200 pounds to lose.

I start to get frustrated when I do everything right (log accurately, stay within suggested calories, increase water intake, reduce sodium, increase veggies, added exercises) and I still don't lose, or even gain weight (like today). I know that it's a long road, but sometimes I just get so frustrated that I'm doing everything right, but am making no progress. I'm determined, though, to stick with it and hope that the scale starts going my way!

nannon0502 wrote: »

I start to get frustrated when I do everything right (log accurately, stay within suggested calories, increase water intake, reduce sodium, increase veggies, added exercises) and I still don't lose, or even gain weight (like today). I know that it's a long road, but sometimes I just get so frustrated that I'm doing everything right, but am making no progress. I'm determined, though, to stick with it and hope that the scale starts going my way!

i get the frustration with the slow moving / backward moving scale. if you are doing everything right though, the scale will move eventually. it may be slow, and it won't be linear. a salty meal can bump me up 3 lbs for a few days easily as i'm sensitive to sodium apparently. TOM for women will also mask weight loss. if you've started a new workout routine or upped the intensity you're going to hold onto water for a bit too. there are what seems like a million reasons that your weight can stall but eventually it's going to succumb to the laws of physics and start decreasing.

i find that weighing every day and using a trending app like happy scale helps take the edge off the fluctuations and shows me my overall trend is downward. other people weigh once a week or once a month. figure out which makes you less stressed and weigh then.

@danalikebanana
"And why has it taken me so long to learn these things?"

I'll bet you a banana It took me longer to learn how to lose AND KEEP IT OFF!

I began my WLJ (this time) at age 65 four years ago! Now I'm 69 yo but I have lost 155#. (376 to 221)

Do it while your YOUNG because it just gets harder with age.

Find a group, a plan. a friend that will help you with the struggle. I joined WW,

Find a simple exercise that you enjoy and stick with it, I discovered I like aqua aerobics, swimming laps and walking my dog. No crazy workout routines but I do MOVE more now than I did sitting at my desk job.
I retired in 2010 and losing that 155# has made my life a lot more enjoyable.

Good luck to finding your way on the WLJ!