discouraged and depressed

I wish I could offer support but I'm in the same boat. Except I gave up. Trying to get back on the wagon but no motivation. I'm sorry I cant help but just know your not alone.

Don't give up.. What are you doing for sodium and water intake? Did you measure yourself when you first started?? I noticed a difference in inches before pounds. Try doing some weight training with it. Just cardio doesn't work for me. Good Luck..remember.."good things...take time." Add me if you would like.

That is an impressive workout! Congratulations to you on your determination and will power. You sound like you are doing a great workout but why not vary it? Varying exercise is key and wonderful. Try running/walking 3-4 days a week, yoga for stretching once/week and maybe spin class or cross-ramp the other day. Also think about this... Maybe you are losing INCHES and fat but gaining muscle mass? Muscle weighs more than fat does. Maybe take measurements and keep track of those on here??

I'll tell you what has worked for me but remember everyone is different and other people might not agree with me.
I never eat back all of my exercise calories, sometimes I eat back some.
Make sure your activity level is accurate.
Try tracking measurements rather than pounds.
Do what you hate, it trains your muscles in different ways.
Try a different/new exercise/cardio routine.

It sounds like you're doing great, staying active is important. Walking is a good way to exercise but maybe to kick start your weight loss you need to up your heart rate a bit more. Try doing intervals of running and walking instead of only walking. Interval training is a good way to burn fat and increase endurance. If you're eating the right amount of calories and eating the right foods, then changing up your exercise routine should get you on the right track.

Hi,

Don't stress over scale results, thats the first thing you need to do. If you're too stressed you're not going to loose weight no matter what you do.
In regards to counting the calories, make sure you've set your lifestyle in your profile correctly and that really reflects the average calories you spend on your average day. Also make sure you weigh everything you eat, if you estimate try to over estimate a good bit as we tend to underestimate by as much as 40 or 50% the amount of calories we intake and in the reverse we also tend to overestimate the amount of calories we burn.
Are you eating enough calories? Make sure you eat at least some of your exercise calories back, you body need fuel to run and if you run it faster (exercise) it needs more fuel. Make sure you eat mostly alkaline (base) aliments.
You may also have to increase either the intensity or the time of your exercise.

Also the human body is very complex and reacts differently from person to person to different things. Do some experiements, try eating more vegs, or more carbs, or more protein, see what works for you and stick with it once you find it.

Whatever you do, make sure you enjoy the process and don't stress about it, that's half the battle already won.

Good Luck.

One month is not a lot of time for change. Also your body is likely to adjust in terms of lean muscle mass and fat mass more importantly than weight. Most people take years to safely lose weight and you are better off for motivation to set yourself other goals along the way. Why not challenge yourself to try and complete a 5km run as quickly as possible and over time try to beat that? The intensity will aid your weight loss and make you a healthier person rather than just leaner.

Also resistance training adds more muscle mass which will result in a faster metabolism and hence lower body weight assuming you eat your recommended calories

Do not be discouraged! I understand it can be depressing or whatever... Have you tried checking what you are eating? You could be eating the exact amount of calories a day, but, have you checked the carbs, cals, or sodium per meal?

switch it up. add weights or go faster or more incline or different cardio

Don't let yourself get discouraged. When you exercise, you gain muscle, and that weighs more than fat. I would take some measurments and go by that and not the scale.

^^^THIS!!!^^^ Only you know your body, and you have to do what's best for you! Don't give up!! You CAN do it! :flowerforyou:

Aim for a non-weight loss fitness goal. Maybe try Couch to 5k, or the 100 pushup challenge, or to do the 30 Day Shred for 30 days in a row. Something where you KNOW you're improving your health, strength and fitness whether or not anything changes on the darn scale.

I was never a runner before, and really didn't think I could ever be. I started Couch to 5k (www.c25k.com) in December and ran my first race in March! I'm running a 10k this weekend.

Dropping pounds is great and all, but there's something really special and motivating about achieving those "I can't believe I can did that!!!" goals.

Show your diary if you want us to help you. That being said. The scale is usually a lying *****!!! I remember one week I gained 2 pounds....but lost an inch at my hips at the same time.

Don't be so hard on yourself! With all that work on the treadmill I'm sure your trading muscle for fat! Muscle weighs more. Maybe you need to change your exercise routine and work different parts of your body. I just started this whole "diet" thing again for god knows how many times! I will be glad when I reach any one of the goals I have set for myself. Give yourself a break, have a "free day" don't let this get you down!

You need to try something different. If you go to a gym try doing the teadmill for 10-15 mins and the ellpitical for like 10 mins. If you are working out at home with just a treadmill don't do the same thing the entire time or the same thing every day. I go to the gym every morning and there is an option on the treadmill i use that has the option to do a fat burner or calorie burner I usually use that.. but on the days i don't use that I start off at a slow pace with no incline for a min or 2 than I increase the speed to 3 mph and the incline to 2.5 walk for a few mins..rase it it 3.5....than 4 bring it down and up every few mins and I never do it in the same order. Maybe this can help you!!!