I give up

I am really amazed at how many people expect for miricles to happen over night!!!! When you gain a ton of weight it does not take place in the matter of days or weeks, so then WHY IN THE WORLD do people expect for the friggin pounds to just start falling off like friggin magic....it is going to take A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A LOT OF TIME......and if you dont start somewhere you WILL end up in worse condition that your in now.

Just stick with the program and over time even though it may be SLOW and GRADUAL you will see the results, you will be happy and glad you hung in there.

And by they way you have been doing this for 3 weeks and you have lost 7 lbs.... thats FABULOUS...I have been doing this for exactly 3 wks and 2 days TO DATE and I have lost 5.6lbs. and i'm very HAPPY. I realize that when it comes off fast, it will come back fast. But when you do it at a moderate pace it will be more likely to last. I want mine to go away and stay away FOREVER NEVER to RETURN.

Be ENCOURAGE....

Don't give up so fast, why don't you give another 3 weeks. And follow the great tips you have received from a lot people who have been where you are. I just started myself about a month ago. And ONLY now, in the last two weeks did I lose my first 3 pounds...AND, this morning, my personal trainer measured me and I was discouraged to see that I had barely lost any inches...(took some in my arms). BUT, I can feel something is changing in my body. I can feel that I AM finally going to start seeing progress. It's impossible that no results will be achieved by staying within my allocated calories and going to the gym and getting a nice workout. Please don't give up. Stick with us, I know that if you stay another 3 weeks you will feel a difference. Are you in ?

I don't feel like I'm starving myself, though, at all. I'm just not hungry (and often force myself to eat even then). When I'm not eating unhealthy foods, there is just not enough calories in healthy ones, lol. I could easily make up the calories by having a cheesesteak for dinner instead of a chicken breast and broccoli, and make up the calories, but that seems....not to be the right thing to do, lol. Should I be forcing myself to eat when I'm really not hungry?

And like I said, I drink a TON of water--20-30 cups per day. I know I have alot of sodium (something else I am working on) but I feel like that much water should negate it. Also, I'm not discouraged about the progress/lack thereof, but that it is going backwards despite me trying harder than ever this week to do it right.

There is enough calories in healthy foods...? You're not trying hard enough! Cheese, cheese, cheese! Nuts, oil, etc. Not hungry... hrm, could it be because your metabolism isn't working? Like, because you're not eating enough and you're in "starvation mode?"

Unless you make that cheesesteak yourself you probably have no idea how many calories are in it. If you do and it works out, have a cheesesteak! Eat badly at a restaurant and you need to be honest about what you're eating, they're going to use a ton of oil, butter, etc... and you need to record it!

Also, stop drinking 30 cups of water a day, you only need 8 unless you're actually sweating it out. After enough, water can become a BAD thing, robbing your body of vitamins you need. Cut it out and eat less sodium and prepared foods.

OH MY FREAKIN GAWD!! PLEASE RE-READ WHAT YOU'VE WRITTEN!!

You've accomplished sooooooooooo much. In 3 weeks time you have re-arrange your whole lifestyle to be a healthier you. You should be waking up in the morning feeling better than you've ever felt. You should have energy. You should be able to move around a little better from the exercise. You should be feeling the change from the inside.

Now for you to come up here and type those accomplishments up like they were nothing but bothersome makes me wonder about your mindset. You have to look at the whole picture and not just the final results. This is a total lifestyle change and in life you will have bumps that you have to overcome. If you are giving up in only 3 weeks then you need to re-adjust your thinking to positive.

Just remember instant gratification doesn't happen in weight loss. It took you "x" amount of years to gain whatever weight you've gain well its going to take some time for you to lose it as well.

One thing I can promise you if you stick with it and make adjusts along the way. You will lose weight, you will gain weight, you will stall and you will lose it again, but eventually you will reach your goal.

jessieinblue has looked at your food diary...review the thread she has attached and make some adjustments, but giving up is not acceptable.

Hi,

I looked at your food diary for the past couple weeks, and with some exceptions, you are not eating enough. You need to eat back at least some of your exercise calories so that you are taking in at least 1200 calories a day *after* exercise. Otherwise you are literally starving your body, and you will not lose weight.

