Annoyed with progress :((

ChellieIrish
ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
edited September 21 in Health and Weight Loss
OK gonna start by quoting the actual losses I have had the last few weeks copied from the weigh in section :blushing:

Weight 06/10/10 175 delete
Weight 06/18/10 174.9 delete
Weight 06/25/10 171.9 delete
Weight 06/26/10 171.9 delete
Weight 07/02/10 171.2 delete
Weight 07/09/10 170.4 delete
Weight 07/16/10 170.3

I watch everything I am eating, stay within my cals, workout a few times a week and started drinking more water this week :frown: The only thing different I have done the last few weeks is take away my treat day :grumble: Instead of staying within my cals on treat day I used to have what I wanted and started again the next day :blushing: When I did that I seemed to lose more?

I am so pissed off with the scales today :sad: What am I doing wrong here :blushing:

Any comments would be appreciated :wink: My diary is viewable by friends so if you would like to see it just send me a FR I add everyone lol :flowerforyou:

Thanks

C

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  • FabulousFifty
    FabulousFifty Posts: 1,575 Member
    You know what...you have lost almost 5 lbs in about 1 month. That is not too shabby! You don't have alot to lose so your weight loss will be slower. It is easy to get frustrated week to week. But, keep your eye on your goal....you are getting there! Keep on keeping on!:flowerforyou:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    You know what...you have lost almost 5 lbs in about 1 month. That is not too shabby! You don't have alot to lose so your weight loss will be slower. It is easy to get frustrated week to week. But, keep your eye on your goal....you are getting there! Keep on keeping on!:flowerforyou:

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I wish it was nearly 5 lbs that is what I was aiming for but I only lost 1.6 lbs last five weeks :sad:

    Extremely pissed off today dunno what I am doing wrong ... gonna have a few treats get it out of my system so to speak :blushing:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    :heart: just bumpin this :heart:
  • July24Lioness
    July24Lioness Posts: 2,399 Member
    You know what...you have lost almost 5 lbs in about 1 month. That is not too shabby! You don't have alot to lose so your weight loss will be slower. It is easy to get frustrated week to week. But, keep your eye on your goal....you are getting there! Keep on keeping on!:flowerforyou:

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I wish it was nearly 5 lbs that is what I was aiming for but I only lost 1.6 lbs last five weeks :sad:

    Extremely pissed off today dunno what I am doing wrong ... gonna have a few treats get it out of my system so to speak :blushing:
    Weight 06/10/10 175 delete
    Weight 06/18/10 174.9 delete
    Weight 06/25/10 171.9 delete
    Weight 06/26/10 171.9 delete
    Weight 07/02/10 171.2 delete
    Weight 07/09/10 170.4 delete
    Weight 07/16/10 170.3


    Since 6/18/2010, which is 5 weeks ago, you have lost 4.6 pounds.............That is awesomely great!!!
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    You know what...you have lost almost 5 lbs in about 1 month. That is not too shabby! You don't have alot to lose so your weight loss will be slower. It is easy to get frustrated week to week. But, keep your eye on your goal....you are getting there! Keep on keeping on!:flowerforyou:

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I wish it was nearly 5 lbs that is what I was aiming for but I only lost 1.6 lbs last five weeks :sad:

    Extremely pissed off today dunno what I am doing wrong ... gonna have a few treats get it out of my system so to speak :blushing:

    The last 3 weeks you've lost 1.6 lbs and 5 weeks you've lost 4.6 lbs.
    Nothing to be pissed off about. Don't go and eat those treats. You'll regret it more later.
  • ltlemermaid
    ltlemermaid Posts: 637 Member
    You should be happy...as others pointed out in about a month (starting date that you posted and the last post) you lost about 5lbs...Yes in the inbetween weeks its been slow, but over all its great! Your body is adjusting to your excersie/food intakes and since you don't have a lot to lose its coming off slow.

