What Has Been Your Biggest Issue Losing Weight?

Probably frustration,. I have tried several times over the years. I started off really well, getting ride of the water weight,but after a month or two in I stop seeing results. Once I stop seeing the results I get frustrated which causes me to give up. I figure if I'm not going to loose any more weight I might as well give up and go back to eating what ever I want to.

Hi COliver,

Just accepting myself at whatever stage I am in my health journey. Right now it's maintenance, which is interesting.

I too chucked that horrible negativity that kept me fat for too long.

Babies. I ate and ate when pregnant with my first, then used nursing as an excuse to eat all the food. Then I knew I would have another baby, so no reason to kill myself working out to lose weight just to put it on again, right? Rinse and repeat. Anyway, I'm done with babies and on my way to fit now. My biggest struggles these days are stress eating and boredom eating.

I think time is the biggest issue. If you are not busy doing anything, you will get frustrated and want to see results soon. Plus, feeling hungry constantly and knowing what to eat.

Overeating (like 2500-3000 calorie days) and eating a ton of fast food when I get stressed out. Daily stress doesn't bother me so much, but when I go through a major life event (moving, new job, etc.) I pretty much give up for a few weeks and that sets me back quite a bit. I end up exercising less too.

And cooking. I hate cooking, and doing dishes.

I think my biggest issue has been believing that I can successfully lose and keep the weight off. I've yo-yoed in past and along with the up and down has been an increase each time to where I now have around 50 lbs to lose....

However, for some reason this time I know I will be successful I'm just DONE with being overweight. I mean it this time in a different way. It's much like when I finally quit smoking after 5 failed attempts. I was successful only when I really meant it. I decided I would NEVER smoke again and I meant it. That was 18 years ago.

This time I've decided that no matter how long it takes I will lose this weight and learn how to live on maintenance. I'm in it for the long haul and I'm absolute in my determination and that makes it easier because I am clear in the goal. It's real this time.

Finally I've found MFP and for the first time I'm counting the calories and recording everything I eat. It works and I'll keep doing it.

I think I've had two big issues: emotional eating, and no support.
When I get sad or mad, I lay around and eat comfort foods. That's a big problem. My family and friends also aren't very supportive because they don't think I "need" to lose weight. They don't understand that just because I'm not overweight doesn't mean I don't want to get healthier. It's about changing my thoughts and actions so that I don't become overweight. It's about creating a healthy lifestyle. I'm young and still have a high metabolism, but when that starts to change, or when I start having kids, I don't want to gain a hundred pounds. When I get sad, I'd rather eat a bowl of fruit than a bowl of ice cream. When I'm mad, I'd rather work out my frustrations by exercising than by chowing down on a bag of Tostitos and a jar of salsa.
So emotional eating and a lack of support are definitely my two biggest issues.
Please follow me, a support system on here would be lovely

Prior to really reading posts on MFP and doing things the MFP way, I'd have to say it was thinking weight loss meant any or all of the following:

1200 calories
Chicken breasts and veggies all the time
No treats, no sugar. If you're serious about your health, why eat this stuff?!
Possible intermittent fasting
Possible appetite suppressants, because who the hell eats that little?

I did have internal conversations with myself to the tune of, if this is what it takes to be thin, I'd probably just rather be fat

Now that I realize I couldn't be more wrong about what it takes to lose weight, my issue now would be that food tastes damn good and towards the middle or end of the week I'm still negotiating with myself on how to balance the numbers. I'm losing my steady 1/2 lb per week but it continues to be hard work, man... Nothing's just "falling" off of me here. I have to whack it down and stomp its head with the biggest stick on a consistent basis

I've gone through many different issues through the decades. I've kicked them all.

My latest issue however is being within earshot of the lowest adult/teen weight I've ever been, and hesitating. I'm back down to my college size, and only about 12-15 lbs from my lowest. My goal however is to go lower than even that. I'm heading into territory I've not seen in over 10 years, and then brand spanking new territory. I've wanted to be here for a very long time, yet the struggle is what I know, not the victory. A part of me is stalling, holding on, afraid of the full success.

But I'm breaking through. I won't allow my fears and uncertainties outweigh my incredible desire to fulfill this dream.

My biggest issue was thinking I had to be perfect every day, and overly restrict to lose weight. Once I figured out that I just had to be consistent and that I could eat all the things I enjoy and still lose, it's been pretty easy.

My biggest issue was thinking that to lose weight you have to suffer--I have in the past, when I went on diets and resticted my food alot. MFP has been a liberation since I have lost over 20lbs (10 to go) without any pain at all. Yes, I have hit plateaus and this leads to frustration, but reading the posts I understand that I have to be patient and tweak here and there to find what works. I am finally in control of my calorie intake and know exactly how much I need to eat per day for my needs. I am happy.

My love of chocolate and wine. I have learned there's just no benefit to eating 4 candy bars and a bottle of wine. No benefits and a whole lot of consequences.

+1

Hi everyone, I've struggled for 20 years to lose weight, when I finally cracked it for myself. My biggest issue was that I began to believe that I was just destined to be fat. That's what everyone told me and I had come to believe it. So, when I'd start losing weight, upward of 50 or even at my peak 100 pounds, I'd look at my body, still saggy and fat, and think, it's never going to change and sabotage myself.

I finally changed all that. I snapped that mentality and formed a new one about living a fully expressed life and reaching my bodies maximum potential, since then, the weight has fallen off, and I'm stronger, faster, and healthier than ever.

I'm just curious for all you out there, what's been your biggest issue with weight loss?

Amazing! Good for you! I am at the beginning of my journey and I find that now when I would reach for food when I am angry I will out loud say I am not going to torture myself for what someone else has done. It stops it in its tracks!

Weekends and socializing - mainly because I was ashamed of the fact that I was losing weight, so around friends I was just eat like I use too; then I would get depressed about going over my calorie allowance, and emotionally binge.

To break this; I've let people know I'm losing weight. Not hide it from others - and everyone has been supportive and lovely about it!

Finding the balance btwn over- & under-eating... then STAYING THERE. I have struggled w/ ED in the past & convinced myself that if I thought about what I ate at all, I would relapse. My goal is to be *healthy* not *thin* - I have to remind myself of this constantly!

Also, as a shorter (5'3") med/large framed female w/ wide hips & a DD/DDD chest, I struggle w/ feeling that even when I do get to a weight that is healthy for me & that I feel good at, others will always consider me "heavy"... At the height of my ED people were suddenly noticing me in a positive way & I started to become popular (high school). It made it 10,000x harder to break the cycle! I will never be one of those delicate, nymph-like petite women. I have to accept that.