What do you think is the hardest part about losing weight?

I found the first 20 pounds quite easy to shift as I had 'more to lose'. Now I'm at the last 6 or so and I have that dilemma of wanting to 'up my calories to eat more' but still wanting to lose a little bit of weight. I am at a tiny, tiny, deficit now (around 150 a day) and the loss is so..........so................so...................slow. Having said that, I'm still 'losing' and I'm enjoying being able to eat a bit more. I'd say this last slog is definitely the hardest for me. Of course, I could lower my calories and lose quicker but after losing 40 lbs, I want to transition to maintenance.

Orphia wrote: »

Getting my massively-sized head from how proud I am of myself through the door.

:laugh: Congratulations

For me: wanting more calories, feeling the need to eat everything in sight - solved by not having more than one serving of certain things in the house

Other main issue continues to be food prep and variety. I get lazy and don't feel like cooking, so because of this I don't have readily available choices and make poor ones. Variety aspect is I get bored of the stuff I cook and the whole process starts to feel stale. I call it laziness because there are websites ETC to research different recipes and I could always be armed with a plan. Or just spend the time really thinking of something I would like, and make a plan to cook it

I know this really isn't something to complain about buttttttt... This week I got out all my winter cloths and NOTHING fits. I didn't realize I lost THAT much. I had some NICE cloths that now I won't get to wear again and it's so hard to find cloths that fit because I'm so tall

The hardest thing for me is dealing with boredom, without snacking.

Starting.

I tried and failed to lose weight quite a few times purely through exercise. I gave up pretty quick each time. Then I joined a biggest loser contest at work ($10 entry, 90 day duration) thinking that if I could lose 10 pounds over the course of the contest then it'd be worth it. Essentially I'd have payed $1/pound lost. I didn't realize how competitive I actually am and I wound up losing 28 pounds in that time and winning $128. So I actually got paid to lose weight and that contest is exactly what I needed to kickstart my healthy habits.

The first thirty days or so while developing new good eating habits.

not eating an entire pint of Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter World every single night. Like literally every single night. HAAAA and I wondered why I was the way I was. Now I can fit it in a little at a time, but I rarely feel like ice cream these days.

Machka9 wrote: »

What do you think is the hardest part about losing weight?

Maintaining it.

I had very little difficulty losing the weight ... but I'm not feeling so confident about being able to maintain the loss.

I'm just about to go into the phase where I start adding calories. On the one hand I don't really want to eat much more than I'm currently eating ... generally speaking I like what I'm eating and how much of it I'm eating. But on the other hand, it might be nice to have a pastry at morning tea once a month. I'll need to sort out a balance.

I maintained for a year whilst deciding if I was happy at that weight or not. I can advise that fur me, I kept eating the exact same but didn't count the calories anymore! I knew I was making the right choices, but was just allowing my body to tell me when to stop eating, not a calorie limit

The moments I realize I cannot eat whatever I want unchecked and still lose the weight. But realizing too one serving is as satisfying as a whole package.