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Continue_My_Dear
Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
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Needing to lose 50 pounds turned into needing to lose 60 pounds real fast...

Yikes.

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  • jasonmga
    jasonmga Posts: 25 Member
    how fast is real fast??
  • jasonmga
    jasonmga Posts: 25 Member
    Continue_My_Dear wrote: »
    Needing to lose 50 pounds turned into needing to lose 60 pounds real fast...

    Yikes.

    I have lost 20 pounds at the beginning of March and since then I have not lost any weight!!! it sucks this has been a horrible month and I still need to lose another 40 pounds. :(
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Trying to lose weight fast turns into needing to lose more weight. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
  • Continue_My_Dear
    Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
    edited April 2018
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Trying to lose weight fast turns into needing to lose more weight. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

    I'm not going to lose fast. I gained 10 pounds fast. I'm set to 1.5 pounds a week.
  • nicolewolff96
    nicolewolff96 Posts: 15 Member
    I'm in the same boat, trying to get back on track. It's a process though.
  • Continue_My_Dear
    Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
    nicolewolff96 wrote: »
    I'm in the same boat, trying to get back on track. It's a process though.

    It's totally a process. It's so hard to get back on track.
  • CassieR6
    CassieR6 Posts: 280 Member
    I am right there with you. Not to long ago I had 30lbs to loose, then it turned into 50lbs and now I am all the way up to 60lbs! But I am here and ready to finally get this weight gone!!! You can do this, like I have been told on here by someone just start with small goals and work your way up there which is what I plan on doing! You got this!!!!
  • HarveysBud
    HarveysBud Posts: 421 Member
    Continue_My_Dear wrote: »
    Needing to lose 50 pounds turned into needing to lose 60 pounds real fast...

    Yikes.

    One week at a time. Certainly overwhelming at the beginning, and although I've lost about 25lbs since Jan 1, I still have those days where I question everything. But be persistent and consistent and get some good friends on here who will support you throughout. You've made a big step by getting on here.
  • Continue_My_Dear
    Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
    HarveysBud wrote: »
    Continue_My_Dear wrote: »
    Needing to lose 50 pounds turned into needing to lose 60 pounds real fast...

    Yikes.

    One week at a time. Certainly overwhelming at the beginning, and although I've lost about 25lbs since Jan 1, I still have those days where I question everything. But be persistent and consistent and get some good friends on here who will support you throughout. You've made a big step by getting on here.

    Thank you so much!
  • MarvinsFitLife
    MarvinsFitLife Posts: 874 Member
    Why real fast?
  • Time2LoseTheWait
    Time2LoseTheWait Posts: 154 Member
    Good for you! For me it’s the decision to go all in that takes the longest. Once before I lost all the weight and now have gained it all back and more. I never realized just how difficult it was to get myself to commit .. I mean eating a good meal here or going to the gym once is easy .. but making myself go to the gym everyday or watching every bite that goes in my mouth based on a well thought out and disciplined diet plan .. those are what separates the successful from those who struggle. I just started over .. AGAIN .. for the upteenth millionth time. My goal is 40-50 pounds.
  • Continue_My_Dear
    Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
    MarvinsFitLife wrote: »
    Why real fast?

    As I said above, I gain 10 pounds really fast. I don't plan to lose it really fast.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Oh, grammar :D
    Sorry, I too misunderstood, OP :)
  • Continue_My_Dear
    Continue_My_Dear Posts: 200 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Oh, grammar :D
    Sorry, I too misunderstood, OP :)

    Yeah, I'd go back and fix it, but I can't edit it at this point! :neutral:
  • aleshavyoung
    aleshavyoung Posts: 6 Member
    I'm in the same boat too, but i think i will take the advice of starting small should help get back on track
  • IrRevd
    IrRevd Posts: 38 Member
    Good luck. We are both looking at similar goals although I want to lose my weight yesterday lol
  • ironjay37
    ironjay37 Posts: 136 Member
    You can do this
  • Carpe_diem1983
    Carpe_diem1983 Posts: 83 Member
    I know how that feels! You can do it with accountability and meal prep for starters!
    The no thinking about what to eat bc it's already made is key for me
  • Time2LoseTheWait
    Time2LoseTheWait Posts: 154 Member
    I have struggled with not dwelling on my mistakes. Eating poorly one day shouldn’t mean automatically going into a nose dive for the next week. So I have tried to learn to forgive myself, forget it and move on to try to do a better job the following day.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    Continue_My_Dear wrote: »
    nicolewolff96 wrote: »
    I'm in the same boat, trying to get back on track. It's a process though.

    It's totally a process. It's so hard to get back on track.

    What caused you go "off track" the last time? learning from previous mistakes is a good place to start.

    A good plan of attack for long term weight loss and maintenance needs to be:
    • Simple
    • Healthy
    • Achievable
    • Sustainable

  • Time2LoseTheWait
    Time2LoseTheWait Posts: 154 Member
    I usually go off track if I get super stressed
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    Time2LoseTheWait wrote: »
    I usually go off track if I get super stressed

    I have the same issue, I have had to try and learn not to emotionally eat, it doesn't happen as much as before but it still happens now and again, but I don't think of it as off track, as much as just a bad day.
  • Time2LoseTheWait
    Time2LoseTheWait Posts: 154 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    Time2LoseTheWait wrote: »
    I usually go off track if I get super stressed

    I have the same issue, I have had to try and learn not to emotionally eat, it doesn't happen as much as before but it still happens now and again, but I don't think of it as off track, as much as just a bad day.

    That’s a great way to look at it. Looking more at the stress than the food. Mistakes happen. I try to be a learner and not a judge. I can be my own worst critic if I allow myself to dwell on the mistakes.

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