    Hang in there and keep up the great work, make sure you are eating enough calories (net 1200 for the day!) and drinking water. Weight that comes off slower is better for you and will stay off too!
  • batty5
    batty5 Posts: 193
    May be the clue is in the losing weight on a treat day??? Could it be you aren't eating enough or often enough so your metabolism is very slow?
    Take heart from my situation at weigh in today weighed 6lbs MORE than last week despite exercising every day & eating under my calories, think it is water retention due to my meds so am trying hard to stay positive myself!!!
  • CarolinaGirl74
    CarolinaGirl74 Posts: 16
    You hit my target today! I am sooooo annoyed too. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks...lost 4 pounds so far and then it just stayed there.....i was trying not to weigh before the end of the month but i really wanted to because i thought i could see a difference and feel a dff. in my clothes....I have stayed under my cals. even when i ate a cheeseburger one day...water water water...lots of exercise and i am up 1.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grumble: I could have thrown the scales out of the window! :sad: But just hang in there- u are losing....that is good!!!! I have heard that when you dont have alot to loose it comes of slower too......Smile and have a wonderful day!!!!:wink:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    You know what...you have lost almost 5 lbs in about 1 month. That is not too shabby! You don't have alot to lose so your weight loss will be slower. It is easy to get frustrated week to week. But, keep your eye on your goal....you are getting there! Keep on keeping on!:flowerforyou:

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I wish it was nearly 5 lbs that is what I was aiming for but I only lost 1.6 lbs last five weeks :sad:

    Extremely pissed off today dunno what I am doing wrong ... gonna have a few treats get it out of my system so to speak :blushing:

    The last 3 weeks you've lost 1.6 lbs and 5 weeks you've lost 4.6 lbs.
    Nothing to be pissed off about. Don't go and eat those treats. You'll regret it more later.
    You should be happy...as others pointed out in about a month (starting date that you posted and the last post) you lost about 5lbs...Yes in the inbetween weeks its been slow, but over all its great! Your body is adjusting to your excersie/food intakes and since you don't have a lot to lose its coming off slow.

    Hang in there and keep up the great work, make sure you are eating enough calories (net 1200 for the day!) and drinking water. Weight that comes off slower is better for you and will stay off too!

    Thanks guys but maybe I am seeing a different picture all I am seeing is this :wink:

    Weight 06/25/10 171.9 delete
    Weight 06/26/10 171.9 delete
    Weight 07/02/10 171.2 delete
    Weight 07/09/10 170.4 delete
    Weight 07/16/10 170.3

    I know losing weight slowly can be good ie will stay off longer but seriously is this not just too slow :frown: Am I ever gonna get into the 160's :cry: Every one of the weeks above I tried to break into it but just don't seem to be able to :grumble:
  • AllisonMO
    AllisonMO Posts: 68 Member
    It IS frustrating when you think you are following the plan, and nothing seems to be happening. The weight will go--eventually--if you are eating enough and drinking enough water. Most of us have these month-long plateaus. For me the loss gets slower as I am at my last few pounds till goal. Hang in there--you have achieved much, and you will achieve your final goal. The scale will move! :):happy:
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Seriously, 5 lbs in a month is GOOD. Stop worrying and just enjoy that you're losing at all!!
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    May be the clue is in the losing weight on a treat day??? Could it be you aren't eating enough or often enough so your metabolism is very slow?
    Take heart from my situation at weigh in today weighed 6lbs MORE than last week despite exercising every day & eating under my calories, think it is water retention due to my meds so am trying hard to stay positive myself!!!

    Hmmm I wonder you might be on to something there since I stopped having my treat day on weigh in day I seem to have reached a wall :grumble: I might try zig zagging my cals during the week but staying overall with the 1200 cals ... Somedays tho I struggle to eat all the 1200 as not hungry but grab a coffee and eat something with it :grumble: just to make the numbers :wink:

    Sorry about your situation hope it sorts itself out for you soon :flowerforyou:
  • jheller
    jheller Posts: 194
    Have to agree with most of the others. 5lbs a month is great - that is what I average. You are getting close to move into the next decade on your scale and I don' t know about anyone else but when I get there it always seems to take longer to make that jump; my body just seems to get stubborn.

    This is me:
    7/2 179.2
    7/9 184.5 (yes that is not a typo!!)
    7/16 180.2

    I fully expect that next week I"ll be below 179 and I'll just sail through the next 8 lbs and then stall out for a few weeks. I've had this same experience since I started my journey back in December. It happened when I got to 200, 190 and now that I'm at 180.

