How many of you are struggling with losing too slowly???

add in some exercise, cardio and resistance training... keep up with the diet. temptations arent worth the health issues, be strong!

Honey, have you reset your goals after losing? This site doesn't automatically do that:frown: . With each few pounds lost you should be cutting your calories a little more and more. PS there are NOW :noway: miracle suggestions, except hard work! Anything that "magically" makes you lose weight makes you gain it back after you stop doing that. I would love to help support you if you want.

How slowly are you losing? 1 to 2 lbs per week is a healthy weight loss. Yea, Yea, we want to lose it all very quickly, but the healthy way is 1 to 2 lbs per week. I have been using this site since the middle of Jan. I have lost 23 lbs using it. I make sure and measure my food. I log EVERYTHING. I have bought an HRM to keep track of the calories I burn. I have a long way to go, but I will get there....I have the rest of my life to do it. My main concern is my health. Make sure and get 6-9 servings of fruits and veggies everyday. I eat about 6 times per day, that way I keep the cravings at bay...sometimes I have them, but since I eat so much, I am rarely hungry where I will binge on something I shouldn't have. Make sure you are enjoying what you eat. If not, you will not stick to it. I am one who can not do diet food. I eat normal food, I just use portion control. If you don't measure, you will not know the precise amount of calories you are consuming, and you may be going over your calories accidently. Stick with it, and the extra weight will come off. It didn't appear there over night, so we can't expect our unwanted pounds to leave over night. Lastly, make sure and exercise. It is scientifically proven that cutting calories and adding activity causes weight loss. That is all you have to do....Oh, and make sure and indulge once in a while. I have heard and read that it is ok to indulge once a week. So, maybe that will help you with your cravings and temptations if you know you are able to have it on a certain day....Just don't give up on YOU!!!

When you exercise you gain muscle and that weighs more than fat as well. So its important to be taking your measurements and take note if you are losing inches anywhere when you are not losing weight, if you have been exercising and sticking to your diet. Are your clothes getting any looser? Thats always a better indication of weight loss than the scale. Watch for NSV (non scale victories) to celebrate, such as looser clothes, and a smaller butt size.

The only "miracle" advice I have:

Everything in moderation.
And
Read these threads:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/181080-mfp-s-most-common-user-pitfall-to-avoid

The weight definitely isn't coming off as quickly as I thought that it would originally, but I realized that my expectations were unrealistic. Since I started at the end of December, I've had my share of bad days (sometimes even weeks) but it's all about not giving up! Now I'm doing the Insanity program with my fiance (we just started it) and things are looking good.

I just remember that I'm not going to be perfect and I will mess up, but it's okay as long as I don't give up on myself.

Good luck! You CAN do it!

I have cut out food with flour and sugar ... it was really difficult initially, but it's getting easier now. I focus on what I can eat - not what i can't ... I also don't do anything else while I eat ... just focus on my food, how good it tastes, eat slowly ... relish it. Hope that helps.