What frustrates you most right now?
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The sun.
It is up.
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My number one frustration right now is myself. I'm burned out and trying to make the best of a stressful work situation right now. Most days I wake up and the idea of eating food makes me gag. This morning I had to tote trail mix to work with me because as soon as I get to work I'm starving. I haven't had the energy/motivation to eat properly let alone consider being active which only continues the vicious cycle. Ugh.0
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That it took me so long to purchase an HRM. All the calories burned during exercise are off compared to the different formulas used out there. I have always known that, but I didn't know how far off. It is no wonder I felt stuffed eating back enough to hit my net calories and remain in a deficit too. Perhaps it wasn't quite as important when I started 160 pounds ago. But it has been difficult to drop on this 9 month 200 pound plateau I have been on. I always thought a food scale was my best investment but I have come to find it was only half of what I needed to really fine tune my dietary needs .0
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That there are so many "experts" saying such contradictory things, confusing the heck out of me. I've decided to ignore them all for the sake of my own sanity and just keep things simple.. eat less, move more.
Amen and hallelujah sister!
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Exactly my problem as well. I am a stress eater and a bored eater. The only thing on my mind is food because there is so much going on in my life that I don't want to deal with, so eating makes it go away. I need to get out of that mindset, because the problems are still there after I eat, only I feel like crap as well.0
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What frustrates me the most is I can't get on a schedule and stay there. All I think about is eating, to drown other things going on in my life. I can go for a day or so with no problems, then binge eat until I feel sick. That's why I'm glad I found this site and others who are trying to lose weight, so maybe I can find the support I need. For Valentine's day, my husband got me 3 bottles of body wash and told me I was "fatter than last year, with some areas very obvious." And what did I do when he left for work? Eat. A lot. It is frustrating because I know what I need to do, I just can't seem to keep it up. Plus, I just had a hysterectomy 2 months ago and totaled my SUV last month, so I can't do too much on exercising like I want to. And the chiropractor makes my body hurt so bad I don't want to do anything but lay in bed. This all sounds like a bunch of excuses, doesn't it? But I truly do need to take it easy on my body right now, but I just can't seem to lay the fork down. I just want to scream!0
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While I understand that I have lost a lot of weight and people are curious about how I did it, I get a little frustrated when they give me the "you-mean-you-didn't-have-some-medical-procedure/magical-cure" look. They really just don't get it when I tell them I eat whatever I want, but it has to fit into my calories for the day (I don't even think about mentioning macros because they already look too confused). Then if I eat something that THEY don't deem "diet appropriate" I get "Ooooh, you're eating a cookie!"0
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What frustrates me the most is I can't get on a schedule and stay there. All I think about is eating, to drown other things going on in my life. I can go for a day or so with no problems, then binge eat until I feel sick. That's why I'm glad I found this site and others who are trying to lose weight, so maybe I can find the support I need. For Valentine's day, my husband got me 3 bottles of body wash and told me I was "fatter than last year, with some areas very obvious." And what did I do when he left for work? Eat. A lot. It is frustrating because I know what I need to do, I just can't seem to keep it up. Plus, I just had a hysterectomy 2 months ago and totaled my SUV last month, so I can't do too much on exercising like I want to. And the chiropractor makes my body hurt so bad I don't want to do anything but lay in bed. This all sounds like a bunch of excuses, doesn't it? But I truly do need to take it easy on my body right now, but I just can't seem to lay the fork down. I just want to scream!
I have started a journal for times when I want to eat but know I shouldn't. I have Microsoft Word on my laptop so I started a document one day and just kept it going. I started by writing out how I got so overweight and why I wanted to lose weight. Then I added to it every now and then. Then I started using it to vent about anything I wanted to. I have had binges that left me feeling downright nauseous. Then I went to the journal and typed until I couldn't type anymore and when I looked back over everything I wrote, my answers were right in front of me. I could see exactly why I was so upset. So now I try to write in the journal BEFORE I binge. I'm up to 90 typed pages so far..LOL.
