I'm really feeling frustrated!

remember: slow and steady wins the race! the slower you take it off now, the higher your chances are of keeping it all off long term. don't forget that! besides, you don't know what those people are really doing to lose weight. how many of those people have public food and exercise diaries? think about it. we don't always know the full truth. don't worry about or compare yourself to other people on this site. just do you. you can do this

Your doing great! whatever pace you end up going is awesome, just keep at it!

im with ya i feel the same way i swear i wanted to throw the scale through the window the other day and then i thought to myself...wow a pound is a pound is a pound...its a lot of fat....and every one i lose is a massive accomplishment...i was so stressed out about losing the weight i forgot about how great it was to get down even one pound...also the stress makes you gain in emotional eating etc....so be proud of yourself and look at it this way...it took a long time to put iit on and its going to take even longer to take it off but for the sake of those great kids that love to play together think of those kids without you because of a heart attack or something...so slow and easy and no stress...you should be extremely proud of yourself..mine is coming ioff slow and i work out the same as you every day...your down a lot of weight...way to go!!!!!!!

you are changing your lifestyle for yourself not for everyone else. if you feel the urge to do more than you are then do it. you are losing weight doing what you are doing and to me that is great. i don't think you are being fair to yourself by beating yourself up over this. you need to remember it took us time to get to the size we are and it's going to take time to get smaller. you are not only shedding weight you are shedding the bad habits that made you the size you are. that in itself is going to take time to learn to do better. those aren't going to just change overnight either. you are worth taking the time for. so give yourself a break.

Don't worry! You're doing great. You will be able to keep doing what you're doing now and live your life with the weight off. If you have to work so hard every day you won't be able to keep it up and the weight will come back. I aim for a pound a week and am happy if I get that or a little more. At least it's not going up!

Maybe these steps will help you find the answers you need:

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Good luck!

P.S. Nutrition is even more important than exercise, so I hope you know exactly what is in every bite you put in your mouth too!

I think everyone feels this way at certain times. I know I have. I am in a similar rut. Here is what I am going to try this week. I am going to try to do funner more enjoyable workouts that don't see like workouts (if you know what I mean) and do them for an extended amount of time. I know if I can double the time my hearte rate is in the zone then I will double the caloric burn. Here is what I am going to try this week. It is getting warm enough to play outside, so I am taking the kids to the park and I am going to run around the fence, then play a game of tag with the kids, run around the fence, then play superhero's with my oldest boy, then rund to the fence and back. Each run should be a 15 minute run and if I jog in place or stay moving pretty good while I play with the kids I think I can keep my heart rate up and maintain a 75 minute workout. P.S. my run around the fence is within eye sight of the kids and close enough for me to be safe. Plus no one is ever there at 1pm.

Then I like racketball, so my wife said we could get a sitter and go play one evening. Should be a good hour of a fun high caloric burn.

Workouts that are 25-35 minutes long need to be extened a couple times a week to an hour plus and "our" result would really excel. That is what I am going to try. I am going to try to add fun workouts in. I just can't stand staring at the timer on a machine. That time seems to drag and I usually end my workout early if I am bogged down by the clock. Try to get out and get creative for you next workout and see if you can make it a full hour of fun. Good luck!!!

More suggestions for fun workouts anyone??? Sex doesn't count. Plus it just doesn't happen at my house anymore anyway!:)

I started at 262 and am only down to 249 as of last friday. 13 pounds...that is great!

but im hearing A LOT of people who started MFP in january, like me, and are down 20-30+ pounds or more.

I know I am not doing my personal best. I only work out for 25-35 minutes a day. And while it's a good workout, I know I could push myself harder, and/or add more workouts throughout the day!

I seem to be losing a pound a week, which is what ive always heard is "healthy". I think maybe im using that as an excuse. i guess thinking that slow and steady is the best way. but what those people are doing is healthy too, right (as long as they arent starving themselves)?

Why cant I instill it in my head to work HARDER?! I dont work. I'm a stay at home mom. Kids are in bed by 8 most nights, and they play in their room for 1-2 hours a day (by choice- they just love playing together and all the "cool toys" are in their room) so what is my excuse?! what am i so afraid of?!

I WANT TO BE MELTING POUNDS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS! I feel lazy...like a slacker!

WHY can't i bring myself to do this to MY personal best?

It happens with YOUR personal achivements and it happens as your body allows. Everybody is different; you got to factor in the stress level in your life, sleep, eating styles...etc. One thing you have to remember is that you are authentic. No one else on this face of this earth is and deals with what you have to on YOUR personal day to day life. Take it literally step by step. Set a new goal each day. If you goal for tomorow say is to workout 5 mins longer than today, then make tomorow be that you sleep an extra hour (if possible!) or you cut down on your sugar intake more that day. Just remember to drink LOTS of water (it really is vital) and push yourself a little more each day to switch things up in the right direction. YOU CAN DO THIS. You have to believe in it yourself first too. My first battle of overcomeing my frusteration was actually just imagining myself in a bikini. That gave me (and still does) the determination to hit it up harder. xoxo

Hey,
First of all: you're doing fine!!!
1 lb per week is great, it's what MFP recommends you.
You're working out and you say you're doing a good workout, so why worry to do more?

I started here in August and have lost 25 lbs since then. I started counting calories, then very slowly adding exercise units, like one per week or so. I lost more than 1 lb per week at that time.
Since January I'm working out with a personal trainer, trying to build up muscle, to firm up my body and skin, exercising 3 to 4 days per week for an hour or more, but not losing that lb per week anymore. It's been 9.5lb in those 12 weeks, January was quite fast, but February and March rather slow.
So more workout does not necessarily help losing weight faster... what it sure helps is losing inches.

It's ok to take it slowly, especially if you have a life other than working out ;-)
We could be jealous of what other people achieve, but we don't need to be jealous! It's all in your head. Be happy for what YOU achieved, be happy with the changes YOU made, and always live life the way YOU like it. Don't forget: different people have different bodies and different minds! Do what makes YOU happy, along the possibilities YOU have.

MM