    As long as it goes down - all is good!! Hang in there - it'll happen :happy:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    You hit my target today! I am sooooo annoyed too. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks...lost 4 pounds so far and then it just stayed there.....i was trying not to weigh before the end of the month but i really wanted to because i thought i could see a difference and feel a dff. in my clothes....I have stayed under my cals. even when i ate a cheeseburger one day...water water water...lots of exercise and i am up 1.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grumble: I could have thrown the scales out of the window! :sad: But just hang in there- u are losing....that is good!!!! I have heard that when you dont have alot to loose it comes of slower too......Smile and have a wonderful day!!!!:wink:

    Seems a lot of us are in the same boat today from what I have been reading :frown: I thought about not weighin in for a month but I want to stay in the same routine :wink:

    I drank a stack of water the last couple of days and honestly feel so bloated from it maybe water just isn't for me well a lot of it anyway :blushing:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    It IS frustrating when you think you are following the plan, and nothing seems to be happening. The weight will go--eventually--if you are eating enough and drinking enough water. Most of us have these month-long plateaus. For me the loss gets slower as I am at my last few pounds till goal. Hang in there--you have achieved much, and you will achieve your final goal. The scale will move! :):happy:

    Thanks I really hope so it is so depressing when it is so slow I still have 20 lbs to go I hoped the first 10 would be quicker :grumble: If the last 20 lbs are this hard it's gonna be torture I have NEVER lost weight so slowly guess my body is fighting back this time :frown:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    Seriously, 5 lbs in a month is GOOD. Stop worrying and just enjoy that you're losing at all!!

    I guess .. just not what I was aiming for at all :grumble: considering the last few weeks were only adding up to a 1.6 lbs loss :frown:
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    5lbs in 5 weeks is right on target for a healthy loss. Stick with it, you didn't gain the weight in week & you won't get it off in a week either. :flowerforyou: You're doing great, so keep on keepin' on!
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Thanks I really hope so it is so depressing when it is so slow I still have 20 lbs to go I hoped the first 10 would be quicker :grumble: If the last 20 lbs are this hard it's gonna be torture I have NEVER lost weight so slowly guess my body is fighting back this time :frown:

    I think you need to change your mentality. It's not a race. There's no big prize for losing 20 lbs in X months.
    So it doesn't take 2 months but 6 months, or 1 year. Your becoming healthier, and stronger.

    It's a lifestyle change, and a healthy journey. Enjoy your mini goals, and as Arielle said, enjoy the fact that your still losing.
  • lilbitofber
    lilbitofber Posts: 10
    from 6/10 to 7/16 you have lost 5 lbs that is good. A suggestion to you would be to only weigh in once a week. That daily weigh in was makin feel depressed because I wasnt seeing any weight loss. But once I went to weekly I felt better. Frustration is almost a weekly feeling for me. I actually fell off for 2 weeks! Good luck!
  • lilbitofber
    lilbitofber Posts: 10
    from 6/10 to 7/16 you have lost 5 lbs that is good. A suggestion to you would be to only weigh in once a week. That daily weigh in was makin feel depressed because I wasnt seeing any weight loss. But once I went to weekly I felt better. Frustration is almost a weekly feeling for me. I actually fell off for 2 weeks! Good luck!
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    Have to agree with most of the others. 5lbs a month is great - that is what I average. You are getting close to move into the next decade on your scale and I don' t know about anyone else but when I get there it always seems to take longer to make that jump; my body just seems to get stubborn.

    This is me:
    7/2 179.2
    7/9 184.5 (yes that is not a typo!!)
    7/16 180.2

    I fully expect that next week I"ll be below 179 and I'll just sail through the next 8 lbs and then stall out for a few weeks. I've had this same experience since I started my journey back in December. It happened when I got to 200, 190 and now that I'm at 180.

    As long as it goes down - all is good!! Hang in there - it'll happen :happy:

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I suppose I am just feeling defeated this journey started back in June 2009 it was a rocky start I'll be honest but I hoped since I really kept to the schedule the last few months I would see a better result :grumble:

    I'm an impulsive person lol so I guess I just want to be there already which my body obviously doesn't :cry:

    I've always had a healthy appetite ie don't like fast food or greasy foods ... actually prefer the taste of low fat items and prefer my own cooking :laugh: My downfall in the past has always been crisps and icecream which now if I have it I limit it to be within my cals :smile:

    Guess I just need to keep focused and keep going :heart:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    5lbs in 5 weeks is right on target for a healthy loss. Stick with it, you didn't gain the weight in week & you won't get it off in a week either. :flowerforyou: You're doing great, so keep on keepin' on!

