A little discouraged

I understand how easy it is to get discouraged and, if you are like me, you go get something to eat I am a confessed emotional eater, a bored eater, etc. I have been on a program for 5-6 weeks and have lost 9.2 pounds. It has taken a lot of discipline to have the two shakes and then a sensible meal but it is helping. One week I only lost .6 of a pound and I was very discouraged. However, the measurements showed improvement. So hang in there. Drink at least 10 glasses (8 oz) a day and get some exercise. Set small, achievable goals - I am going to walk 15 minutes today, I am going to say no to the dessert, extra helping, (fill in the blank), etc. and take victory when you do it. Be as honest with yourself as possible in logging your food. I know it is hard to find things that match up sometimes but do your best. It will help you to be honest and accountable with yourself. If you "blow it" put it down. It will help you. I wish you the best. Happy Easter! He is risen!!!!

Know it's a cliche, but time takes time. If you walk 14 miles into the woods, you have to walk 14 miles to get back out. So, accept the small victories and over time they add up. A pound here and a pound there and pretty soon you've lost 20. So keep at it.

It is hard, but you ARE doing it! You should be proud of yourself for that.

One suggestion? Alter your weight loss ticker to show how much you've lost, rather than how much you have to go. That way, you're celebrating your accomplishment, and not focusing on what's left.

I really believe that the biggest battle isn't with the scales or food or exercise. It's in our heads. Do everything you can to make success happen, even if it's in subtle little ways like changing the way the ticker is displayed, or making something a fitness goal instead of a weight-loss goal. For me, it was running. If I'd started Couch to 5k thinking or knowing, "At the end of 9 weeks, I'll have lost 10 pounds," I honestly probably wouldn't have bothered. It wouldn't have seemed worth it. But knowing, "At the end of 9 weeks, I'll be able to run 5k!" is more rewarding... a personal victory.

I see how well others are doing with weightloss - I love to gander at the success stories. And yet I am discouraged. I know many people have been working long and hard on this journey of theirs and I have only just begun (again).
I just wish I could see results sooner.
Its so incredibly easy to get in such a bad place - but it takes so much digging to get out. I have such a long road ahead of me - a new life style I am adapting too.
I have lost some weight - but I dont yet see a visual difference. I doubt I will see a huge one for a long time.

I try not to beat myself up about how I got here in the first place - I try to keep optimistic - but some days its just so hard!!!!

I have lots to loose before a visible difference can been seen but can feel it inside. Keep going and before you know it there WILL be a visible difference. With the help of this site I'm loosing for the first time in years and I'm sticking to it which is rare for me. If I can do it, anyone can. I added loads of friends as it makes me feel Im letting them down if I fail. Weight loss buddies all in the same boat cheering eachother on. Good luck. xx

Make yourself smaller goals... your ticker says 111 lbs to go.. wow I wouldnt want to look at that every day.. I started out with 120 lbs to go but mine says how much weight I've lost.. You have to play the mental game! Look at your accomplishments not how much you still have to do....
I have a saying FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! I think of that everytime I want to not do an exercise or when I want to put extra food in my mouth!

You gotta start small.. remember Rome wasnt built in a day!! Took a long time to put that weight on! Gonna take time to take it off! and keep it off... Everyone is right about the logging.. I log everything and only eat what I log and vice versa. Some people do a cheat day some dont... find the way it works for you but you will at some point need to do some sort of exercise. I started with a super short walk.. 10 min thats it... now I do around 2 hrs of exercise each day... I started with 120 lbs to lose I now have umm let me calculate cuz I dont look at that number often....78 lbs left... I have been doing this for 10 weeks! If I can do it anyone can.. I have had 2 knee replacements and a hip replacement and 2 other surgeries on my hips in the last 3 years.\

Gotta be mentally ready... if you are go for it... This works!! believe me I have tried all the diets known to man and woman alike!!

stick to your guns. imagine where you'll be in 6 months? 9 months? a year? Losing even just 3 lbs a month creates substantial weight loss over time.