Feeling motivated!

lml852014
lml852014 Posts: 243 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
As of the past few weeks my weight has been staying the same. I started out at about 138lbs and dropped down to 135 in a few weeks so about a lb a week. I've been 135 for the past 3 weeks now and it started to really discourage me until I realized I haven't been watching as closely or weighing all of my food like I should be doing! I also think I set my goal to lose a lb a week to high and have decreased to .5 a week instead. I think 1300 is too low and I always tend to go over my alloted calories for the day without realizing! I'm not in this HUGE hurry to lose but I would love to be about 125 by next summer which gives me a lot of time but I wanna stay on track. Now that I know I can eat a little more and still lose it makes this journey seem much easier and I'm not feeling so discouraged!

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    One of the biggest problems is people wanting to go faster than they can realistically manage. It sounds like you have a good handle on that part.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    With so little to lose, your goal should be set at a half a pound a week. This gives you more food :smiley:
  • MarcyKirkton
    MarcyKirkton Posts: 507 Member
    Hope it works.
  • lml852014
    lml852014 Posts: 243 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    With so little to lose, your goal should be set at a half a pound a week. This gives you more food :smiley:

    This is what I figured out. It was getting tricky and I realized it was a little unrealistic to try and lose a lb a week and expect it to happen so fast. I figure this way I won't get discouraged either
  • lml852014
    lml852014 Posts: 243 Member
    MarcyKirkton wrote: »
    Hope it works.

    Thanks me too!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    lml852014 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    With so little to lose, your goal should be set at a half a pound a week. This gives you more food :smiley:

    This is what I figured out. It was getting tricky and I realized it was a little unrealistic to try and lose a lb a week and expect it to happen so fast. I figure this way I won't get discouraged either

    Great job recognizing it! PLUS, the winner gets to eat the most and still lose.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Very introspective! Keep up the good work!
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