    Thanks :flowerforyou: It probably is maybe if it was 1 lb per week I'd be happier the last few weeks it's been a loss yes BUT only a few ounces :grumble: Maybe it's all in the mind it just seems a very small number :wink:
  • jeweljade
    jeweljade Posts: 93
    I hear ya! I have been working out and eating within my calorie limit for about 5 weeks now and recording it on MFP for about 2 weeks now. I have lost a grand total of 1 lb. But what keeps me going is the fact that regardless of what the scales say I have dropped one size, my stomach is flatter and I am getting toned. So don't loose heart. I know how frustrating it is for it to not show up on the scales, but it's not everything. Hang in there!!!!
  • AnnieeR
    AnnieeR Posts: 229
    What about a little psychological trick - if you got a new scale that doesn't weigh in fractions (actually, not sure that's possible in the US? I'm in the UK so my scale is in stones and pounds) - I know I don't lose a full pound every week, but the scale implies I do. I might then lose a bit more than a pound the following week so in the end I'm probably losing about the same as you - 4-5 pounds a month, but week on week I feel like I'm losing steadily.

    I'm not sure that made sense - it makes sense in my head but I'm not explaining it very well. LOL.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    Chellie...after looking carefully at your diary, I think I need to tell you....
    You need to eat MORE.
    EVERY day you end the day under 1200 net calories! Slipping under every once in a while is ok, but NOT every day. You really should be eating OVER 1200 every day, plus eating back exercise calories. Sometimes when you exercise and only eat less than 1200 you are actually at about 800 net. Try to stay above 1200 net.

    Change your goal to 1 lb or 1/2 lb a week, and see how many calories it tells you to eat. You can always change it back and it won't make a difference. Do it just to see what is recommended. If you are set to 2 lbs a week and it has you at 1200, 1/2 lb a week would probably be better for you.

    People need to start thinking of their calorie goal as a goal to REACH, not a goal to stay UNDER. Too many people don't eat enough and then wonder why they plateau. I did the same thing, then changed it to 1500 and broke the plateau big time. Lost 4 more pounds in a few weeks after raising my calories.
  • missjo113
    missjo113 Posts: 52
    I see what you mean.... the last 5 weigh-ins you've been having a rough go of it. Have you tried measuring yourself? It could be that evern though you're not showing it on the scale you may be dropping inches...
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    Thanks I really hope so it is so depressing when it is so slow I still have 20 lbs to go I hoped the first 10 would be quicker :grumble: If the last 20 lbs are this hard it's gonna be torture I have NEVER lost weight so slowly guess my body is fighting back this time :frown:

    I think you need to change your mentality. It's not a race. There's no big prize for losing 20 lbs in X months.
    So it doesn't take 2 months but 6 months, or 1 year. Your becoming healthier, and stronger.

    It's a lifestyle change, and a healthy journey. Enjoy your mini goals, and as Arielle said, enjoy the fact that your still losing.

    Thanks :flowerforyou: but I know it's no race have never thought of it that way :wink: just disappointed with the results the last 3 or 4 weeks :noway: Seems I have just reached a wall I need to find a way to climb it :grumble:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    from 6/10 to 7/16 you have lost 5 lbs that is good. A suggestion to you would be to only weigh in once a week. That daily weigh in was makin feel depressed because I wasnt seeing any weight loss. But once I went to weekly I felt better. Frustration is almost a weekly feeling for me. I actually fell off for 2 weeks! Good luck!

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I've always weighed in weekly every Friday that is why when I lost only a few ounces I got peed off :blushing:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    I hear ya! I have been working out and eating within my calorie limit for about 5 weeks now and recording it on MFP for about 2 weeks now. I have lost a grand total of 1 lb. But what keeps me going is the fact that regardless of what the scales say I have dropped one size, my stomach is flatter and I am getting toned. So don't loose heart. I know how frustrating it is for it to not show up on the scales, but it's not everything. Hang in there!!!!

    Thanks I'm trying lol :flowerforyou: and great work on dropping to the new size :drinker:
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    What about a little psychological trick - if you got a new scale that doesn't weigh in fractions (actually, not sure that's possible in the US? I'm in the UK so my scale is in stones and pounds) - I know I don't lose a full pound every week, but the scale implies I do. I might then lose a bit more than a pound the following week so in the end I'm probably losing about the same as you - 4-5 pounds a month, but week on week I feel like I'm losing steadily.

    I'm not sure that made sense - it makes sense in my head but I'm not explaining it very well. LOL.

    Thanks :flowerforyou: I'm over in Ireland just across the pond from ya :laugh: I have the WW scale which I changed to show lbs only as that is what this site uses :wink:

    LOL yes I got what you were saying I could change the settings to round off the figure but if I knew it did that lol it would drive me nuts not knowing the precise figure :wink:
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