As for the body wash comment from your husband, I would tell him to shove that body wash in some very obvious areas of his own!0 -
Working so hard to lose 20 lbs and then gaining back 3 lbs in just 1 week on holiday
Now I have to work extra hard to lose those 3 lbs plus the remaining lbs that have been lingering on for some months now. But I can do this if I stay focused 
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the day is just started and I'm already at the max of what I should eat; it is frustrating.0
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The fact that I always lose fast in the beginning and it slows down so fast and the fact that the more I lose the less calories I burn doing cardio I know the more you have to lose the faster it comes off but still, I need to stay focused! Then there is the fact that my husband isn't being overly positive about my weight loss :S 0
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Right now it is scales that so not give a accurate reading.... I can weigh 10 times and get 10 weights! Ugh!0
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I've had quite a few of eye-openers myself! Pasta, pastry, cheese etc etc..the day is just started and I'm already at the max of what I should eat; it is frustrating.0 -
Bulking and gaining lean mass to then fall ill and loose it all over again twice. Which has lead to lack of motivation and dedication.0
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That there are so many "experts" saying such contradictory things, confusing the heck out of me. I've decided to ignore them all for the sake of my own sanity and just keep things simple.. eat less, move more.
I agree with you. Some of my friends get sucked into fads and programs but none of them ever commit to preparing their own healthy meals!0 -
I'm with you! I have no trouble eating healthily and below my kilojoule count but I really want to be able to drink more. I miss my nightly large wine and am settling for social occasions only although I drink what I want then. I'm sure it is slowing things down though.0
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I am frustrated that I can't drink more wine. Honestly. Everything else is going great; I feel good, I'm losing weight, getting stronger... But that 4 oz. serving looks ridiculous in my big wine glass.
I'm with you! I have no trouble eating healthily and below my kilojoule count but I really want to be able to drink more. I miss my nightly large wine and am settling for social occasions only although I drink what I want then. I'm sure it is slowing things down though.0 -
So fed up with staying the same weight since 21st of December despite cardio 4 times a week and having a really busy life! Really don't know why or how to change it.....:noway:0
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What frustrates me is that i workout like a beast eat as healthy asp poss create a deficit and gain weight it seems.. and for the last 2 weeks ive been the same measurements and weight what gives i tell ya today i felt like crying then i reminded myself 4 weeks ago i could barely do a pushup and now i can do 3 sets of 12 and then some i could barely do 3 ab crunches now i can go for 5 mins straight so im going to keep pushing through but yea in the mean time its frustating as heeeeelllll ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!0
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Winter. I lose more weight in the summer. Can't wait for this winter weather to end!0
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So fed up with staying the same weight since 21st of December despite cardio 4 times a week and having a really busy life! Really don't know why or how to change it.....:noway:
I have plateaued too, its been a few months now and I am very frustrated. I am going by measurements at the moment as I am going down in size due to exercising 6 times a week, but my weight is moving so slowly it's ridiculous.0 -
It frustrates me that the scale appears not to be moving. I try to focus on my measurements because clearly I'm losing inches. 5.5 in Feb. My clothes are fitting better. My body is starting to look better. I just can't get that scale moving again. it's true I shouldn't be number focused but I watch it and want it moving.0
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Not being able to do it ALL at once.
For the first time in my life, I really enjoy running. I want to do it more.
Pilates helps me ground myself. I want to do it more.
I love lifting weights. I want to do it more.
I just started Krav Maga training, and I love it. I want to do it more.
I used to hula hoop a lot as a kid, and loved it, and just found out it's a "thing" now. I want to do it more.
I miss the daily 5-10 mile walks and stairathons of my weight loss days. I want to do that more too.
Sadly, I have a job, a family, multiple volunteer commitments, and a pesky lower back injury. I can't do it all. KM makes me stiff for days, and lifting when stiff is how I hurt my back. The PT I just signed up with can't meet with me on the one day a week that makes the most sense with the rest of my schedule.
I'm struggling to find the right balance. Not a terrible problem to have, but it does frustrate me quite a bit.0 -
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Had a procedure that i needed to get stitches in my stomach.. no bending, no twisting, no reaching, no stretching. The stitches are in for a 14 days and i am antsy to keep routine. It will all be over soon enough, but just a little frustrating when the mind and rest of the body feels good, but knowing i need to take the down time to heal.
All in due time.. back on track.. but for now.. a smidgen frustrated. End of rant 0 -
That there are so many "experts" saying such contradictory things, confusing the heck out of me. I've decided to ignore them all for the sake of my own sanity and just keep things simple.. eat less, move more.0
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Finding balance... with a history of eating disorders, though physically recovered for many years now, the mental challenges still remain to a degree, meaning I am always battling to find balance between too much and too little, especially in terms of my exercise levels since I have NO problems eating plenty.0
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My biggest frustration is the fact that everyone I restarted this journey with in January have all dropped out with crazy excuses!0
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Seeing people write "I eat xyz, work out loads, and I'm not losing" or "I need motivation".
Simply googling answers both these problems rather than seeing the same threads again and again
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