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HOW COME EVERYONE AROUND ME IS LOSING WEIGHT...

nuttyrubs
nuttyrubs Posts: 95
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been trying to lose weight for the last 3 years now with little success or even setback. I am really disgusted with myself...

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  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    BUMP
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    what is BUMP
  • MrsBattousai
    MrsBattousai Posts: 171
    Hey!

    Don't feel bad there are alot of people on this site having problems with losing weight, Have you gone to see your Dr. to see if there is any health concerns that may have been stopping you weight lose. Don't be so hard on yourself we have have problems that we are facing hang in there!

    Good luck!
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    Yeah..... i don't have any medical problem as such but i just don't know how to get started on exercise... what exercise to do and i dont have a proper exercise regimen
  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    what is BUMP

    You use BUMP when you want to "bookmark" a topic , so you can read it later.

    I sympathize with your plateaued weight loss. But you may be very close to your ideal weight wich will make it harder to lose. If that is the case you have to keep track of everything you eat and all exercise.

    To begin exercise. Not that I am a professional or anything but I just downloaded a couch to 5K (a.k.a C25K) and just began walking and I'm building myself up to run.

    GOOD LUCK
  • simona1972
    simona1972 Posts: 355 Member
    Exercise for me was the easy part. Dealing with food was tough.

    Some ideas for exercise:

    Walking. Walk 30-60 minutes a day. I heard a target should be 10,000 steps per day. You can get a pedometer to count the steps. A lot of folks here are doing the C25K which is a running training program. You can get info on that at c25k.com

    DVDs. You can rent/borrow exercise DVDs at the library before you buy them to try them out. I love my Biggest Loser DVDs. I know some TV cable suppliers also have exercise programs On Demand.
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    thankssssss
  • lawkat
    lawkat Posts: 538 Member
    Why do you think you are having little success? Why do you fall back to old patterns?

    A lot of what goes into losing weight and eating a healthier diet comes from changing how you think about food and how to work through certain issues. For me, I had to stop using food for emotional support. I also had to realize that giving everything I love up for the sake for losing weight, wasn't for me. Instead I had to learn to eat in moderation and become aware of the food going into my mouth.

    Sadly, change takes time and a lot of work. It can be easy to fall back into old patterns because they are safe and easy to do. Once you develop new habits and patterns, it does get easier, it just takes time.
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..
  • dastephlu
    dastephlu Posts: 17
    yeah. i guess u r right but sometimes i get depressed looking at my progress or lack of it... I just hate to exercise..

    I really didn't care to exercise either. It just seemed hard getting started and the thought of having to do it regularly just didn't thrill me too much. Now that I have started, (and in my 3rd week) I'm actually waking up wanting to go on the treadmill, or bike, today I did almost 30 mins of brisk walking outside, although I figured it would be nice since there was a breeze, that breeze kinda died down and the humidity hit, BUT once I got back I feel great because even though it was HOT and HUMID, I still pushed myself to walk to the end of the road and back (1.5 miles). Take baby steps, start off walking 20 mins (to get your heart pumping) at a comfortable speed for yourself, and when you think you can handle it, push yourself a little harder, a little longer. Good Luck to you!:flowerforyou:
  • lawkat
    lawkat Posts: 538 Member
    Your lack of exercise can't be the only thing that is stopping you from losing weight. The most exercise I have been doing is walking, but I live in a big city, so I tend to walk everywhere anyway. I had to change my eating habits and my approach towards food. If you hinge everything on exercise and not having any motivation to exercise, you are sabotaging yourself before you even begin. Some changes in life have to gradual. You should try to focus on eating better and then start incorporating exercise. You don't have to go all out and join a gym and work out an hour a day. Start small, create a routine and then start to incorporate some more rigorous exercise. Once again, it is getting into a routine and realizing how great you feel after you work out.
  • lawkat
    lawkat Posts: 538 Member
    The other thing is to make sure you have realistic goals in mind. If you think about exercising and trying to, say run 30 minutes a day, but can only do about 10, then you get yourself down because it is an unrealistic goal. Some people need to start out slow and work themselves into doing more. It is all mind over matter. We can make thousands of excuses why we don't eat healthy or exercise, but they are excuses. Try to create a realistic goal for yourself and when you reach it, reward yourself. If you don't reach it, you don't get the reward, but you shouldn't throw in the towel if you don't. Work harder to reach another goal you set for yourself.

    The first step is always the hardest if you want to see results.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    First off... we can't see your diary so we don't know what you're eating or how you're exercising, what you're watching or managing. There are a lot of factors:

    - Do you have any health problems that would hinder or slow weight loss or are you on any medications that could hinder or slow weight loss?
    - How much sodium are you taking in?
    - Are you following MFP's recommendations for eating? Staying within calories but not dipping too low under that goal?
    - What kind of ratio are you set at for carbs/protein/fat and how well do you follow it?
    - What exercise, if any, are you doing? How long and how often?
    - Are you strength training/weight lifting?
    - How much water do you consume in a day?
    - Are you eating at least 25g of fiber? (If not, you should be.)

    I'd love to hear the answers and go from there to figure out what it could possibly be.
  • nuttyrubs
    nuttyrubs Posts: 95
    ok..thanks every one.. although i am not eating mor ecalories but i am eating more on carbohydrates .
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