DISCOURAGED

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  • Armyantzzz
    Armyantzzz Posts: 214 Member
    Sounds like you're making progress!! Don't give up... You always lose weight in the order you gained it.... So you will lose weight in your face first and then downwards... the belly is normally the last to go! Building muscle will enhance your chances as muscle does burn calories even when you are idle. Make sure you don't overdo the sodium (as that maintains water). You need to give it more time before you see a real drop in weight and when it happens ... it will amaze you how quickly it will continue. Keep doing what you're doing until you notice "obvious" changes... then step it up another notch. We have to realize that it takes twice as much effort to lose weight then it does to gain it. Allow you body to correct it's course... you'll be glad you did!
  • Reaper1975
    Reaper1975 Posts: 6
    Yes, I am rather anal about measuring and reading up on everything I buy to eat. I started off on very low carb "atkins-like" numbers and actually made myself sick from not having enough carbs and sugar. (Doctor said I'm hypoglycemic of all things.)

    SO, I do stay away from the forms and numbers of carbs I was accustomed to eating (tons of white bread, potatoes, noodles) and now eat limited numbers of wheat bread and my only obsession : sweet potatoes (baked as fries in the oven).

    Sugar is an interesting battle for me. I don't like candy, sweets, chocolate, cake; however, I like stuff like yogurt and peanut butter that can have a bunch of hidden sugar.

    I try to battle many of my problems with an old saying I figuratively keep in my back pocket : "Eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch, and a pauper for supper."
  • VryIrishGirl76
    VryIrishGirl76 Posts: 1,167 Member
    Don't quit, you are doing an amazing job!
  • Mrshunts
    Mrshunts Posts: 160 Member
    I'm in the same boat as you are!!

    Its hard, because "they say" > " you need lose weight" , so of course we are looking for the number on the scale.

    I did Weight Watchers for a while and lost 30 pounds and then nothing......but there you are trained to weigh in every week, telling me that I SHOULD LOSE weight EVERY week....and it just doesn't work like that for me anymore. But that's what I'm used to, so i continue to check the scale.........................................sigh..................

    hang in there , i'm trying to hang in there with ya!!! I'm about to throw my scale out the window!!

    (((friend request sent)))
  • cincigina
    cincigina Posts: 57 Member
    I agree you should stick with it, your time will come. But I also want you to know, I hear ya! The scale shouldn't be important, but lets be honest, it is. Particularly when you see other people dropping lbs. like crazy. It's frustrating. I am in the same boat. So, while we have to be patient... I TOTALLY empathize with your frustration.
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I agree you should stick with it, your time will come. But I also want you to know, I hear ya! The scale shouldn't be important, but lets be honest, it is. Particularly when you see other people dropping lbs. like crazy. It's frustrating. I am in the same boat. So, while we have to be patient... I TOTALLY empathize with your frustration.


    Me too!
  • melabez
    melabez Posts: 5 Member
    At this point, I wish there was a message that comes up when posters post a message like this that says "Please re-read your post before submitting"

    You're losing inches=You're losing fat=You're dropping sizes=You're looking NOTICEABLY SMALLER=Win.

    A number on the scale is just that, a number.
    It does not measure your body fat percentage (unless it's one of those fancy ones)
    It does not measure your clothing size

    It measures your body as a UNIT.
    It measures your gravitational PULL at that certain time of day
    It measures your water retention (which at any point can change drastically)
    It measures your organs
    It measures your POOP

    Don't get discouraged on something that is OBVIOUSLY wrong if your measurements and body is telling you otherwise.
    Trust what you see when you look in the mirror.

    In other news, yes I believe you are eating too little. You're 280lbs, you're working out 5 times a week, and you're eating as much as I do. I'm 4'11" and I work out 3 times a week and i'm 170 lbs.

    Recalculate your TDEE, Your BMR and your Daily Calories and stick to it.

    Keep it up.
  • melabez
    melabez Posts: 5 Member
    Couldn't of said it better myself!!!!!!!!!!
  • whitchy_pooh
    whitchy_pooh Posts: 23 Member
    I understand your discouraged feeling...I feel the same way.
  • whitchy_pooh
    whitchy_pooh Posts: 23 Member
    It sounds like you need to eat more. You eat 1600 cals per day is that net calories after eating exercise cals back or no? I weigh less than you and eat about 1900-2000 cals a day and I'm losing weight. Try going to scooby doo fitness calculator to figure out your cal goal and add your activity level. I've been using their calorie recommendation and it's been working for me. Good luck.

    P.S. You're seeing changes in your body which is awesome. I've only lost about 10lbs in 4 months. However, people are seeing changes in my body and my tummy is getting smaller. The scale isn't an accurate reflection of the changes taking place in your body. Take pics and measure yourself.

    I did not know about that site...(scooby doo fitness calculator). It shows me needing 1695 cals and I have been going based on MYF wich is 1200. Could this be why I am not seeing results?
  • Reaper1975
    Reaper1975 Posts: 6
    You know, I have to say, I'm impressed and appreciative of (what I consider to be) such a speedy and overwhelming supportive response. I guess it really does make sense to engage in a support system for ultimate success.

    It's interesting to me -- as a bipolar person, I realized that coming to terms with my condition and in order to take control of my situation, I had to listen to people LIKE ME .... "normal" people couldn't relate. Same with this situation I think. Skinny folks may try to be supportive but can they truly understand what we deal with, the struggles with changing eating habits and doing without what we really want to eat, and the burden of trying to exercise with (in my case) 100+ pounds extra? Nah, I think not.

    Being part of said community of like souls methinks is good :)

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