What's your biggest challenge in losing weight?

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  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    elize7 wrote: »
    My biggest challenge is staying focused for the long haul. Not giving up when I get a little off track, and finding the strengh to ignore daily flucuations by keeping my eye on the prize. For me, the prize is fitting back into clothes I haven't worn in 13 years and looking the way I like to look. I've already reversed some health issues and that is great, but feeling like I look good trumps that. Whether that's right or wrong doesn't matter, it's what keeps me going - when the going gets tough.

    Agreed! My vanity keeps me going :wink:
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    egengr wrote: »
    Having to cook every meal. staying away from pre packaged food and fast food. I try to only eat from the perimeter of the grocery store. "fresh food"
    A full day at work and few hours in the gym, the last thing I want to do is cook.. Thank god for the subway chopped salads.

    Have you tried prepping your meals on the weekend so you don't have to cook every day?
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    peaceout_aly wrote: »
    My challenge is the fact that it's now summer and it seems like every weekend someone is having a BBQ, engagement party or housewarming party filled with delicious food and abundances of fruity alcoholic beverages. I've learned to limit myself. And I typically eat at a great deficit throughout the week to "save up" for one day out of the weekend. Seems to have worked thus far.

    Ugh, SERIOUSLY! But, this deficit concept is genius - I think I'm going to try it!
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    geisha_runner wrote: »
    My biggest hurdle is actually tracking my food. I find it tedious and annoying a lot of the time.

    WORD. One of my coworkers is also on MFP though, so it got to be fun over time.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Boredom eating. And also that part of my brain that says "Girl you're a babe no matter how much you weigh." Which is nice, but not encouraging when it comes to staying on a proper eating schedule.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    WEEKENDS
  • ConstantStruggle
    ConstantStruggle Posts: 89 Member
    Weekends.....Definitely weekends
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Chips. I could eat bags and bags of chips. Darn them! Darn them to heck!
    Who am I kidding I could never hate you...nom...nom...nom...

    Just add a little dip and now you're telling the story of my life!
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    MicheleStitches wrote: »
    Sticking to the plan, working out hard and eating clean, even when the @#$*^! scale refuses to budge. I get really frustrated when I make MAJOR changes in my eating and activity, but don't see any positive results for weeks at a time. While my Brain knows the scale doesn't really matter, and that I am doing good things for my body and being healthier, my Feelings scream "The heck with this! You might as well eat what you want and sit on your butt because this isn't working."

    SERIOUSLY. It took me a lot of time to get over this. When I was younger, I could drop pounds super quick but it's been a month and the scale has hardly moved! There have been a few times where I wanted to give up but thank god for the momentum I've already started with!
  • ConstantStruggle
    ConstantStruggle Posts: 89 Member
    peaceout_aly wrote: »

    My challenge is the fact that it's now summer and it seems like every weekend someone is having a BBQ, engagement party or housewarming party filled with delicious food and abundances of fruity alcoholic beverages. I've learned to limit myself. And I typically eat at a great deficit throughout the week to "save up" for one day out of the weekend. Seems to have worked thus far.

    How much of a deficit do you eat during the week? Like how many calories are you suppose to have and how many calories do you have?
    (Sorry for the copy and past.....I don't know how to do the quote..LOL)
  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    Chocolate! :P
  • JensJourney11
    JensJourney11 Posts: 90 Member
    emotional/stress eating!
  • SignpostPsycho
    SignpostPsycho Posts: 40 Member
    Getting BORED OUT OF MY MIND. I've jogged outside and inside. My workout playlist is over 100 songs. I've done Julian Michaels videos, dancing, Zumba, P90x, rock climbing, yoga...Nothing ever sticks for more than a couple months. Then I stop working out because I dread it so much and fall into old habits and pack the weight back on.
  • tashakalo
    tashakalo Posts: 11 Member
    SignpostPsycho wrote: »
    Getting BORED OUT OF MY MIND. I've jogged outside and inside. My workout playlist is over 100 songs. I've done Julian Michaels videos, dancing, Zumba, P90x, rock climbing, yoga...Nothing ever sticks for more than a couple months. Then I stop working out because I dread it so much and fall into old habits and pack the weight back on.

    Yeah, that's why I prefer gym classes or buddy workouts - it's more of a social event rather than "working out" for me. I've only been at my gym for a month and already I have a "gym clique" of people I'm excited to see during lunchtime workouts. Do you work out alone or with other people?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Eating
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    Virkati wrote: »
    Patience is mine. I must remind myself that while losing it fast is good for my confidence, losing it slowly is good for my long-term future.

    Yes, me too. I'm incredibly impatient.