Please read this post for an excellent explanation:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

Thanks!! You just answered my question too. I wasn't going to quit, but I was a little ticked off that the scale showed a 2.5 lb. gain over the last two days. But then, each day, I only consumed about 900 calories, which is not normal

I don't feel like I'm starving myself, though, at all. I'm just not hungry (and often force myself to eat even then). When I'm not eating unhealthy foods, there is just not enough calories in healthy ones, lol. I could easily make up the calories by having a cheesesteak for dinner instead of a chicken breast and broccoli, and make up the calories, but that seems....not to be the right thing to do, lol. Should I be forcing myself to eat when I'm really not hungry?

And like I said, I drink a TON of water--20-30 cups per day. I know I have alot of sodium (something else I am working on) but I feel like that much water should negate it. Also, I'm not discouraged about the progress/lack thereof, but that it is going backwards despite me trying harder than ever this week to do it right.

Don't give up, looking at your food diary it looks to me like a DIET plan and not necessarily a healthy eating plan that you can maintain for the rest of your life. Try to include some complex carbs in the form of wholegrain bread,rice etc. Add some fruits as snacks. Vary your veggies a little to keep your interest up.
Now the water.....I really think you are OVER filling up on water....8-12 glasses a day is plenty....this will make room for some nice healthy food. No I don't think you should add the high calorie high fat food back into your diet that got you to this stage..you need to look at a whole new healthy way of eating as a LIFE plan..not a short 3 weeks of misery then give up. C'mon you can do it..we are all here to help.

I have to echo what everyone else is saying here. I've been doing this for three weeks as well and I've only lost 3 or 4 pounds, I'd love to have lost 7! But, I am exercising every day and I've discovered mellow yoga for stress relief. And it feels good! Don't you just want to feel good? Find something you like to do that doesn't feel like a workout (go to an indoor rock climbing gym - best workout ever! try Zumba, take a hip hop dancing class...anything that gets you moving!).

Also, you need to get creative with your meals. Virtually ANY food has a healthy "substitute." Check out hungrygirl.com for some good ides. She has recipes for diet friendly "fried" mozzerella sticks, pizza, mac and cheese even! For example, if you are truly craving a cheesesteak, make one yourself! Get a good cut of steak (with as little fat as possible) and cook it up in the skillet with peppers and onions. Get some reduced fat cheese (Hungry girl has a recipe for diet-friendly cheese sauce!) and a whole wheat sandwich hoagie and put it all together! It'll taste good, you'll feel better because you actually cooked it and it will be friendly to your diet.

Please don't quit!

Just chiming in with my 2cents, I agree with all of the above. Don't whine about 7# in 3 weeks!

Not to put a damper on things, but you probably didn't lose 7# in fat, anyway. Our bodies can only lose so much fat per week, and 7# is a bit much to expect in such a short time. It is likely that you lost SOME fat, but the 7# on the scale represents water loss as well as fat loss. So, now you feel like you are going backwards? Well, it is your body trying to catch up with the fluid losses over the past few weeks.

I haven't peeked at your diary, but from what everyone else said, you aren't eating enough. YOU NEED TO EAT what your body needs to function. Otherwise, you will lose water, muscle, etc.

I don't feel like I'm starving myself, though, at all. I'm just not hungry (and often force myself to eat even then). When I'm not eating unhealthy foods, there is just not enough calories in healthy ones, lol. I could easily make up the calories by having a cheesesteak for dinner instead of a chicken breast and broccoli, and make up the calories, but that seems....not to be the right thing to do, lol. Should I be forcing myself to eat when I'm really not hungry?

And like I said, I drink a TON of water--20-30 cups per day. I know I have alot of sodium (something else I am working on) but I feel like that much water should negate it. Also, I'm not discouraged about the progress/lack thereof, but that it is going backwards despite me trying harder than ever this week to do it right.

Maybe if you cut back on your water you will be able to eat a little more. When I am hungry and it isn't time for me to eat yet...I drink water. So maybe you are drinking too much!

Don't beat your self up over 2lbs and through in the towel after only 3 weeks. Try not to focus so much on the numbers on the scale since everyones weight fluctuates a few pounds up or down. Try focusing on the health aspect of it and the lbs will come off in the long run if you stick with it. Diet should be a lifestyle change not just a short term fix to loose extra weight from poor eating habits and lack of physical activity. Also you need more than 3 weeks to see a real difference in inches lost.

Oh and 20+ glasses of water just seems a bit excessive since you only need 8.