Re-gained 18 pounds :-(
c_luise
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I was doing really well for a while and lost 43 pounds - eating a lot better and working out. Now I've regained 18 of that 45 pounds in the last 3 months. I can't run anymore (or even walk at a fast pace), due to the muscles in my feet and calves hurting. Biking and Elliptical a little, not as much as running. I'm going to physical therapy to work on getting my feet/calves better. I definitely have not been eating well - in fact I'd even say that I've been really bad. I started working more than one job, and I barely have time for myself. It's frustrating.
I'm doing what I can to try to have a good financial future, but that is impacting my health. I can't think of any cardio that won't hurt my feet. The muscles in my feet and calves are incredibly tight so when there is pressure on them, hey hurt. My OT suggested the elliptical and biking, but those hurt too. I'm very frustrated, and angry at myself that I let myself regain weight that I worked so hard on losing. In case it makes a difference (or you just want to know) Height: 5'6", SW 240, LW 197, CW 215. I have very little support in losing weight, not that I have a ton of people that sabotage that (although there are some), but no one actively supporting my decisions in losing weight. My motivation is most definitely lacking now, especially since I have gained weight back - I just want to give up and cry and eat a whole bag of Oreos (I don't have any, but I have thought about buying it, but I have not).
I'm doing what I can to try to have a good financial future, but that is impacting my health. I can't think of any cardio that won't hurt my feet. The muscles in my feet and calves are incredibly tight so when there is pressure on them, hey hurt. My OT suggested the elliptical and biking, but those hurt too. I'm very frustrated, and angry at myself that I let myself regain weight that I worked so hard on losing. In case it makes a difference (or you just want to know) Height: 5'6", SW 240, LW 197, CW 215. I have very little support in losing weight, not that I have a ton of people that sabotage that (although there are some), but no one actively supporting my decisions in losing weight. My motivation is most definitely lacking now, especially since I have gained weight back - I just want to give up and cry and eat a whole bag of Oreos (I don't have any, but I have thought about buying it, but I have not).
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Disclaimer: Get ready for some tough love...I don't sugar coat stuff...and I don't mean to be mean. I'm really a pretty nice, caring person. But some people, I've learned need a good dose of reality...sorry if you ain't one of them...
You seem to have a similar story to mine. From Oct. 2010 to August 2012 I lost 45lbs (190-145) (the last 15 on MFP). From August 2012 to June 2013 I gained 15 back :sad: . I got cocky. I thought my metabolism was fierce and I couldn't gain the weight back so I got lazy. Stopped logging, stopped exercising, etc. When the scale at my doctor's said 160 one afternoon it stopped me in my tracks. Now, I'm 5'11, 160 is still a really good weight, but not for me. My clothes were getting tight, I had already grew out of my size 4-6 stuff and was now in 8's (sometimes 10's). I basically had to tell myself that I couldn't let it get of of control. So I started logging again, eating at a deficient and it's slowly coming off again - down to 151 with a weigh in Friday. My goal this time is 150 by my BF's sister's wedding in Atlanta on Oct. 19th and 147 by the new year. I'm determined now to keep it off this time.
Anyway, I really have no support either. Didn't while I lost the 45 either (Lived alone at the time and did it all on my own) My BF that I live with now eats and drinks what he wants, could care less if I workout or eat right. But I know I can't depend on ANYONE else by me in this. So, I see all your excuses, but I raise you a "Seriously?". We've all be where you are, with the excuses, the lack of motivation, but we all found it within ourselves to get back on it and stay on it. And all your "I can't workout" excuses? Yeah, not working with me. The only time I "workout" is when my BF and I take long walks at night. I don't workout at home and I don't go to the gym. I just watch my calories and the weight comes off. Exercise isn't needed while you are recovering. Seriously. It's not. Losing weight is 80% diet, 20% exercise and 100% mental.
So, get off your sorry horse and get back on it. You did it once, you can do it again!0 -
I totally understand about gaining the weight back, but you had the determination once before so don't sell yourself short!
I'm the only one of my friends who's overweight and it's very hard to go out and diet when they don't have to worry about these things... so I've started talking to my sister in Australia (I'm in Scotland) every day and keeping her updated about how I'm doing.
If you need additional motivation then you can message me whenever you need to - we can keep each other on track!
