely this! well said :-)0 -
lol, I am scared to agree with you because of the anger that has bubbled up over this. But, I was just thinking this the other day, losing weight won't be the hard part, but keeping it off will be the real struggle. At least for me.
I have days that I am unmotivated but I just do it. I have days that I want to eat a box of donuts, but I just don't. yes, it is hard to make these choices, but not that hard.
It is when I think of it as a lifetime commitment that I get deflated. I can't seem to wrap my brain around it. I hate exercising. I love fried food. I love watching TV. A perfect storm for weight gain! So for doing this for a year to get the weight off, seems doable, doing it until I die, seems impossible.
plus, why bother, cause the world is ending on 12-21. sigh.0 -
Whatever.0
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It's not hard to put on weight either as you obviously have done in the past. Maintaining is the real challenge!0
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and seriously...you eat the same thing EVERY DAY? Wow, just wow.0
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It depends on everyones body.Some people can lose weight really fast and some cant.I never had a weight problem in my life.I always was 98 pounds when I got married and that was 25 years ago.After I had my first child I lost most of my weight and I had to have a c-section and I gained 65 pounds with the first.ost most of it I was 120 pounds after then I was 30 had my 2nd. child by c-section and I gain more weight about 70 pounds.I lost some weight was up to 171 went on a strick diet and workout every day.I lost pounds and went down to 150 then omg my body change went into MENOPAUSE and that was it weight went up and up no matter what I did couldn't lose weight my doctor was in shock that i was again 171 but didn't look it because I workout but what made me look bigger that what I was my mid section.I had the biggest belly that I couldnt get rid of the my doctor said I wont either because I was cut open.You can lose or tighten lose skin that was cut open or tou cant tighten up muscles that was cut open and my rib cage was spread apart because of 2 pregnancis the only way I would get rid of the belly I had to have a tummy tuck and I am so happy that I did. it will be a year in jan.Its not a weight lost my now I really can workout harder then ever and I see the difference in my body.but since I started to watch what I eat and count the calories it's still hard to LOSE THE WEIGHT,and it depends on your age to.So many people do have a hard time losing weight.I went from 171,down to 162 been that way for almost a year now and I just lost 4 lbs now im at 158 and I been 158 since I stared this program about 3 weeks ago and yes ITS hard to lose weight .ut everyone don't stop keep on trying and workout and just eat the right foods.0
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Sorry if this may come out a little *****y, but...... it's not that hard to lose weight & exercise........ if you are committed to doing it. I'm kinda sick of hearing about how hard it is to be motivated, how hard it is to get the scales to move, how hard it is to stay in calories & even how hard it is when you 'sore'.
I told you it would sound *****y... but it's not.
I have a back injury that stopped me from working in a labor job ever again. I get about 2-3 hours sleep a night if I'm lucky because of my injury & walking kills me for days. I have a stuffed up knee from breaking it in 2002. I have a bad hip & shin splints (at the moment).
I've run, Zumba'd & done all kinds of intense workouts for the past 9 months.... every single day. With all my injury problems & even a broken toe thrown in.... I'm still going. Running on my leg kills me... but I'm sucking it up & still going.
I eat under my cals EVERY day. I eat the same thing every day yes... but I do allow treats.... take a look.
I've lost 66lbs ...... 31kg in 9 months..... no cheat days, no days off from working out & sure as hell no reason to NOT do anything.
So why are people finding it so hard to lose weight? Why do people complain because they can't control their own actions or addictions?
It does sound *****y right? But what happened to good old hard work?
Lordy did you wake up and decide to write a 'little missy perfect' post today or what? Just because you never struggle doesn't mean it's easy. I think this is possibly the most condescending post i've ever read on here.0 -
This was so motivational and supportive! Thank you for this useless thread! Weee!0
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Losing weight in the USA is a challenge but can be done. It requires a lifestyle change and a lot of hard work.
No offense but I think you should reach your goal and maintain it for a long time before getting on your soap box on how hard it is to lose weight.
And why exactly is it harder in USA than elsewhere Herb? Is there soemthing in your watter taht we don't have elsewhere?
