Going Crazy!

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Yes, my plateau is driving me mad!!! I have 2llbs left....so yes, it's always on my mind....but it will become second nature, it will just be part of your new healthy lifestyle.

Be patient, it's all good...
Good luck on your journey....????????add me...I'm on days 205!!!!????????

It used to drive me nuts! I was obsessed- counting calories in everything, not eating my birthday cake, having to check out menus before i went out to eat with friends.. it drove me ( and them) crazy... and then something snapped. I couldn't keep up with the stress of it all and realized that if im going to make this a lifestyle, ive got to stop making it an obsession. An obsession is draining- mentally, physically, time consuming and honestly and inconvenience .. not to mention it made me look snobbish sometimes. So, i take it easy now.
I still count calories, but im more relaxed about it. Sure, i haven't been loosing 2 lb /wk. is going to 1/wk.. and thats okay with me I keep telling myself- gym is part of your life. Go everyday, kill it for 40 min, and you come home... theres not much to it. Im not superwoman and everyone in the gym is doing what im doing.. so why am i making this huge deal about going to the gym? Im not special that way. I want to incorporate this into my life, not make it my life.. and thats what keeps me balanced I want to make my weight loss journey a memorable one, not a miserable one.

I've found from past experience that if I don't plan my meals ahead of time all I do is think about food constantly and THAT drives me crazy. For me I don't mind having the same thing multiple times a week so I am picking a few things that I like to have and plan around those meals. That way there is no question of what I am having and I don't have to think about it too much before hand.

For example I am always really tired in the mornings and I'd rather not have to think too hard about breakfast. So 3 days a week I will make overnight oats for the morning and I know I'm going to have an omelette with one egg, sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers, spinach and onions as well. For the rest of the week I have the same thing but minus the oats and I make it a 2 egg omelette instead. For lunches I decided to make a type of Lentil soup with a lot of veggies 3 days a week, and the recipe is really quick (like 10 minutes or so) and the rest of the week is a salad with canned tuna fish. Dinners I do the same thing and pick out two or three different proteins that I swap around depending on what was on sale that week. For snacks I get cottage cheese, yogurt, baby carrots (or other snackable veg like snow peas etc), and fruit and I just swap them around depending on what I feel like. Next week i will choose new things.

So far this has kept me from feeling overwhelmed by choices and having to think about food and then getting upset because I'm really hungry and I don't know what fits in my stats and it would just be so much easier to go to fast food etc.

I guess the real balance is figuring out what works best for your lifestyle. Good luck

I'm the same way, seems to be a Scorpio thing too. Either give it 150% or nothing. I became very obsessed with food and calories, and though I did lose 15lbs, the stress it caused wasn't worth it. Exhibited bulimic tendencies for a while (I won't say I was actually bulimic because I believe that's actually a disorder and I wouldn't have been able to just stop when I came to my senses), stressed about food constantly, ... it just wasn't healthy.

You need to find a decent medium. Maybe pre-logging your week ahead of time and just sticking to your workout schedule. Limit your time on here, but use it to set goals. Strange thing is, stress releases cortisol, 'the stress hormone' as it's called, and it can actually cause your body to retain fat, among other things. Stress is terrible for your health in many ways. And living in stress constantly is no way to live.

Hopefully you find your happy balance and learn to let go a little bit. Remember, these are all estimations. Food, exercise, calories burned.... all we can do is estimate to the most reasonable extent and use the tools we have. Just remember, you're a valuable person no matter what weight you're at. Everyone has something to give and we're all created for a purpose. Skinny or no, If you're trying to take control of your health, that's a beautiful thing. Enjoy the gift you're giving yourself when you work out or choose to eat healthily and it won't seem like such a mountain.

Best of luck.