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conetah24
conetah24 Posts: 45 Member
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What do you perceive to be your biggest challenge to obtaining your weight loss goal? It can be anything from; time, motivation, type of food, drink, or anything else that keeps you from being the best you overall.

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  • thePatt
    thePatt Posts: 8
    My mind.
  • sarieth05
    sarieth05 Posts: 313 Member
    I'll agree with it being my mind. Even when I do everything right, my brain seems to just keep giving me what ifs and being a total jerk. I can do everything right in a day, and the very next moment, I'm second guessing everything. I have to constantly get reassurance from my husband. =P Also, I constantly weigh myself and so far this has been pretty self-destructive and I really need to cut it out.
  • Palamedes
    Palamedes Posts: 174 Member
    Staying where I put myself. I have done the 50lb weight-loss before. I'm doing the 50lb weight-loss again. I want this to be the last time. Ever.
  • conetah24
    conetah24 Posts: 45 Member
    I agree with the mind, there are so many times I tell myself that I don't need that sugary substance and am starting to be more successful saying no. BUT, sometimes I just can't! Sugar addict, getting better but still pretty rugged.
  • thePatt
    thePatt Posts: 8
    Right now, my mind is impatient! I want it all to come off RIGHT NOW! I'm about 1/3 of the way there and am struggling with how much farther I have to go.
  • Ochocosage76
    Ochocosage76 Posts: 4 Member
    Easily discouraged - the mind!
  • AnnaZimm70
    AnnaZimm70 Posts: 218 Member
    Weekends! I'm fine during the week when I am on a schedule and working. Weekends are the time for big family breakfast, snacks arounds the house, etc. I'd love more time and motivation to exercise more, but I do fine with the weight lost with just the calorie deficit.
  • conetah24
    conetah24 Posts: 45 Member
    Oh the dreaded weekends!! I have been doing fine on weekends that past month because I have been home and have limited what food is in my house. But this weekend I went on vacation and boy did I ever eat! Having to work twice as hard just to get rid of the weight from that fateful weekend.
  • karmabear06
    karmabear06 Posts: 62 Member
    I have 2 challenges I have a teenage son who doesn't like anything that I eat and the weekends I tend to slack off. Oh make that 3 challenges... my son brings home pizza every night he closes :neutral_face:
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    WINE WINE WINE oh yeah did I say WINE!!!!
  • conetah24
    conetah24 Posts: 45 Member
    dbanks80 wrote: »
    WINE WINE WINE oh yeah did I say WINE!!!!
    At least tell me it's the good wine, not of the cheap stuff if your going to spend precious calories on a drink! :wink:

  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    conetah24 wrote: »
    dbanks80 wrote: »
    WINE WINE WINE oh yeah did I say WINE!!!!
    At least tell me it's the good wine, not of the cheap stuff if your going to spend precious calories on a drink! :wink:

    Well it's all relative. I like different brands and it depends on what I'm in the mood for cabs, pinot noir, champagne, chardonnay. I can go as cheap as $15-$20 or as high is $50! LOL!

  • dramaqueen45
    dramaqueen45 Posts: 1,009 Member
    Being too lazy to log accurately and trying to eyeball portions. Also husband wants to eat sweets so then I want to as well!
  • ChayaLeigh
    ChayaLeigh Posts: 15 Member
    I have to agree with "weekends". And PMS derails me every month :(.
  • z_misetich
    z_misetich Posts: 40 Member
    Stress in general and quitting smoking.....
  • BabyJUDYKAY
    BabyJUDYKAY Posts: 38 Member
    z_misetich wrote: »
    Stress in general and quitting smoking.....

  • BabyJUDYKAY
    BabyJUDYKAY Posts: 38 Member
    I also quit smoking and I am trying to lose weight at the same time. I have been dieting for 90 days and I have not smoked in 11 days. To me the not smoking is equally as important as the weight loss. Probably not a good idea to do both at once, but I am doing it........ Breakin' these chains once and for all. :smile:
  • Connie366
    Connie366 Posts: 9 Member
    What drives me nuts is that I'm losing inches, I'm on my second set of bras this year but the scale is being stubborn. I work out 5-6 days a week and keep calories low. Some friends say I'm not eating enough because of the workouts... so, I'm going back to basics of Weight Watchers Turnaround program from 2006. I have all the cookbooks and the counter. I hope this works.
    weight lost the last few months
    July - 2.4
    Aug - 7.5
    Sept - 5.9
    so far Oct - 5.2

    I guess I should be happy I'm not gaining but boy do I want some PIZZA!
  • conetah24
    conetah24 Posts: 45 Member
    I guess I should be happy I'm not gaining but boy do I want some PIZZA![/quote]

    Oh Pizza, we have always had a group on Sundays for football and the dinner was always and still is pizza. But here I am with my healthy meals and I stare longingly at the delicious round food everyone else is eating but me. Haha.

  • kayjosh2422
    kayjosh2422 Posts: 864 Member
    I still do pizza, I just don't do it often and I take the calories for two slices into account and make sure the rest of my day stays within my calories. I also drink loads of water before during and after to help with the sodium.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    My biggest challenge is health! My teenagers bring home everything that goes around. I've now ben sick for 26 days with some sort of wicked virus and am sick of being sick. They've been sick even longer and caught a cold on top of the tail end of the first virus :( UGH. Hard to work out or eat healthy when I'm sick.

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