Help! Really Discouraged!

I can do that. Don't focus so much on the scale but focus on the tape measure. I'm almost done with P90x and I have only lost 3lbs. But the inches lost are ridiculous. That helps me to keep pushing play and eat right.

And just my personal opinion..... Your eating a LOT of dairy. Why not try a week without and see if that does anything for you.

Hang in there! Don't sweat those little fluctuations. I go up by 4-7 pounds and down by almost that much in the span of a week. i do like to weigh every day, but I only pay attention to WEEKLY TRENDS in my weight. Some days your body is holding onto fluids, some days its not. One morning you may be swollen from exercise, one morning dehydrated Keep busting your but and eating well and drinking way more water than you ever think you should and you'll get there.

Good Morning! Make sure you are eating enough. Too low of calorie intake will make you stop losing. Don't give up! We all have those stupid plateaus!

Have a great day!
Sharon

In your diary you may want to add Carbs so you can see how much you are going over. You are over in your sugar the few days I looked at so I'm guessing you are probably over in the carbs as well....something to think about.

We all have had the scale be our enemy at weigh-in. BUT, remember this the scale is just a number. Take measurements! I wish I would have done that in the beginning. When you run into friends they don't say, "Wow, your scale number has come down." No, they say, "Wow, You look great!" Don't let the scale be your only victory. A half a pound gain one week can turn into a 2lb. loss the next week. Relax and don't quit because of a bad weigh-in.

Try to meat the guidelines for sugar, carbs etc. you are often in the red zone. Probably to many carbs, you eat.

Seriously consider following the meal plan that comes with ChaLEAN Extreme. You've got a lot of "garbage" carbs in your diet and not much for protein. With any kind of program - and ChaLEAN is excellent - you need a good diet of protein, good carbohydrates such as vegetables and fruit, and whole grains (white bread won't cut it). The nutrition guide in ChaLEAN follows a sensible, healthy diet and will definitely help you.

Another good source for learning how to clean up your diet is "The Eat Clean Diet" by Tosca Reno. You can usually find it in the library. I've actually seen it for sale in my grocery store.

Having said all of that, I'd also consider ditching the scale for the tape measure to monitor your progress. As you build muscle and with a good diet begin to shed fat, your weight will go up and down. Your muscles may retain water while they are repairing between lifting days, you may retain water from that 'time of the month' (TOM) - any number of reasons - however measuring the size of your waist will always tell you the whole picture.

Good luck with ChaLEAN - I have done that program three times now and I absolutely love it!

I agree with the others. Don't worry about the scale so much. What you are doing for yourself is bigger than just what the scale says. Eating right, exercising. It's more important to maintain that. The weight will continue to work itself out if you are doing the right things. Plus, a half pound is nothing! Don't sweat the small stuff! A few weeks ago, my scale told me I had gained a pound over the previous week. I was frustrated enough to not put the reading into my journal. But I kept doing what I was doing and the next week the scale showed I had dropped 2.5 lbs. Actually, this morning I weighed in, and I am up half a pound as well but I feel confident that next week will show different results. Don't let the scale bring you down!

When you get discouraged, don't forget to remind yourself how far you've come-- losing 15 pounds and keeping it off is a great achievement! Make sure you keep that in mind and try to focus on the positive. You've been successful in the past, so this is just a very temporary pause as you keep losing.

Thanks everyone! I knew I could count on you to help lift my spirit!!!

I did change my food diary to include carbs and actually looking back, I am mostly under for them so that is good. I do need to keep check on my sugar though.

I know a half pound isn't something to get soo excited about, but I especially busted my butt last night and it was just so discouraging to see that scale this morning. YOu are so right, it is just a number, more importantly is how I am treating my body and the non scale accomplisments!

Thank you!!!

Here here! And try not to weigh yourself too often either....if you weigh yourself every day you can fluctuate...whereas if you've been good all week and just have a weekly weigh in, you're more likely to see the scales go down rather than go up and down everyday.

But having said that, I'm obsessed with weighing myself hahaha!