Have you tried swimming? Even just walking more can make a difference... and logging my food in here has made a huge difference to me as I'm becoming so much more aware of the damage that extra piece of cheese or chocolate is doing!
My only advise is to to stay positive and be proud of yourself every day that you achieve your goals - expecting yourself to be at the same place you were before you regained the weight is unfair, just do your best and you'll start to feel better I promise!
I'm only 5'3 and 208lbs, I have a long way to go but for the first time in ages I'm feeling motivated! x0 -
Disclaimer: Get ready for some tough love...I don't sugar coat stuff...and I don't mean to be mean. I'm really a pretty nice, caring person. But some people, I've learned need a good dose of reality...sorry if you ain't one of them...
You seem to have a similar story to mine. From Oct. 2010 to August 2012 I lost 45lbs (190-145) (the last 15 on MFP). From August 2012 to June 2013 I gained 15 back :sad: . I got cocky. I thought my metabolism was fierce and I couldn't gain the weight back so I got lazy. Stopped logging, stopped exercising, etc. When the scale at my doctor's said 160 one afternoon it stopped me in my tracks. Now, I'm 5'11, 160 is still a really good weight, but not for me. My clothes were getting tight, I had already grew out of my size 4-6 stuff and was now in 8's (sometimes 10's). I basically had to tell myself that I couldn't let it get of of control. So I started logging again, eating at a deficient and it's slowly coming off again - down to 151 with a weigh in Friday. My goal this time is 150 by my BF's sister's wedding in Atlanta on Oct. 19th and 147 by the new year. I'm determined now to keep it off this time.
Anyway, I really have no support either. Didn't while I lost the 45 either (Lived alone at the time and did it all on my own) My BF that I live with now eats and drinks what he wants, could care less if I workout or eat right. But I know I can't depend on ANYONE else by me in this. So, I see all your excuses, but I raise you a "Seriously?". We've all be where you are, with the excuses, the lack of motivation, but we all found it within ourselves to get back on it and stay on it. And all your "I can't workout" excuses? Yeah, not working with me. The only time I "workout" is when my BF and I take long walks at night. I don't workout at home and I don't go to the gym. I just watch my calories and the weight comes off. Exercise isn't needed while you are recovering. Seriously. It's not. Losing weight is 80% diet, 20% exercise and 100% mental.
So, get off your sorry horse and get back on it. You did it once, you can do it again!
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totally this!
I have a very similar story. It's taken me several months to get back on track, but I'm back in the game. What better option do you have? Trust me, you DON'T want to go back0 -
swimming?
anyway you dont need to exercise to lose weight, you just need a calorie deficit. so you need to prioritise a little time so you can plan and prepare your days food, and then you are good to go!0 -
swimming?
anyway you dont need to exercise to lose weight, you just need a calorie deficit. so you need to prioritise a little time so you can plan and prepare your days food, and then you are good to go!
This.
It's not your lack of exercise that's making you gain weight, it's the food. Weight loss is 90% diet, so they say.
And total agreement on the swimming, when I had a slipped disc the only exercise I could do was swimming. It's a fantastic exercise.0 -
I know how that feels. 2 Years ago I lost a lot of weight and gained aaallll of it back, plus 10 more pounds after I got in a car accident.
This pas 6 months I've lost more than I ever did before, and for most of the summer I couldn't exercise bc I tore my MCL and ACL. Just ask yourself this: is what you want to eat really worth how you'll feel about it the next morning?
You can do it
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I agree with the others! You are what you eat,exercise is great for toning you up and getting you fit but the table is the place you loose or gain.Stop depending or blaming other people for their lack of support,support yourself,you are your own best friend!0
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I understand how you are feeling, I just posted a comment similar to yours. I am totally frustrated and angry. But you know yesterday was yesterday and today is all new. Take a deep breath and it's one meal at a time, one day at a time.
Dont give up, you have done it once before - no one will take care of you, but yourself0 -
Kristen- I get what you are saying, but if there is no point to wanting support, why does this site exist? Why choose this site over the color or counting apps?
Yes, excuses and some reasons. I'm used to running. That helped me when I was eating well and I was working out, I kept the weight off. I didn't lose much. Most of what I did lose was just from eating differently. I may be trying to make it too perfect. Which I'd gather you say is an excuse. Is everything an excuse to you? Or are there reasons too?
