PLATEAU...I'm so frustrated

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  • Chiema
    Chiema Posts: 13 Member
    edited July 2015
    By no means have I indicated that I am trying to "sprint" through a weight loss. I am well aware of the science involved in losing weight. A calorie deficit is always the daily goal. If I lose 8 pounds in a month I'm absolutely delighted! I completely agree and appreciate the individuals who are positive and give good reasonable feedback. However, the few individuals that were short with me, said I was head strong, and ones that "are frustrated with people asking for advise" are not the ones I, or anyone else, want to hear from. Telling me to "continue my sloppy logging...I don't care" are not appreciated comments. I do not enter my food sloppy. I weigh my food regularly. I exercise daily with a variety of motions so my body does not get use to one boring thing. I believe my frustration was warranted and was just looking for friendly advise and encouragement. Not everyone on here did that. Some asked "is this serious?" Why would my personal concerns not be serious? Of course they are serious...but TO ME!! Maybe that person thought this forum was ridiculous...well then why read it and ESPECIALLY why comment? It makes no sense. If one thing I have learned from this forum is that not everyone is supportive of others. I sincerely apologize for stepping on anyone's toes. I wish that everyone realized that not all bodies are the same and they do not all react the same way. You can rest assured that I will seek supportive advise else where. For the ones that were supportive and gave meaningful, caring advise I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your professionalism and caring attitude.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    Chiema wrote: »
    By no means have I indicated that I am trying to "sprint" through a weight loss. I am well aware of the science involved in losing weight. A calorie deficit is always the daily goal. If I lose 8 pounds in a month I'm absolutely delighted! I completely agree and appreciate the individuals who are positive and give good reasonable feedback. However, the few individuals that were short with me, said I was head strong, and ones that "are frustrated with people asking for advise" are not the ones I, or anyone else, want to hear from. Telling me to "continue my sloppy logging...I don't care" are not appreciated comments. I do not enter my food sloppy. I weigh my food regularly. I exercise daily with a variety of motions so my body does not get use to one boring thing. I believe my frustration was warranted and was just looking for friendly advise and encouragement. Not everyone on here did that. Some asked "is this serious?" Why would my personal concerns not be serious? Of course they are serious...but TO ME!! Maybe that person thought this forum was ridiculous...well then why read it and ESPECIALLY why comment? It makes no sense. If one thing I have learned from this forum is that not everyone is supportive of others. I sincerely apologize for stepping on anyone's toes. I wish that everyone realized that not all bodies are the same and they do not all react the same way. You can rest assured that I will seek supportive advise else where. For the ones that were supportive and gave meaningful, caring advise I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your professionalism and caring attitude.

    Here is your problem

    You ALWAYS weigh ALL your food
    You ar not losing because you are not in a deficit anymore

    you asked for support and you got it. What do you want to hear??

    your doing good?
    oke fine too
    you are doing great keep it up!!!


    <<leaves thread

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Chiema wrote: »
    I am DEFINITELY not at a maintenance phase. I have 100+ pounds to lose. Plus I don't think a half a pound was unreasonable in a two week period. I have small goals set to reach my long term goal. I understand that the goals are not always going to be met but my recent expectations are by no means unreasonable. I know many people would say that I was wrong but I had a fast day yesterday and dropped 2.8. I drank plenty of water to stay hydrated but it was enough to get me over the bump. With having 150 pounds to lose I think that a fast day or an all liquid day every once in a while is perfectly acceptable. Everybody is different and everybody doesn't need to be as extreme as I have been. I have not hurt myself and over the next few days I will ease my way back into eating normal. My only wish at this moment is I hope the 2.8 I lost does not creep back over then next few days. I appreciate everyone's input. Thanks! ☺️
    Look at it logically. If it was 2.8 pounds of fat you lost then the calorie count was 9800 calories in deficit. So did you burn off 9800 calories? I doubt it. Could you have lost 2.8lbs of excess fluid? Definitely if you read my thread about the scale.
    So could you easily gain that 2.8 back? Sure because again, weight loss ISN'T linear.
    If you're looking for advice and not willing to accept it, then there really isn't much others can say to convince you. There are lots of people here who are successful and know the ins and outs. You just have to be open to some of the suggestions.

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  • Chiema
    Chiema Posts: 13 Member
    I continually say that I appreciate the advise given. I completely understand the way a calorie deficit works. 3500 calories = 1 pound. Of course I didn't lose 2.8 of fat but it jump started me. It gave me the personal confidence that I needed. I had lost 60 pounds some years ago and I know how my body reacts and doesn't react to certain stimuli. I came to this forum so that I could share and my experience and vise versa. I came to the thread to ask people who may have some similar stories and advise on how they proceeded, which I got. I do not understand why some are angry. It makes no sense to me. Again I apologize if anyone became upset or angry with anything I may have said or done. I had a few weeks where weight lose completely stopped and stress took over. I have started losing weight again since this thread started. I will say for the fourth time, I appreciate the advice I received from most of the individuals on here. Thank you again.
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