am i wanting too much???

Have you tried measuring inches? A dear friend of mine struggles with not losing pounds but everyone can see she's losing weight. She went to the doctor and was measured and she lost 4" in her waist. She was ecstatic. Maybe that's what's going on with your body too. It's SO frustrating when we don't see any progress with the numbers. Hang in there!

I took a quick peek at your food diary, and I wanted to share a little bit with you. I get excited when I see -0.4 on the scale, because that means it IS moving, even though it's slow.

17 pounds is a huge deal! I know it's slow --but that just means it will stay off in the long term. :-)

My biggest "NSV" is the amount of energy I have from changing my diet, and from looking at your food diary, I think you would benefit from incorporating more fresh fruits and veggies into what you eat. Once I started doing that, they started taking the place of other things (sugary drinks, fried things, etc.), and my energy levels sky-rocketed. Plus, they are so low cal. A whole tomato is like 16 to 22 calories.

I agree with measuring inches. And 17 lbs??? That's a 6 month old baby you've lost!!! It's happening, albeit slowly. Be patient! But yes, take measurements and keep doing whatever you're doing. It's working and your body is loving you!

When I feel frustrated with my rate of progress (I generally lose a pound a month!) I remind myself that I did not gain the weight fast (I would have noticed - lol). So, if it comes off slowly too, that's OK. I'm headed in the right direction. It is happening and it will happen if I stay focused. Also, the weight I've lost slowly is staying off, which is the best feeling for me. Good luck!

no ur not wanting too much...its natural to feel like that, no matter how much u read about taking it slow. i feel the exact same way, as i started about a month and a half ago, but the weight isn't really shifting, and my clothes dont feel any loser, but i keep telling myself to just keep trying. if i dont lose weight now, i'm only going to be unhappy in the future n still overweight. every day that u exercise and give ur body the nutrition it needs, is one step better than u were doing before. so my advice would be just to think of the long term, n that u r helping ur body in many more ways. n i love mfp because it makes the calorie intake so much easier to keep track off, and i know i'm not alone.

Hey there
I had a little look at your food diary, and it seemed about a week ago you were eating a bit better than the past few days? I noticed some pizza, taco bell, processed foods in there...Try to eat more whole foods, fresh vegetables and fruit, drink lots of water, and try to limit the soda. I did notice you were making some good choices, though, it seems you are on the right track!
And I would seriously try another method of monitoring your progress- the scale doesn't tell the whole picture. 17pounds is something to be proud of, you're on your way! Take some pics, and measure yourself.
Good luck!!

First of all, 17 lbs since July is AWESOME!!! Congratulations!! I've lost 16 since the beginning of June, so you're actually doing better than me. Please know, that 17 lbs is something to be PROUD of!!! There are people, you probably even have friends and family, who aren't really trying to lose weight but think about it. They would love to say they had lost 17lbs but they don't even know how to begin. But you, you have already began!! Remember how far away and daunting 17 seemed in the beginning? And now you are here!!

I know at 12lbs I was feeling a bit like you're feeling. I kept seeing everybody else's amazing posts and felt like 12 wasn't much. And then I reminded myself that 12lbs is 12 lbs, but it is also more than 12 lbs. It represented all of my hard work, healthy choices, workouts, inches lost, good days, bad days, lifestyle changes. Remind yourself of those things when you start to get discouraged. Look at all the things you have changed since you began.

Hang in there! I promise you will get there! You are doing fabulous!!

Although weight loss is part of a healthy lifestyle. Go to a doctor check out your numbers, blood pressure, heart rate, sugar cholesterol. I am with you on wanting to see things happen overnight, but it took several years for me to put it on and any drastic changes means depriving your body of some of the nutrients you need which can change a scale but be worse overall for your health.

Weight loss is a marathon and not a sprint; it’s not about how fast you get out of the blocks but how consistent you stay over the long haul.

Feel free to add me.. You can do this!!

What helps me when I don't see the changes, and even when the scale isn't moving for me (like now), is to notice every little indication of progress. Everything from taking measurements to noticing when a hill that I used to think was difficult to tackle on my bike suddenly seems easy. Pay attention to how your clothes fit, notice when you can walk/run/bike further and longer without being out of breath. When I started this in January I would get winded going for a mile walk with my co-workers. One of my co-workers walks so fast, and I would be so out of breath just trying to keep up. Now I can manage that mile without slowing him down and have a conversation through the entire walk. Every little indication of improvement in your overall health is something to celebrate. It doesn't all happen at once, and it doesn't happen as fast as we would like, but if you stick with it long term it will happen!!

I started out at 330. I had to lose about 50lbs before I went down a size and even then it was from a 5X to a 4X. I had to lose 40 more pounds to go from a 4X to a 3X/24 on bottom and a 2X/22 on top. Some 24s are comfortable, some are loose.

If you're 24 years old and following the calories set by MFP and watching your sodium (this is a BIG issue), you should be able to drop 2lbs a week quite easily. If you're not, you might want to consider getting blood work drawn at your doctor's to check for PCOS and thyroid issues. To be frank, you probably should get a full medical workup and blood draw anyhow. I go in every 3 months to check with my doctor who monitors my progress.

Ultimately though, even if you do everything right, you're going to have slow downs and you need to figure out how you're going to cope with those before you go much further. For me, it's remembering that time will pass whether I want it to or not and a year from now I'm going to be 41 whether I like it or not... how FIT and HEALTHY I will be at that date is the one thing I CAN control so that is what I focus on.

I have a MFP friend who started the same time that I did and she was always a few pounds ahead of me on the lost ticker until she got a new job and fell off the wagon. She's now at 31lbs lost (which isn't bad at all) while I'm at 91. Selfish as it sounds, I don't want to be the one looking at another friend's profile months from now and thinking "Wow, if I'd only stuck with it I'd be there too."