I've been trying to eat anti-inflammatory foods, gluten free foods, alkalinizing foods, low gi foods...one says one food is good the other says it is bad. I get frustrated trying to figure out the healthiest foods too eat.
I can lose weight without eating "healthy". But I'm trying to do it the right way. And I get frustrated and give up since I don't have the time to make all this stuff or it doesn't taste good. Trying to do it the "right" way. The "healthy" way doesn't work for me. I get way too frustrated that way.
What's more important eating healthy to lose weight and not losing weight or losing weight and then working on the healthy aspects of it?0 -
swimming?
anyway you dont need to exercise to lose weight, you just need a calorie deficit. so you need to prioritise a little time so you can plan and prepare your days food, and then you are good to go!
I do prepare healthy foods ahead of time. Last week I made ginger quinoa with vegetables for breakfast (enough for all week and portioned it out in containers to take to work), and brown rice with vegetables and chicken for dinner (again prepared and portioned). Tuna fish was on the menu for lunch with almond crackers. All ready to go and I didn't eat it. I wasted all of that food. Some may still be good. I have a problem of only eating food I want to, not food I prepare or planned on. I don't like eating something (or making myself) eat something I don't want to.0 -
I know how that feels. 2 Years ago I lost a lot of weight and gained aaallll of it back, plus 10 more pounds after I got in a car accident.
This pas 6 months I've lost more than I ever did before, and for most of the summer I couldn't exercise bc I tore my MCL and ACL. Just ask yourself this: is what you want to eat really worth how you'll feel about it the next morning?
You can do it
No it's not. I do stop and think about what I'm choosing. And that it's "bad" for me. And then I still eat it. One bad meal isn't going to make a difference. Except my own bad meal is an all day thing. :-(0 -
I understand how you are feeling, I just posted a comment similar to yours. I am totally frustrated and angry. But you know yesterday was yesterday and today is all new. Take a deep breath and it's one meal at a time, one day at a time.
Dont give up, you have done it once before - no one will take care of you, but yourself
I did do it before. But not by eating super healthy 5-6 times a day. There are so many "rules" to eating healthy. I struggle with following those or losing weight. I've been trying to the first part and failing at it. But that's the right way. The healthy way. So I keep trying and failing. Is it worth it?0 -
I've been trying to eat anti-inflammatory foods, gluten free foods, alkalinizing foods, low gi foods...one says one food is good the other says it is bad. I get frustrated trying to figure out the healthiest foods too eat.
I can lose weight without eating "healthy". But I'm trying to do it the right way. And I get frustrated and give up since I don't have the time to make all this stuff or it doesn't taste good. Trying to do it the "right" way. The "healthy" way doesn't work for me. I get way too frustrated that way.
What's more important eating healthy to lose weight and not losing weight or losing weight and then working on the healthy aspects of it?
I really think you're making it harder than it has to be. There don't have to be tons of rules to eating healthy, and you certainly don't have to eat anti-inflammatory foods, gluten free foods, alkalinizing foods, low gi foods, etc unless you have an underlying health condition that warrants these things. Just set your calorie goal at a deficit, aim to eat mostly nutrient-dense foods, and be patient.
As far as not eating your prepared foods, sometimes you just have to make yourself do something you don't want to do...0 -
Take it from me, a former yo-yo dieter who was tipping the scales at 200lbs, 5'3" then being at 170 a couple times the past 4 years. Doing it the right way will be the way the weight will stay off, and your body will be healthy enough with a great metabolism to sustain a well-deserved cheat meal once a week.
South Beach Diet I could drop 14 lbs in a month., Atkins the same. I could drop loads of weight in just a couple months...but do you think it stayed off? nope. I never really "fixed" my diet. I only committed to it with an end goal in mind. I only exercised for the sake of "burning calories". I only ate the food I was supposed to eat because it was part of the plan to be skinny. I've yo-yo'd at least three times in the past four years, and only in the last 2 months have a become committed to SLOW, STEADY, and SOMETIMES STALLING weight loss.
