Frustrated and losing motivation

How is your carb intake?

I saw my doctor last week adn told him I was on a little plateau and he told me an easy way to kick that is to limit carbs.

It's been hard for me...I love my carbs!

That unfortunately happens all the time. I was at that point many times. Bad thing is to quit, because you go the other way. A friend told me to change my training routine and some of my foods, not like for forever, just for a while. That helps. Especially when you go to the gym 7 days a week you will have that plateau, because the body gets no time to relax. Not saying to do nothing for a day, just something completely different from what you usually do and give the muscles that you continually work in the same way time to relax and adjust. That helped her, me and some of my friends over that dreadful and frustrating time. Don't give up!!!! Hang in there, and don't look at what is still ahead of you to loose, look at what you already accomplished!!!

I'm going through the same thing right noqw. I keep going up and down with the same 3 lbs for the last several weeks. Increased my work-outs, calories and Still NO CHANGE I'm just going to continue to try what I can until I break through and start losing again. I try and stay motivated by looking at old pics of myself...I've lost 50lbs and gone from a size 16 to a size 8!!!! I got rid of all of my old clothes..so I have no choice but to keep losing

Keep telling yourself that this IS worth it...YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!! Dont lose faith in yourself and you will see a change

Try cutting back on your carbs & your sodium (they're pretty high). Try to keep your sodium somewhere @ 1500 and try to have your protein higher than your carbs (while still cutting back on your carb intake) & see if that doesn't bust your plateau.

One look at your food diary and I can see where the problem may be. If you are really wanting to move off this plateau, I would suggest looking at replacements for the pizza, waffles, tater tots, burgers, lasagna, etc. Even though you may be meeting your caloric intake every day, these foods are not offering you the right balance a body needs to increase energy and your metabolism. I think you probably know this. It's hard to move away from foods we love, and we don't have to give them up completely, just have them once in a while instead of every day. The other recommendation would be to increase your breakfast count and decrease your lunch/dinner counts. When you are fueling your body up the first thing in the morning... your body will start letting go of some of the fat it's storing for energy the rest of the day. Good luck! Look to your diet for the answers. Keep up the great work at the gym! You can do it!!!

I too hit a plateau about 7-8 weeks into my diet. However, it was only temporary. It took about 3 solid months of good habits to get to where I was happy with my progress and 6 months solid months to look awesome. Remember: it took you longer than 7 weeks to put on the weight! Be patient. Of course the weight is going to come off slower the more you progress. Don't be discouraged, just be consistent. Also, make sure you aren't eating white carbs. I follow the slow-carb diet so I'm never hungry and it has been the only "diet" that works for me. Here's some info: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise/

Good luck and just stick with it. Eventually you will see results!

It's not just food, your muscles get used to doing the same workouts over and over again and they become used to them, switch up your workout. Do something new

When I get into that situation I try to stop myself before I lose it. I focus on eating healthy and don't step on the scale for a bit. The girls are right, the processed stuff, while fast and very kid friendly, is not very good for your diet. Plus, if you introduce good habits to your kids now like having fruit and vegetables as snacks they'll keep those habits as they grow. Yogurt cups, string cheese, applesauce, kids love those things and they're good for them. Good luck!