Feeling discouraged

Did you measure yourself before you started? If not, I highly recommend you start Now, today! You won't see the little changes, you'll keep seeing what you Want to change vs what you already Have changed. Believe me, if it wasn't for the tape measurer I would swear I'm at the same place I was two years ago, but I'm not.

Keep up the good work, you've lost 22 pounds!!!!!

Go carry around two 10 pound sacks of potatoes and don't tell me that isn't something to be darn proud of losing!

Sometimes it takes longer for others to see results than others. You should be proud of yourself for losing the weight! Also, I am sure you feel healthier. That,s the main thing. Some doctors say that losing 20 lbs. can reduce your blood pressure dramatically! Imagine all the good it's done for your overall health!

no getting around it - it just takes time. its a bleeding pain, and on top of not feeling good about yourself (or at least as good as you think a "normal" person does) you have to also suffer through eating less and through exercising more....it can really almost feel like a prison w/o walls. but, if you can create faith around the fact that every little bit of effort will be rewarded long term, then you WILL SUCCEED. just keep at it, and do it again the next day, and so on. one day you will be where you deserve to be. and if you don't stay on track, just think about yourself looking back at this time from 5 years hence, and think of the regret you'll feel. you owe this to yourself. good luck!

also, try to be more flexible in approach. this is a long term process, so will require you to change things up. for example, if you don't feel like doing something (like going to the gym) to the point where it is going to upset your whole cart...THEN DON"T GO TO THE GYM!! but make sure you eat clean. Locking in calories so you don't keep sliding backwards is the #1 key. The second is to try to stay active. so why not put in a couple 20 minutes brisk walks. you don't need to go to the gym to lose fat. later, if your mood changes, then change it up. many paths to the goal.

Almost 70lbs on and my head still hasn't quite caught up with my body and what I see in the mirror doesn't reflect the real me at all. If you've been big for a long time it does then take a long time to feel different about yourself.
You've done great so far, pull yourself back up and carry on

i have no advice other than try not to feel discouraged...i look at pictures and i can tell a difference from me then to me now, but it doesnt look like a huge difference to me...and i am the smallest that i have ever been in my adult life, i can wear sizes that i have never worn before (because i skipped right over those little sizes) but I still dont see it...my husband reminds me all the time...i just have to keep encouraging myself not discouraging myself.

I've lost 26lbs so far.. ( 22 to go ) I don't really see it in the mirror. And in pictures it's only a tiny difference, mostly on my back .. not even my thighs, butt, or stomach. Its like the scale goes down and everything stays the same.

I've had the flu for a few weeks. Ive stopped all exercise but am still staying under calorie budget.
Ive been eating at my BMR for net, and the calories is just too low for me but without exercise I can't eat more.

Im wondering if ill ever be able to not wear baggy clothes.
Hoodies and sweat pants for life.

Dont need to really reply .. just ranting.

Well now you got your rant over, I see you have some dogs in your profile pic...so you are going to be walking them, so that is exercise. so that is good.

But really what stands out for me in your rant is that you had flu for a few weeks and you got a gym membership but you can not go/

Sounds like excuses to me?

But it is your life if you want to make excuses as to why you can not exercise then who am I to question that?

I know and understand the feeling completely. There is something that I have started to do that seems to make a little bit of difference. I have started to wear tighter workout clothes. I felt uncomfortable in them at first, since I was then almost 80 pounds overweight. Now that I have lost some more, I can see a huge difference when I put on my tighter fitting clothes.
It may seem impossible now but you can do this!

Don't give up! We all plateau sometimes especially with illness. I've had a cold lately myself and have really been struggling. I can't do the aerobic exercise that I'd like to right now, but I promised myself I will as soon as I feel better - and the whole idea of changing how we think, feel, and treat ourselves is to take better care of ourselves, right? So, just take care of yourself right now and be patient. You will feel better soon and you will see a difference soon!