Extremely Disappointed!

Definitely keep up the good work! Try to weigh yourself at the same time of day under the same conditions as well. I've just restarted again after a slip, I've started watching zumba classes on youtube as I love to dance and after all more chores I have the day to myself. It's free and a good laugh, and you could have a friend round to do a mini-zumba class in your house for moral support and a bit of fun! It's good cos you can pause it when you need a break, and I rarely ache after.

I weigh every day, but I look at my weight change over the month (or longer) rather than over the week. This keeps my motivation up because I never gain over the month and so far, I've always lost, even though it might be a small lose (2 pounds). It wouldn't work for everybody (you have to not let yourself get bothered if you put on weight from day to day because that always happens), but it works for me. I don't feel a week is a long enough time to see real progress.

If I have a bad week, I regroup and stay OFF of the scale for a week, maybe two! Continue working hard, and do not let those numbers define you. You will have some weeks better than others but please don't let that 1lb loss knock you off of your game! Keep moving forward. Best of luck!

Hi!
I had almost the same post a couple of weeks ago. First off let me congratulate you for a month well done! 15 pds in one month is AMAZING!! I have been doing fitness pal for about a month also and my results are No where close to yours. When going through this process I have to remind myself that my weight didn't come in a months time and neither will it leave as soon as I want it to. When the scale disappoints I look for other avenues to see results. For instance measurements say a lot. The way my clothes fit is also a motivator. Then I also tell myself that my body is appreciating the time that I am putting into it. I have more energy, my flexibility is getting better. Or I can actually see and feel the beginning of a muscle remembering that it once existed on my body! I do hope that you stay encouraged to keep at it and to know that in the long run it will be well worth it. We can do this!!:drinker:

I have 63 lbs to lose and have been doing this since September. I've started slower than you but remained relatively consistent (37 lbs to date). In the beginning it was hard to keep motivated knowing I had a long journey but the numbers do add up. You are doing fantastic and I hope you will continue. As we get closer to goal the pounds will go off slower but they will go off! All the exercise probably gave you muscle which is what we want and weighs more than fat.

As others have said, this is a long journey. However you are not alone, we're here to encourage each other! Set mini goals and hang in there

Congrats on the 15 lbs so far! That's AMAZING! I don't think you understand how amazing that is? Be proud!

As so many others have said, just keep going. I'd suggest making lots of small goals, not just seeing the big picture of the total amount of weight you want to lose. Start in 5-10 pound increments.

Also, don't be discouraged that when you have a lot to lose, it'll come off fast and then slow down. Know that that's natural and what everyone goes through, and keep at it! :flowerforyou:

Holy smokes, 15 lbs in a month, that is an amazing change. However, reality is, 1lb a week is realistic and safe and will be more likely to result in a healthy metabolism, weight that stays gone, and your skin will be more likely to keep up with you as you lose. Rapid weight loss like that over several months will slow your metabolism, end up with a lot of loose skin that is not very pretty, and get in the way of your fitness goals, you do have fitness goals right? Well pat yourself on the back for your quick start, eat right, exercise, and let your body get the job done. You'll be much healthier and happier with the end result.

what are you NUTS????? :noway: seriously??? 15lbs gone in one month and you're disappointed? smh...it will take me 8 months to lose 15lbs...now I know we are comparing apples and oranges here...but seriously, is there anything reasonable that wouldn't have disappointed you? Suck it up, keep working hard and in 6 months you'll be even farther toward your goal...that is the only way to make lasting change...and bear in mind this is a lifetime, lifestyle change, since I assume you aren't putting yourself thru this just to gain it back.

Please don't give up! I'm on here the 3rd time and realized that was a huge mistake! Take one day at a time. From past experience, know that you will have setbacks, but they are temporary.

I'm on my 3rd time too and trust me, there will be times where you want to throw in the towel and just give up. Either you won't feel like exercising or you just want to eat McDonalds twice that day or whatever. DO NOT DO IT! Trust me on this.

Fifteen pounds in a month may not seem like a lot, but go to the grocery store and pick up three 5-lb bags of flour and carry them around for awhile. Then remember that load used to be on your body. Someone gave me that idea once and it's amazing how it puts things in perspective. As for the scale, if you worked out extra hard your muscles are likely storing water for repair from the extra exertion. That's one of the reasons why the scale is sometimes our worst enemy.

You're doing a FANTASTIC job!

15lbs in a month is AWESOME!!! The scale will disappoint you sometimes, I worked hard all week last week and the scale didnt budge. But then Sunday morning it had dropped 3lbs. You cant just go by the scale. We are becoming healthier and stronger every day!

The scale can be mean! Just tell it its mean then pick yourself up and keep at it it will even out over time. Dont expect the big losses you got at the beginning to last - they wont. You have had a fab start this is just a little bump on the road. Be strong!

Hey everyone, I know alot of you have been doing this for a while now & I am officially 1mth in today, how do you keep motivated when you kick *kitten*, have an amazing week & then the scale disappoints? I have 15lbs gone as of this morning which I know for a month is great, however when I look at the bigger (much bigger) picture, I still need to lose about 125lbs so compared to that, 15lbs seems so little! This morning, for the first time ever, my scale showed only a 1lb loss. I feel defeated. Last week was a rare exception & I got in more exercise then I normally can & I didn't allow myself a break mid week because I really wanted the scale to show it this week.

Now I feel like all that was for nothing! I know it might show in measurements but was only planning to do those monthly. My first measurements were done 2wks into this (Feb 25) so was planning to wait til Mar 25 to do them again. How often to you measure? If you have a bad week on the scales do you measure then to find encouragement?

Thanks for listening (reading) & answering my questions :-)

15lbs in one month is terrific, 1lb loss per week is average after the few few weeks, so you just have to continue, continue, continue, keep logging, keep doing your exercise and recording your weigh-ins.

Don't concentrate on how much left you have to lose, take each week at a time and before you know it, you will be at your goal weight.

I started where you did -- with 140 pounds to lose -- last November. I've lost about 45 so far --- sort of. At the beginning, I lost pretty quickly. At around 38 pounds lost, I hit a sort of weird pattern that I'm still in -- I would show a dramatic loss (maybe 4 pounds) on the scale for a couple of days, record it, and then a couple of days later would be back to where I was before --- so I'd show a loss to 274, from 278, and then a couple days after that would be back up to 278, and then spend a couple weeks working my way back down. After that couple weeks, I'd have another dramatic loss all at once (say from 274 to 269) and then would be back to 274 and start working my way back down. So I'm still losing --- I definitely weigh about 3 or 4 pounds less than I did 3 weeks ago -- but it's hard to see it on the scale, because the numbers are confusing.

So, how do I keep going? One, I tell myself over and over that this is working. Overall I weigh about 45 pounds less than when I started. And what I was doing before I started this was causing me to gain, not lose. So looking at the bigger picture helps, and telling myself that even if I never lose another pound, at least I've lost 45 and am not gaining. Two, I think about how I feel better, rather than worrying so much about what the scale says. How I can walk further and do more, and how I don't need to use a CPAP machine (for sleep apnea) anymore. And three, I talk about it with supportive people in my life, who encourage me to keep going.

Weight loss isn't linear. The scale will move up and down. Overall, though, you are getting healthier and working your way to weighing less. I want it to be quicker than it is, too --- but I can't control that. The only thing I can control is how I react and whether or not I let the scale get me off track. You absolutely can do this --- you have already accomplished so much! Keep going, because you're worth it!

You do realize the "fat" wants you to give up...that's why it's making you feel discouraged! Are you sure you want it to win out? Don't get discouraged...get even! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: