3 Days in and not inspired

Jeez, I obviously am sticking to this longer than 3 days, I have lost 50 pounds in the past and can do it again. I was just surprised that I gained in the beginning when I drastically changed my exercise and eating habits. Please do not comment if you are going to be rude. This forum is for support.

congratulations. posts like these are what scare off the knowledgeable folks from trying to help. it's a giant red flag that says "i only want to hear what i want to hear". after they click away to amuse themselves with cat gifs on other threads, you'll be left with only the clean eaters and food shamers and fake coaches trying to sell you meal replacement shakes.

also, this is NOT the support forum. this is the forum for general weight loss and diet advice. you asked for that and that's what you're getting... but not from me, because i'm easily distracted by cat gifs too.

good luck. :flowerforyou:

Only weigh in once a week and take measurements and pictures

spinach and chicken is delicious, and implementing more healthy foods into your diet is great, but you can still enjoy all of the other foods you have always enjoyed, just be within your calorie limit. If the fluctuations in weight discourage you then stay away from the scale for awhile., put it away for say a month but still stick to your calorie limit and exercise. I had to put my scale away for two weeks! aha and I still feel like I am trudging along but it's moving down over time . It is normal to feel discouraged at the beginning of your journey because you are changing your lifestyle and feel like you are working so hard so you expect to see instant results, and when you don't you feel like why bother, but don't give in to that attitude! It has been a month and a half for me and I am now starting to get the hang of it, not worrying so much about the scale but more about how I feel! more energy, better sleep, more wiggle room in my clothes, soon you will notice these little things and more so don't fret

Jeez, I obviously am sticking to this longer than 3 days, I have lost 50 pounds in the past and can do it again. I was just surprised that I gained in the beginning when I drastically changed my exercise and eating habits. Please do not comment if you are going to be rude. This forum is for support.

How many of those 50 did you regain?

Based on what you wrote, I guess I'm not sure what sort of response you expected.

based on what I've read in response... I have to assume that the OP thinks that a different perspective = mean.

I'm sorry OP, it's frustrating trying again, feeling like you are doing your best, and being unhappy about the lack of results.
I don't think people on here were being mean, or even rude... they WERE saying that you do need to shift your point of view.

If you can be open minded enough to shift your goals, you may find yourself more inspired than you've ever been.

It takes time though.

You CAN do it.

Thank you for the helpful supportive comments! this is what I was looking for. Jeez I didn't expect such a harsh reaction. Thanks again

I'm glad you're here! I don't understand those types of comments either.. sometimes I think ppl forget what's it's like to start out and have questions. I get it, I didn't even post in the proper area the first day I posted.. fortunately when someone said something and I apologized everyone got over it.

Have an awesome day.. major Salmon here!!

This has nothing to do with this post or to be mean to the poster- but this made me LOL- hahahaha :laugh:

Jeez, I obviously am sticking to this longer than 3 days, I have lost 50 pounds in the past and can do it again. I was just surprised that I gained in the beginning when I drastically changed my exercise and eating habits. Please do not comment if you are going to be rude. This forum is for support.

1) Stop doing low carb. That is the first thing that is killing your motivation. It really isn't necessary. (I've been there)
2) Create a meal plan centered around your goals.
3) Log every bit of food intake. Get a food scale and measure everything to the gram.
4) Weigh-In once a month and evaluate your progress. Feel free to get on the scale every day, but depending on where you are at, daily fluctuations will give you false positives and negatives.

A 500 calorie deficit will be about 4 lbs a month, and 52 lbs over a year. I would start with that goal first and see if you can hit it in a month and see if what you are doing is working. If it isn't working, then you need reevaluate what you are doing. You may not be logging accurately. Once you get that first month down, adjust what you are doing to hit your goals.

I hope this helps.

Based on what you wrote, I guess I'm not sure what sort of response you expected.

I agree.

You're making this too damn hard.

Just eat real food. Not too much. Lean meats and lots of fruits and veggies.

You don't need to kill yourself in the gym either. 3 days a week for an hour a day or 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day. Whatever works for you. If you're going to lift weights, find a routine and stick to it, don't wander through and just pick a couple machines here and there. And the weights have to be heavier than your purse. Always do cardio after you lift weights.

Also, you gained weight because you've been working out the past three days. Retaining water, muscles trying to repair themselves, inflammation.... those are all things that come along with exercising and your body will become better accustomed after a while.

Perhaps your body isn't happy on the diet you are trying. I did something similar for about a couple years and never lost fat, "toned up" or anything...I just felt tired all the time.
The I found out about a few things that changed my life forever.
1- Heavy Lifting. Just do it. It makes your body change so much faster then cardio...(Says an ex cardio bunny of 8 years!) I do Strong Lifts 5x5. Its amazing. I still do cardio and yoga...but not as often.
2- High Fat and Protein and Low (ish) Carbs. I know...I know... *gasp* I eat fat. A lot of it. I eat Olive oil, Avocados, Coconut oil, Fatty Grass fed beef, Real Cream and butter and I eat plenty off eggs, cheese, yogurts and such. I drink a protein shake daily. I try to eat at least a serving of fish (wild caught canned Salmon is crazy high in good fat) and another of meat (chicken,s teak whatever) every day. For grains I eat homemade whole wheat bread, Oatmeal and whole grain tortillas/pizza crusts. (make my own with plenty of coconut oil, white whole wheat flour and raw honey.)


My skin, energy level, mental happiness and hormone balance have all improved so much that I know this diet is good for my body. And it doesn't feel like a diet because the great satiety of fatty foods. I am anti-GMO and think we eat too much corn so corn fed beef, farmed fish etc is off the menu and I try to NEVER EVER eat vegetable oil, margarine or any fake, processed fats. I also try to avoid overly sweet food and anything with refined flour...

There is a idea in our medical society that FAT is BAD. It is a lie. Look at Americans today. For the past 20 years we have been told to eat a TON of grain and avoiding fats at all cost.
Did it help our health at all?
You can find tons of white bread that claim "No Saturated Fat." in our groceries. Cookies, chips and frozen dinners all pretending to be healthy because the have no EVIL FAT.

If saturated fats were what is killing us, America would be healthy. We abolished sat fats years ago. Now we have mental health issues, skin problems, weight problems... And many of these can be traced to a lack of Good Fat!

Our bodies are constantly craving fat. Look how much fried food Americans eat and crave. But the problem is that this fried food is fried in vegetable oil... (research how vegetable oil is made and you will never eat it again) so the body just keeps craving more and more fat and we keep giving it the fake stuff... Mix that is with white flour and TONS of sugar and there is where you will find your health problems, obesity and mental unrest. There would be a lot less prescription for anti-depressants if people just ate some fat!

Sorry to get on my soap box but the paradigm of "healthy eating" perpetrated by "scientific studies" funded by General Mills and incomplete studies started in the 60s is what is killing us. Fat does not make you fat unless you eat more calories then you expend. It works just like any other calorie out there.

Oh and it also doesn't cause heart disease...White flour and sugar and the resulting inflammation is what is doing that to us! Google it. You may be shocked by the loads of evidence that disagree with the current paradigm that has been preached by the medical community for the past two decades or so...

Just keep logging your food, stay under you calories and do at least 45 min of cardio, or swimming etc. 3 days a week. Drink water, and you will see that your weight will come right off. It takes a while sometimes, we are all different, and many factors can take place... for example .. yeserday we had a potluck, I ate very small portions of different things - I still enjoyed it and under my calories. Dont give up!

Jeez, I obviously am sticking to this longer than 3 days, I have lost 50 pounds in the past and can do it again. I was just surprised that I gained in the beginning when I drastically changed my exercise and eating habits. Please do not comment if you are going to be rude. This forum is for support.

Support does not mean telling you what you want to hear, sweetie.

A highly restrictive diet like this is doomed to fail. It really is quite simple: burn more calories than you take in. Eat healthier & exercise more. Find out what your TDEE is and subtract 10-20%. And eat all the foods, just in moderation.

It's nt rocket science, and you are definately making it harder than it needs to be. The whole point is to sustain the weight loss, and that kind of eating will do no such thing.

Jeez, I obviously am sticking to this longer than 3 days, I have lost 50 pounds in the past and can do it again. I was just surprised that I gained in the beginning when I drastically changed my exercise and eating habits. Please do not comment if you are going to be rude. This forum is for support.

You answered your own question.