Your Biggest Weight Loss Struggle?

rainbows1994
rainbows1994 Posts: 30
in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious everyone,
What was (or is) the hardest thing you have faced on your weight loss journey? (Cravings, bad emotions, etc). We all know weight loss isn't easy and there are bound to be at least a few struggles.

Mine is JUNK FOOD! I can't seem to stick to my calories for any length of time before I just have a binge day and eat junk all day....
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  • alliex
    alliex Posts: 35 Member
    mine is that the medication that I have to take and will be on for the rest of my life is notorious for weight gain and increased appetite
  • chloecox
    chloecox Posts: 27 Member
    Mine is the constant stream of junk food that gets bought into my office for someone's birthday/leaving/because its Friday. So hard to resist when it's staring you in the face!!
  • Madaly320
    Madaly320 Posts: 112 Member
    chocolate. I can be doing great all day, and then go to the store and can't stop myself from grabbing a candy bar. I hate myself after wards.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Finding enough time to exercise in the end you have to prioritise and our yourself first.
  • ChanceTakr2131
    ChanceTakr2131 Posts: 96
    SUGAR!!!
  • bunny1006
    bunny1006 Posts: 325 Member
    Finding enough time to exercise in the end you have to prioritise and our yourself first.

    ^^^^^ This!!! There is always something else drawing my attention away from exercise
  • nrida
    nrida Posts: 31 Member
    when I was younger it has always been food! I struggle with Binge and Emotional Eating.
  • jasper186
    jasper186 Posts: 134 Member
    Wine and oh yeah, wine!!
  • ediebo20
    ediebo20 Posts: 6
    Mine is resisting chocolate and cookies. I used to eat so many chocolate bean cookies before I went on a diet and lots of chocolate bars. Whenever I see people eating them now I feel this huge surge of jealousy and bad cravings, but I know if I eat well for the week then I can allow myself a treat. Just one cookie rather than the whole bag though!
  • LadyPakal
    LadyPakal Posts: 256 Member
    Getting into the right frame of mind to actually get started.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Beer.

    I love it.

    It doesn't make my waste-line any smaller :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    but I AIN'T giving it up!!!!
  • fatboy235
    fatboy235 Posts: 147 Member
    I crave sugar. Very difficult in my house because we have an almost 3 year old who drinks watered down jiuce and has gummy snacks.
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    I struggle with the sodium and the scale lying to me when I had too much sodium the day b4 lol
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    weekends
  • jolene_ca
    jolene_ca Posts: 91 Member
    Having the energy to get to the gym after taking care of my 5 kids all day is the hardest thing for me.
  • Camille0502
    Camille0502 Posts: 311 Member
    Patience and not letting small setbacks send me toward failure.

    Oh, yeah, and alcohol, too...
  • JDY36
    JDY36 Posts: 17
    For me it is exercise! Like someone said, putting yourself first is harder than you think.
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    Probably alcohol, and spending all my time around guys who are bigger (and therefore can eat more) than I. I don't want to just give up and embrace my role as The Chick and start eating and drinking nothing but salads and water, because pizza and beer is delicious.
  • sk_pirate
    sk_pirate Posts: 282 Member
    Beer.

    I love it.

    It doesn't make my waste-line any smaller :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    but I AIN'T giving it up!!!!

    You're singing my song!! :drinker:
  • amyjensengreenberg
    amyjensengreenberg Posts: 4 Member
    Probably the weekends, I tend to get off-track.....:yawn:
  • Shellyyy7928
    Shellyyy7928 Posts: 78 Member
    Working 2nd shift (3-11) and having a 2.5 year old lol
  • k8n1
    k8n1 Posts: 26 Member
    Wanting to munch in front of TV gave up cable lol
  • autumnrunning
    autumnrunning Posts: 103
    weekends

    this so much!! also leftovers, it's hard to cook for one so i almost always have something left for another meal and i get tempted to eat it right away.
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  • daltem
    daltem Posts: 138 Member
    Weekends!
  • Buff2022
    Buff2022 Posts: 373 Member
    Not to freak out if the scale moves up a bit. Not from eating but from gaining muscle. Not to freak out when someone mentions my weight.
  • shellyburger
    shellyburger Posts: 90 Member
    Pizza Hut pizza n lots of wings!!

    I have the exact same weakness -.-
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    Wine.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    The hardest thing for me is being patient about my wait for surgery while some amazing people here are progressing so well with their lifting.
  • musycnlyrics
    musycnlyrics Posts: 323 Member
    Getting into the right frame of mind to actually get started.

    ^^^^^This!

    I sometimes get so caught up in my head (how many cals is this, do I need to up my cals, do I need to drink more water, cant have that because of sugar, need more this because of protein, OMG the scale moved up .1 lbs now Ive got to drop my cals, etc etc etc) that I simply stop everything and give myself a break and during this break (which usually lasts 2-7 weeks) I gain back a lot of what I lost.

    I think I am simply intimidated by losing weight and having my body look the way I want it to. Truth be told, I LOVE working out and I enjoy finding new healthy items to cook/eat and I get a rush when I plan my meals and stick to them...its when the scale doesnt move that I get discouraged and get caught up in my head...

    I never could just throw away my scale. I would just go buy another one...
    sigh

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