Losing momentum after losing 50 lbs

martinmommy · February 2016

I had this big goal of losing 50 lbs before I went to Mexico. Well I lost the weight and went to Mexico. I've been home for a few weeks and I haven't lost anymore weight and I've been struggling to work out and eat right! I still have 30 more lbs I'd like to lose!!!! It's so frustrating when I was doing so well before! Any tips on how to get my butt back into gear?

belinda_73 · February 2016

i think you look perfect, where is the extra 30 lbs?

ChrisRendon1128 · February 2016

Just take it one day at a time!! Set short term goals.. Like "I'm going to stay under my calorie goal for 3 days" and slowly go down that route.. Hope that helps.. You're looking great though!

martinmommy · February 2016

belfle wrote: »

i think you look perfect, where is the extra 30 lbs?

oh that just made my day thanks! and the weight is all in my thunder thighs! lol

jennyi27 · February 2016

It sounds like you just need a little boost so you feel better about the decisions you are making and have the motivation to keep moving forward. After all, it's really hard when it feels like you are doing all you can, and the scale won't budge! I know some people may disagree, but this helped me once when I got into a similar rut. I went to the Atkin's website. The website has a list of approved foods during different phases of the Atkins diet. Stick to the Phase 1 foods for about 2 weeks. You will eat a lot of greens and proteins. By sticking to this diet, it will help to eliminate any additional water weight/bloat from your body, and I found that it gave me a lot of energy. After that 2 weeks, slowly start to reintroduce carbs. Just seeing the numbers on the scale change - even if it was due to that water weight - helped me stick to my diet longer. Good luck and keep up the hard work!

JennifrClaire · February 2016

You look great! I think you might want to rethink the 30 and see how you feel after losing another 10. But yes when you hit one big goal you do lose momentum. I hit the 40 mark and just maintained - for weeks- when I really need to lose another 20 or more.
Can you think up an even better treat than Mexico, maybe?

belinda_73 · February 2016

I have a hard time losing in my legs and my arms. I am in the same boat, this month celebrating 3 birthdays made me way off on my food logging. I'm back on it this week, taking a photo of everything I eat before I eat it. Still working out cardio and weight lifting every other day. I changed it up recently with muscle pump in the evenings. I eat less with an evening workout.

lorrpb · February 2016

You look great. If you want to keep losing, you need to decide WHY you want to lose weight now that you've met your "trip to Mexico" goal. Maybe you just need to pretend that you're getting ready for another trip? For me, that's the problem with event-based goals. Once the event is over, what happens?

Chargunshow · February 2016

You could choose another goal in the short term. Go on maintenance as far as eating goes and pick a fitness goal. If you're a runner, train for a race. If you go to the gym, try some new classes or improve your strength with weightlifting. Mix things up so you have something to work towards but you're not obsessing about your weight for awhile.

martinmommy · February 2016

Thanks for all the advice! I'm not totally sure 30 lbs is really my goal. That's what I use to weigh, but that was when I never worked out and now I have a lot more muscle from weight lifting. I think I need to readjust what my goal is. I also am signing up with my siblings to do a mud run in 6 months. Any idea of short term goals I could make? Another trip to Mexico is not in the cards!

Losing momentum after losing 50 lbs

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