    Also, tiredness is a big one for me. I have a 13 month old who still wakes at least twice a night. I haven't slept all night in over a year! I am exhausted. I also have a 6 and 4 year old, plus I work part time as a teacher, so I am tired, and busy.
  • Julzanne72
    Julzanne72 Posts: 468 Member
    I guess for me I can't find a happy medium, I am either 100% on or so off with my eating. I need to figure out a way to have the things I like in moderation and not go all crazy in the process....like 1 oreo means 1 oreo...not 4-5 :( I also have such a big sweet tooth, and also love salt....
    I would also like to become a morning workout girl!! I don't work until 9, so when I get into bed I need to put my phone away and go to sleep. No FB'ing, no MFP, just sleep!!
  • HummingNutter
    HummingNutter Posts: 12 Member
    Stress Binge eating.
  • msbanana
    msbanana Posts: 793 Member
    Wine... and food in general. I love to eat. I like rich delicious food and wine. Did I mention wine?
  • Queen_Adrock
    Queen_Adrock Posts: 130 Member
    Being strict about measurements. I do way too much "eyeballing" and saying "Well, I bet that was about 1 serving of ____" and then logging it. I'm sure I'm not being precise enough and eat over what I should (to some degree), and if I do that too much, then shedding the weight becomes much more difficult.
  • karenlwashburn
    karenlwashburn Posts: 123 Member
    I start thinking of food all the time like I'm starving. I'm eating enough but my mind set gets negative towards food. I also love to have my beer (that's my German blood) Eating too much sweet stuff is another problem so I came up with the one bit per day rule for ice cream and other tasty snacks so I have a stop point. I really just think of when I get to eat again and how much all day long..
  • SignpostPsycho
    SignpostPsycho Posts: 40 Member
    tashakalo wrote: »
    SignpostPsycho wrote: »
    Getting BORED OUT OF MY MIND. I've jogged outside and inside. My workout playlist is over 100 songs. I've done Julian Michaels videos, dancing, Zumba, P90x, rock climbing, yoga...Nothing ever sticks for more than a couple months. Then I stop working out because I dread it so much and fall into old habits and pack the weight back on.

    Yeah, that's why I prefer gym classes or buddy workouts - it's more of a social event rather than "working out" for me. I've only been at my gym for a month and already I have a "gym clique" of people I'm excited to see during lunchtime workouts. Do you work out alone or with other people?

    In the past I have had friends join me at the gym, but the only person who has stayed fairly consistent is my fiance, and he ONLY lifts.

    Currently, I've moved across the country pretty much straight out of college and I only know two people here besides my fiance- neither of them want a gym membership. My apartment complex has a small gym, but I haven't seen anyone using it yet besides me. I do plan on joining an actual gym with classes once we are able to afford a car for me, and hopefully when that happens I can join a class!
  • LisaRoloff
    LisaRoloff Posts: 43 Member
    at the moment, keeping myself in clothes that don't look like they are hanging off me and I am dressed like a freaking clown. *sigh*
  • amobailar
    amobailar Posts: 7 Member
    My challenge is the weekend. I do pretty good during the week but I'm a weekend warrior and sometimes I can't stick to my diet on the weekends. I seem to gain any weight I lost during the week on the weekends. Ugh.
  • AddieOverhaul
    AddieOverhaul Posts: 734 Member
    Emotional eating and my sweet tooth. I get sugar cravings like crazy.
  • skydogg8701
    skydogg8701 Posts: 1 Member
    Mine is excel use. I broke my back at the end of '99, & can't walk more than 20 metres without being in a lot of pain. Excercise is a no-no. Makes it hard. I used to play a lot of sport, before the accident. Since the accident, I watch a lot of sport. Doesn't help to shift the weight doesn't watching!
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    alcohol and "junk Food"
  • Jesslan_Rose
    Jesslan_Rose Posts: 137 Member
    edited June 2015
    tashakalo wrote: »
    For me, I can't seem to handle myself when I eat with friends, coworkers, etc. If I'm out with friends (or if my boyfriend brings a pizza home, which is often) - I just go NUTS and eat everything in sight! When I'm by myself, though - it's a lot easier to stay on track with eating clean.

    Exactly the same for me! I do a lot better when I'm on my own. When I go out to meet my family for a party or get together I don't go crazy, but I'm not nearly as diligent as I am at home.

    For example, we went out for Father's Day to chinese. It took me 5 days to recover.

    Plus chocolate and other assorted candy. LOL

  • momasox
    momasox Posts: 158 Member
    For me, it's the weekends. I am so good during the week but the weekends are so hard for me. That and tracking. I hate logging my food.
  • Agathokakological
    Agathokakological Posts: 136 Member
    ladybg81 wrote: »
    Emotional/ binge eating.

    This!

    I am getting better at staying aware of what I'm eating and why. Also, I know exercise isn't needed to lose weight, but I need it to get fit as I lose weight, and I get so bored walking and doing exercises at home with no equipment. I need some equipment at home to use to give me some variety. Unfortunately, I'm on a very tight budget. I really want this so I've made some cutbacks that are incredibly difficult and I'm hoping to have enough saved by September to make a purchase.
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