Weight loss stall out

hi!! we all get stalled out at times. I know I do, but the only thing that helps me is to be mean to myself and be forcefull, I say things like "do you want to be a whale your whole life?" in doin this I make myself upset enough to go and grab the weights or go for a walk/run. I have a facebook account, and I added the "fitness girls" page to mine so I can see allthe pictures and motivating quotes and that has helped me a lot! I have even printed some of them off and hung them up on walls that I see and walk past everyday! no matter where I go, I see it. I once read that motivation gets you started and habit keeps you going, that Is so true!ive been at this for over 2 years combined and it seems easy when you see small results, you think, "im seing a change, I can do this." then all of a sudden, like you said life happens and it all seems to go down the ****ter from there on. you stop nbeing motivated. you have to do this for your own intentions,. no one else and you can do this. I have lost 73 lbs since feb 2012 all of which is by self motivation, this website and ive done it all at home. ive never stepped foot in a gym., good luck to you!

One thing I did that really helped me at the start of mfp is I sat down and wrote out a list of all the reasons I want to lose weight. I then summarized them all on recipe cards which I keep in my purse. Any time I feel like I'm weakening I look at the cards and it reminds me that those reasons are more important than avoiding the gym or having cookies.I don't have to actually look at the cards anymore, I just have to remind myself that they are there.

hi Cunha47, I'm in a similar boat -- same age, height, even weight, stalled out, and also dreaming of getting back to the 120-130 I was in college. (Although, I was smoking and not eating then, and my weight gain was due to me just giving up-- in the midst of grad. school stress and losing someone very close to me.)

A few months ago I quit smoking and started working out regularly for the first time in my life, mostly doing zumba dance/hot yoga/spinning/eliptical and running occasionally -- hoping doing it this way, the right way, will end the yoyo dieting between 120 and 160 lbs. and make the results last. So my advice, what worked for me, is trying something new to find a physical activity I love doing and look forward to every day (dance)--REALLY helps the lack of motivation problem. Try different activities/sports until you find one you enjoy! Take it as a challenge to become a more well-rounded person in general, by expanding your hobbies. You'll meet people, make friends, and feel 10,000 times better about yourself for taking on this new thing you enjoy. Trust me, "group fitness" is SO MUCH more fun than just working out alone. Your local gym probably offers classes (that's where I take mine)--try them, and be really patient w/ and proud of yourself while you catch on in any class, b/c it takes a little while to learn. And whatever you do, do not give a damn what you look like doing any of these things--you're doing it for yourself and no one's opinion matters!--that's the best way to improve quickly. You can even involve your boyfriend and/or try whatever physical activities/sports he likes-- hiking is a fun easy one.

As for the stall, I've gotten good suggestions recently so I'll share them w/ you (and hopefully update you later that they worked!)... The problem is, although I've been working out for 3 months regularly 3-7 times a week (sometimes twice a day), I am having trouble losing any weight. I am noticing slight changes in my body getting tighter but they're barely noticeable and don't account for all the work I'm doing. The advice I got was to get a personal trainer and nutritionist, b/c there are slight changes I can make that will make a world of a difference. The personal trainer I spoke to said that "to change my body composition" I need to lift weights-- A LOT--in addition to what I'm doing, and that's how I'll start to lose. The other advice is to monitor what I eat more (which is where this app. comes in): yes I will be much more hungry from working out, but 200 cookie calories are much worse than 400 chicken calories. I've been falling for the trap of indulging ("I deserve it for quitting smoking and working out so much") when I'm hungry instead of eating better calories... and I think I feel that starving is the other option, which it's not. Eating something healthy when you're hungry (instead of a dessert or nothing) makes you feel and look the best.

I hope any of this helps! I feel it's really a universal struggle to look better and to be healthy and to feel good--we ALL go through the problems you're talking about--lack of motivation, falling into bad habits, self-doubt etc. Thanks so much for listening to me share!

Don't under eat the good stuff and don't over eat the bad.... I moved a lot of my carb calories over to proteins and it's helped.

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I won my first one a month ago, and now I'm in another one and I already made goal (today, actually!! ) so I'm on track to win again! I'm signing up for another immediately after. THE. BEST. MOTIVATION. EVER! it's very supportive with a message board and everything too. 4% is really reasonable and doable- and when you hit that goal and get PAID for it, you feel like a million bucks

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hi!! we all get stalled out at times. I know I do, but the only thing that helps me is to be mean to myself and be forcefull, I say things like "do you want to be a whale your whole life?" in doin this I make myself upset enough to go and grab the weights or go for a walk/run. I have a facebook account, and I added the "fitness girls" page to mine so I can see allthe pictures and motivating quotes and that has helped me a lot! I have even printed some of them off and hung them up on walls that I see and walk past everyday! no matter where I go, I see it. I once read that motivation gets you started and habit keeps you going, that Is so true!ive been at this for over 2 years combined and it seems easy when you see small results, you think, "im seing a change, I can do this." then all of a sudden, like you said life happens and it all seems to go down the ****ter from there on. you stop nbeing motivated. you have to do this for your own intentions,. no one else and you can do this. I have lost 73 lbs since feb 2012 all of which is by self motivation, this website and ive done it all at home. ive never stepped foot in a gym., good luck to you!