I constantly get discouraged if it's even worth it. But it's your mindset that sounds like it needs some revitalizing. Think about exercise and diet as proof of self-control...a part of your character you might like to aquire. How you take care of your body is actually part of who you are. A reflection of your heart and soul. You can't leave it one-dimensional as to just "lose weight". That fades fast doesn't it? and as you lose weight from a big number, it becomes harder and harder as the weight comes off to lose more pounds.
If the boyfriend doesn't really support you, or spur you on, ask yourself what you are getting out of that relationship? Aren't two people supposed to support each other in their goals and help each other grow mentally, physically, and emotionally in a relationship?
This is the mindset I took after all the yo-yoing, and here I am only 2 months into MFP, with only 6 pounds lost to show for it, and it has been the slowest 6 pounds I have EVER lost. but it's well earned, and on top of pounds lost, I am earning life skills in eating, patience, and perseverance. Don't YOU want to inspire someone else too?
The picture below is only a 3.8 pound loss on the scale, but a 5 week difference of slow and healthy eating (and yes there was steak, french fries, baked potatoes, some vodka, ice cream pie, and a burger in those 5 weeks). I started MFP at 196 and now I am at 190.8 as of this morning.
So you can do this. You just need to change what your motivations were in the first place, and realize that this is going to make you a better person mentally, in your confidence, and you won't be saying "I can't.." "I won't..." or "I should but I don't.."0 -
i had lost 32 then gained back 15 and eventually lost another 30! so start over! with no exercise btw.0
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Tough love here doll -
I can make up all my excuses too - my body hurts constantly as I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a year ago. Also tore my MCL twice, several sprained ankles, depression, school (graduated already, finally), work, bills, volunteer work, family issues, business trips... but I keep pushing through the constant pain and things in life, and in total I've lost 44 pounds (SLOWLY, but they are still gone). I am gluten free as well, because I did test for intolerance, not full blown allergy though. But I eat crap, not all healthy food, and I still dropped the weight. Why do you need to eat healthy? did a doctor tell you to, or is it because you think you'll lose the weight faster? Everyone's metabolism is different, it doesn't matter the kind of food (yes, LESS prepared food is better, but hey, if you're busy, just do what you can when you can, no use stressing over what can't be fixed or done).
You just need to want it. If it's just a thought in the back of your mind, and a fleeting thought, then you don't want it bad enough. Work for what you want.0 -
I've had some of the same problems with my calves, knees, and lower back . I became depressed and put back on 30lbs, after losing 48
I'm trying to stay on track. My therapist has suggested swimming and water aerobics along with therapy until I'm able to get back on treadmill and bike
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Kristen- I get what you are saying, but if there is no point to wanting support, why does this site exist? Why choose this site over the color or counting apps?
Yes, excuses and some reasons. I'm used to running. That helped me when I was eating well and I was working out, I kept the weight off. I didn't lose much. Most of what I did lose was just from eating differently. I may be trying to make it too perfect. Which I'd gather you say is an excuse. Is everything an excuse to you? Or are there reasons too?
I've been trying to eat anti-inflammatory foods, gluten free foods, alkalinizing foods, low gi foods...one says one food is good the other says it is bad. I get frustrated trying to figure out the healthiest foods too eat.
I can lose weight without eating "healthy". But I'm trying to do it the right way. And I get frustrated and give up since I don't have the time to make all this stuff or it doesn't taste good. Trying to do it the "right" way. The "healthy" way doesn't work for me. I get way too frustrated that way.
What's more important eating healthy to lose weight and not losing weight or losing weight and then working on the healthy aspects of it?
I actually think Kristen was being very supportive, telling you how she went through a similiar situation and came out of it. Just because she didn't coddle you and say, "Awwww poor you!" doesn't mean she wasn't being supportive.
Tough love is the best kind of love, because there is no BS and tells you exactly what you need to do. There is no excuse for eating over your calorie allotment. If you don't really want this, then it won't happen for you. Simple as that.0 -
I think that you are feeling a lot of stress, and while weight loss does occur primarily in the kitchen, exercise does help with keeping a positive attitude and weight loss. That being said, you need to take the time for yourself, and get out and get some fresh air. Walk around the block, breathe in the fresh air, maybe 2 blocks next time.
