Discouraged

The notes area of the diary is way under utilized. Write down how you are feeling,especially on binge days. It may help you figure out why you binge ( boredom, stress, over working the day before and being sore, or just being too strict and feeling deprived)

I've felt like this, too, and I'm still trying to figure out the answer to getting permanently on track. What has worked for me in the past is to tell myself that my only goal for the time being is to log my food. I say to myself that there are no calorie restrictions, I simply need to log what I eat. I have found that getting in the practice of logging and tracking what I eat then leads to other positive outcomes, like modifying what I eat.

@katie32308 I am in the same boat. The best thing to do is pick yourself up and dust yourself off. Congrats on losing 34lbs, and remember that you can do this. don't deprive yourself though a little bit is okay to have. It is also about finding a good balance for you and your body. you can do this.

Kimmy82109 wrote: »

I can relate. I can't seem to lose more than 30 and have been trying everything. I've come out of my comfort zone, pushed myself etc and still at 30 I am beginning to get discouraged myaelf

Messages like this usually make me wonder, so I'll ask: which weighs more? 30 pounds of gold, or 30 pounds of turds? They both weigh the same. Place them on a scale, one at a time. The scale will say "they're both 30lbs." That's because the only thing the scale can tell you is a number. It doesn't know the value of that number. There was a guy here that said he's overweight. He's made changes, his arms, legs, waist etc have gotten smaller, but the scale doesn't budge.

I told him "you're likely losing fat while building muscle. That's why your body is getting smaller, but the number on the scale remains the same." I think a lot of us want to lose "weight" when we should be trying to lose "fat."

Would you prefer to weigh 100 pounds, with 50% body fat, or 130 lbs, with 15% body fat? If you simply went by the number on the scale, then it would be better to weigh 100 pounds, than 130lbs. There's so much more to it than the number on the scale.

Another thought for you: I have found that when I eat low on calories and exercise hard for several days in a row that I want to binge eat. When I eat at a slightly higher calorie level, about 1800 or so, I am able to eat consistently at that level without binging. I lose weight a little slower than I would like, but I have been able to stay with it for the last 15 months and lose 60 pounds.

Hope this helps and good luck to you.

Weight loss is a nightmare. So much can make it difficult if not nigh on impossible. May I suggest you look into thyroid problems particularly low, though some with high can also have weight gain issues. Before you give a deep sigh thinking this is the excuse of the nations inadequates. Please know its a real problem for many, most just struggle because they have difficulty expressing their disparate symptoms and this is a big part of the problem. A sluggish thyroid will make your body work on fewer calories if you keep asking it to and when you increase your intake even very carefully you can gain weight disproportionately. It's not always plain sailing once you are started on the usual modern jollop.

One support site considers up to 80% of US populations can have thyroid problems many of them remain undiagnosed. Modern foods and dietary advice leaves us exposed to many mineral and vitamin deficiencies, many hormones require protein and fat to be produced properly.

Please go on to one of the National Thyroid support sites, follow the links to symptoms and if as I hope, you can disregard 75% of these, you should be ok on that level. If not look more closely at what you can try to rectify your diet and try to get medical advice, sooner rather than later, the longer (years) it is left the worse the problem becomes. Understanding doctors are few and far between. Thyroid effects are systemic, the thyroid is central most if not all bodily functions. Medics presently are usually trained to look at one area not a group of symptoms and not the whole body in one appointment. If necessary keep going back or to a different doctor till you get proper answers.