We are inundated with poor food options on every block of every commercial street. Generally speaking, it is not that way in most countries. We have fast food franchises from the same brand within 1000 feet of each other, it is ridiculous. Our advertisements in print and on TV are one food ad after another. This is one reason that obesity has gotten to monstrous proportions in the USA and why this country is growing fatter, faster than any other in the world. It is not simply an abundance of food, but a continuing decline in physical activity from one generation to the next.
I've lived in the USA since the day I was born. Weight loss is not difficult for me. When I made the choice to eat healthier and exercise, I did. I can walk past a McDonald's with no problem and I can also choose to eat a 3,000-calorie meal in a restaurant one day and still lose weight that week.
Not having willpower is not an excuse. Just look at what foods are abundant in France and Italy and even England. Rich, creamy, fried, pasta, all sorts of foods that in excess will cause a person to gain weight quite easily. It's about choices, not where you live. No one has ever walked out of a restaurant as I walked past, dragged me in and force-fed me.0 -
If I eat something that I know I should not have, then I actually scold myself & make myself feel rotten for doing it.
You should see me learn touch typing.... I miss a key... I slap myself on the face
ahhhh enough said
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OP- this thread was just mean. Not helpful, not encouraging, not insightful... Just insensitive and thoughtless. There is NO NEED to say much more, I believe the rest of us have said it all.0
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It is simple but hard, and it really depends on how much stress you have going on.
Being on a calorie deficit is hard. You can't do this journey on will power alone. You must set up your environment for success. Have a team around you in your real life, not just online. Get trigger foods out of the house. It will take some sacrifice and it's not easy. You might have to say no to some social events sometimes.
Too many changes at once can be hard on some people. I've always eaten healthy so it easy for me to simply eat less. Eating at a calorie deficit is hard on people; even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such. Everyone is different. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others, this is not right or wrong, it just is. Stress in your life affects your hunger hormones; lack of sleep, fatigue, job stress, family stress, financial stress, etc. Add in emotional eating issues and it gets even more complicated. Most people can only handle so much change/stress at once, they try to do too much and fail. Sometimes it might be a better strategy to eat at maintenance and make some small changes first, it really depends on how much stress you are taking in at the moment.0 -
yeah it's easy.. at first ...when you're all motivated, losing, getting results. But wait until you hit a plateau and the weight stops dropping. Then you lose motivation, what's the use right? Don't feel like doing anything, don't feel like eating right. Gain slowly.
Or when something happens like a death in the family, a wedding, get sick, a trip, vacation....
don't say it's easy until you've done it for at least a year or two or that you're maintaining.0 -
Brain surgery is easy to some people; doesn't mean it's not hard.
I've always been a champion of people needing to want it badly enough, because you have to forsake so much for serious weight loss. You've got to want to succeed more than you want any chocolate bar, any tube of Pringles, any night on the sofa when it's lashing down outside, any Chinese takeaway, any bottle of wine, any period-governed slab of Dairy Milk, any steaming gooey cheesy lasagna when you go out for a friend's birthday meal. You've got to say no to so many things, and for many (including myself) that's after years of saying OH GOD YES GET IN MY MOUTH to everything.
You've got to exercise when you hurt, when you're tired, when you're upset, when it's the last thing you want to do.
Well done you for succeeding. Well done anyone for making the decision to improve their life through changes to their health. But yes, it is indeed very p*ssy to say it's easy.
If it's so easy, why do so many people fail?
This.
The logistics is easy, the putting into practise isn't. This journey has been very hard for me.0 -
Wow!
I am seeing some tickers in this thread which boast HUGE successful losses.... from 15lbs to 30lbs, 50lbs and many even over 100lbs!
Weight loss is NOT always easy, depending on the person/situation... but, on a positive note here's to all the successful people who I see here who have achieved. So inspiring!
Congratulations!!! :drinker:
Have a great day!
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OP- this thread was just mean. Not helpful, not encouraging, not insightful... Just insensitive and thoughtless. There is NO NEED to say much more, I believe the rest of us have said it all.
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