You are over thinking the whole diet thing. I can still eat pizza and lose weight. I just eat 2 pieces instead of 5 and drink a lot of water during the day. I try to eat some broccoli--doesn't require a lot of prep work. Spray some broccoli with a little Pam, and put it in the microwave x 2 or 2.5 minutes. Just delicious. I still eat chocolate, just measure it out and only eat that amount, or better yet, a chocolate flavored protein bar to obtain 30 grams of protein. You have to pick and chose your battles.
It does take time to plan for eating for the day, and when feeling stress, that cupcake looks better than the roast turkey sandwich that you prepared. I can't say that I haven't done it too, because I have, but I log it and then I log my feelings also. What was I feeling? Boredom? Stress? Frustration?
I broke my toe and can still bicycle on a stationary bike (after the swelling and pain subsided), and the ellyptical doesn't require moving your feet at all. What changed? Why does it hurt now?
Good luck, I know that you can do it. If you want, send friend request. you will be surprised how much food I eat per day and still under 1700 calories..0 -
The bottom line is that you can't out train a bad diet.
Excuses/reasons... they all have the same end result, you have to want it more than whatever your reasons or excuses are. If you were just running to compensate for a not so great diet, then you weren't going about it in the right way anyways. The overall healthy lifestyle requires your diet being in check. In an ideal world maybe we'd all shop, prepare, and plan our food for the week on Sundays and then not have to worry about it all week. I get it, that's not realistic. Life gets in the way, but if you have no plan at all when it comes to food then you are basically planning to fail. Even if you don't pre-plan your meals I'm sure you have certain go-to items that work for you when losing weight. Stock up on those items. I've gained back weight before by getting sloppy with logging or having more carbs than what I know works for me or not exercising. We all go off track sometime whether it be a holiday or a vacation or whatever reason. When you start to veer over and hit the skid strips on the highway, do they remind you to get back on track in the lines or do you decide to ram you car off road and flip it into a ditch? You've gone off plan. Get back on it. Or don't. It sucks to not have support, but it's on you to make things happen. Do you want to go backwards or forwards? You know what needs to be done. It's a bummer you can't exercise like you are accustomed to, but it's not a lost cause. I lost my first 30 lbs without exercising. Then I realized that to actually be healthy and get to my goal weight I needed to eat right and exercise including strength training and not just cardio. Why don't you do some upper body and core strength training while your legs/feet heal? Increasing your lean muscle mass will burn more calories at rest.
We all get down on ourselves and yes there is support here, but there's also real talk. Hopefully you don't take offense, but people here are trying to tell you what we know has worked in our own situations. Good luc..... no. wait. There's no luck involved here. Just hard work. Now get out there and do the damn thing! 0 -
I agree with everyone else. We all have other things to do besides workout, but like people have said before exercise is not all there is to weight loss. I lost my 1st 30 pounds but simply eating less. I still ate everything I wanted to eat, just less of it. Then I got cocky and thought meh I can eat whatever I want and be golden. I gained 10 pounds back. Then I decided I needed to get off my *kitten* and fix the things I was unhappy with. No one else can fix me, but me. And I have oodles of "Excuses" too I have 2 kids and a husband, we live with his grandparents and I stay at home all day to help her and take care of my 14 month old son until I have to pick my oldest son, 6, up from school. Then I literally do everything else around the house until my husband gets home from work at 630, after that it is dinner, baths, cleaning, bed time and lunch prep for the next day. The only free time I have during the day is when my son is taking a nap, an hour and a half I could/should be doing anything that I want/should be doing and I spend 40-60 minutes of it working out. I have to make that choice. Just like I have to make the choice to stay up an extra 15-20 minutes at night to pre log my food for the next day and I have to make the choice to drink water when everyone else in the house is drinking soda, or eat a fiber one brownie instead of a cupcake. If you don't like eating the "healthy" food, then stop buying it and get something you actually like this has to be a lifestyle change, not a diet, you need to do what will work best for you in the long run, something you know you can and will stick with. You can do this, but you have to get out of your head and believe in yourself some. You did it before, you can do it now. Good luck!0
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I am wondering if arch supports might help your feet and calves by taking the pressure off and changing your posture for the better. If you can get your feet and legs feeling easier then as you feel better things could well change. Another thought your shoes might have lost the ability to give you the support you need.
