Frustrated

...patience...trully living a health lifestyle is not a sprint...it's a life long journey...don't be so consumed with results...just keep at it...and before you know it you will be at your goal...

Are you eating enough? You said you walk...do you eat your exercise calories back? Do you do strength training?

I'm sorry, just remember it took you a long time to get to 172 and it will take you a long time to get it off. My advice is to put away the scale for now and just focus on the eating and exercise habits. Once you get those in a good place, then you can start to track the weight loss.

I understand your frustration, believe me. I would suggest upping your cardio. Try to get your heart rate up, and push yourself. Maybe try, jogging for 30 seconds, then walking for a min. Do this for 20 min. Some other form of cardio would be good also so you dont' plateau.

You can do it! I weighed 185 and I now weigh 140-143. It took maybe less than a year do to me cheating now and then. Increase your exercise, try doing a class at the gym. 30 minutes of walking does not burn that much calories, but if that's all you can do for now then do it at least 5 times a week and maybe try going to areas with hills. 1200 calories you will drop weight, it may not be like those tv shows, but they workout for hours on them and that why they drop weight fast. Make sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep and don't stress! I hope this helped

You're three pounds lighter than when you started - congrats! Look at three pounds of butter if you want a little visual motivation. You could increase exercise, particulary any kind that has a strength element that will help you burn more calories throughout the day, but otherwise keep on going. What's going to happen if you give up? Those three pounds will come back and over time they'll invite company to move in.

That's good!! You're right on track. Keep up what you're doing, anymore than 1 - 2 lbs a week is unhealthy and most likely muscle you would be losing. Don't get discouraged so early in the game, you're doing great!

I started taking Cayenne pills for metabolism, magnesium for nerve and muscle function, super B complex, Ginseng for energy, fish oil mix, and L Carnatine that helps convert fat into energy. I also drink atleast 80 ounces of water per day, 3 glasses of Lipton brewed green tea, really try not to go over the suggested sugar and I walk 60 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes after dinner...I'm having my best month ever. Also, try eating your carbs for breakfast and lunch and avoid them at dinner unless its carbs from a salad or veggies but avoid bread and stuff in the evening. I started this month at 151.8 and currently 143.6. I've never had a month as good as this one and that's everything I did differently. Good luck to you!

Patience. It took me a while to learn this, but it really helps to slow down. I changed my weight loss goal to 1 pound a week and eat around 1,440 plus about half of my exercise calories. I haven't been doing this for a week yet, so I don't know how much weight I'll lose, but it's way easier to stick to 1,440 calories and not feel deprived. Also, I know that when I lose weight slowly that most, if not all, of what I'm losing will be fat, not just water weight or even worse muscle. When you lose weight too fast there's always a chance that you're losing muscle along with the fat. Just take a deep breath, slow down, and find ways to enjoy the process. Good luck! I'm sure you'll suceed :flowerforyou:

I hear your pain, I have only lost 5 pounds in 3 weeks. wanting to loose the same as you.
Have you r ever tried Quinoa ?? high in portein cooks like rice you can add so much into it.
Also put a little portein on a spinich salad.

with only 20lbs to go your goal should not be to lose more than 1lb/week, and once you get to your last 10-15lbs that goal should change to 0.5lbs/week. This helps ensure that you are losing mostly fat, instead of burning muscle as fuel.