When will I see a glimmer of hope

joycolborn
joycolborn Posts: 3
edited September 22 in Introduce Yourself
I am really impatient and have been trying this site for only a couple of weeks now. I know that weight loss takes time and I am willing to put in that and the effort. I am curious though how long before I will see something for the short time of hard work I am putting in. Can anyone offer me some encouragement of something to look forward to?

Thanks and Have a great day!

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  • mjgriff44
    mjgriff44 Posts: 47
    I am really impatient and have been trying this site for only a couple of weeks now. I know that weight loss takes time and I am willing to put in that and the effort. I am curious though how long before I will see something for the short time of hard work I am putting in. Can anyone offer me some encouragement of something to look forward to?

    Thanks and Have a great day!
    It will happen sooner than you think. Stay positive, do the right things and it will all work out for you! Always count on your friends for encouragement!!!!
  • joycolborn
    joycolborn Posts: 3
    Thanks I wil do my best!
  • rmkorama
    rmkorama Posts: 232 Member
    You've been on MFP two weeks and lost two pounds! WAY TO GO!! :)

    See? You're already seeing results.
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    Losing weight is a little like sitting in a class or at a job on a friday- IT JUST WON'T END. I don't say that to discourage you, just that "looking at the clock" (scale as it were) just makes it feel that much more interminable. You are doing well already- 2 lbs in 2 weeks is a normal, healthy pace. Take your mind off the clock, and focus on creating and maintaining a healthy, active life. The lbs will come off.
  • joeybaby66
    joeybaby66 Posts: 14
    Joy,

    It will happen. follow your food, exercise, calories, etc. Stay the course, it will work. Your body must react to it. As soon as you start losing a pound or two, that's the incentive you, and the rest of us needs. One day at a time.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Took me 3 months of working my *kitten* off before i dropped anything...i was on this website, doing everything right...i'm glad for my friends on here because i was seriously peeved...then all of a sudden my body stopped fighting me and taaaa daaaa i've lost 20lbs...so hang in there, it does suck not seeing any reward, but it will happen...
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    I don't remember when I really started notice the weight loss myself...my friends and family started to make comments about how I was looking different and I sat down and started comparing pictures...that's how I notice it most easily...it wasn't until I started to lose larger amounts that I noticed other changes..but when you do..they are great. Keep at it. You will get there!
  • Kminor67
    Kminor67 Posts: 900 Member
    There isn't anyone on this site that hasn't wished they could wake up in the morning and suddenly be thin... but we all know it doesn't work that way. As you start to see progress, you won't be quite so impatient. Just don't get frustrated, and remember that the longer it takes to get it off, the less likely you are to put it back on. Nothing worth doing is easy.
  • Fit4Vet
    Fit4Vet Posts: 610 Member
    Also, get a tape measure. Measure yourself & keep a record of that. I found that my inches changed a lot before the scale ever did. Stay the course. You'll get there. Remember that you didn't put it on in 2 weeks. :smile:
  • CarolynnW
    CarolynnW Posts: 35 Member
    My family and friends saw my hard work before I could! My hubby kept telling me I was loosing and where he could see the difference...I didn't. Weeks later, lots of friends starting telling me. THEN...I took a picture and there was the proof. My clothes surely tell the difference. I kept saying I have a pair of jeans I want to wear, when I finally got the nerve to try them on THEY ARE NOW TOO BIG! Hang in there.
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