For myself, I am highly, very salicylate sensitive. This means were I to go back to eating all the fruits, vegetables herbs and spices tea coffee and juices most people eat today I would be decidedly bloated and ill. I have regular pains which indicate to me if I am overloaded with to much salicylate for me. You could try visiting the "food can make you ill" web site because different people react to different foods in different ways. There is a book of the same title here in the UK. Some years ago I came across a book by the title of "the better I eat the worse I feel".
For some there is more to food than it just being food.
I hope you find your answer. all the very best for a healthy future0 -
unfortunately with every action there will be a result or in some consequences and not all ways good ones, looking after our health is our personal responsibility and the reality is you need to take responsibility. I've not read one comment that although to you may seem harsh is being unsupported. Some times what we need to hear is hurtful and this makes us think about things and helps to see things from another perspective... If you want to add me to your friends list I'll gladly help where I can and I'm sure there are others out there to.... Eating is a life necessity and a way of life, you are the last 1000 meals so if they are unhealthy, so what is there to expect... take care Paul0
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I stumbled upon a great article yesterday: "How to Stay Focused When Working on Your Goals Gets Boring." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-clear/focus-goals_b_3963093.html
As an athletic coach and someone with my own athletic goals, I read the article with interest. However the message is important to getting in shape/losing weight as well. I would highly recommend it. But reading through the article, which links to other articles he has written, I came across one that is perhaps more relevant. It discusses the need to change your identity in order to stick with your goals, the fact that appearance-based goals don't stick, while taking little steps to reinforce a change in the way you view yourself- your identity, does work.
1. Decide the type of person you want to be.
2. Prove it to yourself with small wins.
Note: I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to start with incredibly small steps. The goal is not to achieve results at first, the goal is to become the type of person who can achieve those things.
For example, a person who works out consistently is the type of person who can become strong. Develop the identity of someone who works out first, and then move on to performance and appearance later.
Start small and trust that the results will come as you develop a new identity.
Want to lose weight?
Identity: Become the type of person who moves more every day.
Small win: Buy a pedometer. Walk 50 steps when you get home from work. Tomorrow, walk 100 steps. The day after that, 150 steps. If you do this 5 days per week and add 50 steps each day, then by the end of the year, you’ll be walking over 10,000 steps per day.
Want to become strong?
Identity: Become the type of person who never misses a workout.
Small win: Do pushups every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Find a way to create these small victories for yourself and build on them daily or weekly. Establish your identity as a fit, healthy person. There are many people on this site who have had aches and pains, and for whom the daily slog of eating well and exercise was not an easy task. Yet they reinforce their new identity on a daily basis, and success follows.
For me, I gain weight every time my mother comes to visit. Not much, but a good 5-7 pounds. Enough to make my clothes tight. See, she likes to cook things- things like chocolate chip cookies, huge dinners...and she becomes upset if I don't "enjoy" her gifts of food. She arrived last night, and this time she will be with us for 6 months, and she will eventually live with us. I am training for a 50 mile race in November (bear in mind that 1.5 years ago I "didn't run.") Now, if I eat the way I normally eat when she visits, I will have to carry those new pounds around with me for 50 MILES. I am working to reinforce my identity as a healthy eater and someone who cares more about long term success than short term pleasure- those cookies sure are good, especially fresh out of the oven! This means talking to her and telling her that if she makes those things, I won't eat them, and letting her know that it is because of who I am, and not a personal slight to her, or because I don't appreciate what she tries to do for me.
I think all of us here are on this site to create identities- as healthy, athletic people. Find your identity and live it. :flowerforyou:
ETA: Here's the second article: http://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits0 -
Kristen- I get what you are saying, but if there is no point to wanting support, why does this site exist? Why choose this site over the color or counting apps?
Yes, excuses and some reasons. I'm used to running. That helped me when I was eating well and I was working out, I kept the weight off. I didn't lose much. Most of what I did lose was just from eating differently. I may be trying to make it too perfect. Which I'd gather you say is an excuse. Is everything an excuse to you? Or are there reasons too?
I've been trying to eat anti-inflammatory foods, gluten free foods, alkalinizing foods, low gi foods...one says one food is good the other says it is bad. I get frustrated trying to figure out the healthiest foods too eat.
