Why Do You Struggle?

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  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    edited February 2015
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    This may be a weird reason to struggle, but I often struggle to keep at it because it no longer feels urgent. I've rarely had self-esteem issues with my weight even as a 300+ woman. What prompted me to lose weight was not being fit enough to even walk, and discovering I had pre-diabetes 2-3 points shy of being considered officially diabetic.

    Now I've lost quite a bit, can run, and my blood sugar is in the normal range, so my motivation was reduced from saving my life to having clothes be more readily available in my size. This is why my progress has been very slow with lots of maintenance time in between losses. It just doesn't feel like an urgent thing to do anymore, but something I do every once in a while when I feel like it.

    I kind of understand this, but my reasons are very different. I lost weight because I didnt want to be the largest out of the mums on holiday. I only wanted to get from Uk size 18 to a size 14 and that would be acceptable. I can now wear a size 12 and some 10's. So sometimes I cant be bothered anymore. What slaps me awake is because I dont want to put the weight back on.
  • WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr
    WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr Posts: 2,150 Member
    I struggle because I see others succeeding where I'm failing and I know I'm doing the best I can. I have PCOS, hypothyroidism, and insulin resistance so weight loss is a battle. I am using none of these as an excuse, I take medication for what I can, I get regular bloodwork done, I see my endocrinologist regularly, I eat from a meal plan provided by a registered dietician (I went to one through my health insurance), and I work out with a good mix of strength and cardio.... In 14 months I lost 10 lbs and I had to fight to lose every last one of them. In the same amount of time I have friends/coworkers that have dropped 20, 30, 40 lbs (and kept it off... I am starting to gain so I suspect that I will have a medication change come next visit to the doc).

    It gets frustrating to work so hard and see so little result (and then have it turn on you: those 10 lbs I lost in 14 months, I gained 6 back in one... no change in food/exercise) and have people around you do less than you do and lose significantly more. I've even had some of them say to me they can't figure out how it is that I eat healthier than they do, work out more/harder than they do and yet I don't lose weight. I have days, I admit, I just want to give up, but I keep reminding myself this is about the fight of my life now, not about how I'll look in a smaller size (works sometimes, but not all of the time)
  • SwankyTomato
    SwankyTomato Posts: 442 Member
    edited February 2015
    Fear of Injury.

    I have issues with my feet and my core is not up to snuff. I am so much better than I was last yr but I had a medical issue 6 months ago and was not able to workout and now I have to rebuild myself back up. It sucks.

    Walking/running is no longer in the cards for me, so I have to have an action plan for strength training and I am reading up on it to try and develop a proper workout. It is not easy to come up with a comprehensive plan.
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