I can lose weight without eating "healthy". But I'm trying to do it the right way. And I get frustrated and give up since I don't have the time to make all this stuff or it doesn't taste good. Trying to do it the "right" way. The "healthy" way doesn't work for me. I get way too frustrated that way.
What's more important eating healthy to lose weight and not losing weight or losing weight and then working on the healthy aspects of it?
Sorry if I didn't come across supportive. Maybe I'm just tired of all the people on here coming up with all the excuses why this is too hard. It is HARD. If it wasn't hard every woman in the world would be a size 2-4 and never have an issue with weight.
To me, sounds like you are getting caught up in the details. There is no way to do this "right". I don't care how you eat less and find a little time to move more, you just need to do it. If eating small things every 2-3 hours works, knock yourself out. If eating 2 meals a day works, then do it. All this "right" way stuff is just another excuse. There is no right way. You need to find a way to eat where you are satisfied but under your calorie goal. If that means every dinner at McDonalds, then do that. People can make all the suggestions in the world to help, but the only person that really cares if you lose weight is YOU. Try things, see what works and stick with it. If running isn't something you can do for the rest of your life do something else. Swim, take long walks, buy a bike...
I could seriously go on and on. And probably upset you and make you mad. But you need to decide this for yourself. NO ONE here can do it for you. We can be here to cheer you on...but we can't lose the weight you want to lose. Best of luck and I'm sorry I didn't help.0 -
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I do prepare healthy foods ahead of time. Last week I made ginger quinoa with vegetables for breakfast (enough for all week and portioned it out in containers to take to work), and brown rice with vegetables and chicken for dinner (again prepared and portioned). Tuna fish was on the menu for lunch with almond crackers. All ready to go and I didn't eat it. I wasted all of that food. Some may still be good. I have a problem of only eating food I want to, not food I prepare or planned on. I don't like eating something (or making myself) eat something I don't want to.
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That is me to a T! I am finally getting back on track after slacking off for August and September. That got me 5-6 lbs of my weight loss back. I need to kick them to the curb now.0 -
I was doing really well for a while and lost 43 pounds - eating a lot better and working out. Now I've regained 18 of that 45 pounds in the last 3 months. I can't run anymore (or even walk at a fast pace), due to the muscles in my feet and calves hurting. Biking and Elliptical a little, not as much as running. I'm going to physical therapy to work on getting my feet/calves better. I definitely have not been eating well - in fact I'd even say that I've been really bad. I started working more than one job, and I barely have time for myself. It's frustrating.
I'm doing what I can to try to have a good financial future, but that is impacting my health. I can't think of any cardio that won't hurt my feet. The muscles in my feet and calves are incredibly tight so when there is pressure on them, hey hurt. My OT suggested the elliptical and biking, but those hurt too. I'm very frustrated, and angry at myself that I let myself regain weight that I worked so hard on losing. In case it makes a difference (or you just want to know) Height: 5'6", SW 240, LW 197, CW 215. I have very little support in losing weight, not that I have a ton of people that sabotage that (although there are some), but no one actively supporting my decisions in losing weight. My motivation is most definitely lacking now, especially since I have gained weight back - I just want to give up and cry and eat a whole bag of Oreos (I don't have any, but I have thought about buying it, but I have not).
You just picked up your old habits that caused you to gain weight. Think about what foods you started to pick back up. think about why you did that. this is when people say diets dont work.. no, its that people start eating back their old habits that made them fat - they started back on their old eating habits. so stop doing that.
Now, put all that aside and start your weight loss again, with a calorie deficit,, dont worry about exercise for now. do your MFP macros/calories and start following that. Put the past behind you.
If you dont, then your future will just be fat continually.0 -
I totally can relate to this post. I lost 25 pounds last year , but I have a sun allergy (PMLE) that I got during my second pregnancy and it never left. So when spring and summer came around I was on steroids the entire time fighting horrible hives. Even with steroids I had to limit my time in the sun and from them I had a huge hunger to which I caved and ate everything that I craved. I also injured my back 2 years ago and underwent a lumbar fusion at the end of august. I am still on restrictions which I hope to get the clear from my Dr at the end of this month. I had gained all 25 lbs back but I am back down 10 lbs again this month just from healthier choices , portion control and minor exercises. My starting goal is 40 lbs and my main goal is 60. Just take this bump in the road and move on. You live and learn.0
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