What’s the hardest part for you?
AmyG1982
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Other than the actual weight loss process (eating good and exercising) what’s the hardest part of losing weight for you?
Mine is not weighing myself. I’ll do it twice a day, every day and obsess over every ounce. Right now my goal is to only weigh on Fridays.
Mine is not weighing myself. I’ll do it twice a day, every day and obsess over every ounce. Right now my goal is to only weigh on Fridays.
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Being patient.12
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The psychology and mental part of the process. I’m convinced it’s not our bodies preventing us from achieving our goals but it’s our MINDS! After all, it’s that split second decision of not eating that 300 (or more) calorie donut this morning offered to me at work that makes a BIG difference - especially as those accumulated bad decisions add up. It’s getting my butt out of bed to work out. Or not walking at night because I’m too tired. Or my brain telling me eating half of that meal out isn’t enough. It’s ignoring your mind telling you to do whatever that is not in the best interest of your goals. THATS my biggest battle. But just recognizing it means I have the potential to get over that hurdle and, in fact, turn that psychology around to my benefit.8
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It's not actually the eating or maintaining or anything like that. Its actually boredom outside of working hours. I tend to boredom eat and thats when I put on the weight again. Either that or because I live with my family then when they buy something unhealthy I know its there and I pinch a bit and then cannot stop. Just more self discipline more than anything.2
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My situation may be different than most as I suffer from edema and ascites from time to time. But for me, I struggle with the scale. I see doctors frequently for some health concerns and I have stopped weighing myself at home. I am just pressing forward. I mind my calories, try to get my steps in and go on.
I get discouraged though if I weigh myself every morning as the water weight is so unpredictable. So, that's the hardest thing for me, not weighing and trusting that I will have some scale improvement at my next appointment.2 -
learning patience as I go. The closer I get to my goal, the more critical I am of how I look etc....5
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The mirror is my biggest enemy. I want to love my reflection and be happy with where I am, but I just can't seem to do it.4
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I don't have a hardest part. I'm actually enjoying the journey. I trust in the process. Maybe I'm just weird. 😀3
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The waiting is the hardest part
Seriously though, it was. That and believing it's worth doing even though I'm always going to have things I want to change about myself that just aren't realistic.4 -
The feeling like I'm doing well, but still seeing myself in the mirror. I know patience is key, but that gets tested. Hoping that this time, I don't use just the scale for my victories and see the other spots.4
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Accepting the way my body looks after weight loss and comparing myself to those who were always thin.8
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Exercise4
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the hardest part was just being patient. Wanted to see results quickly and when it wasn't happening fast enough there were many angry scale visits!2
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The hardest part is keeping things real, consistent and in proper perspective. The downfall of my previous attempts has been "scale obsession" and with it went health and fitness which should be the focus of my (our) efforts. If I lose weight (which I have) that would and is great!! If not and I know the day will come that I won't, it will no longer "get into my head" or affect what do! It has taken two hip replacements and the likely very irrational fear that if I do not continue with my current mode I will wind up becoming once again the miserable, immobile mess I was a year ago! Sorry, not interested! It's all about good health and for the record, I am down thirty-three plus pounds since May.3
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The hardest part of this journey is having your significant other be jealous, not in a good way though. I’ve tried to help and encourage but to no avail. You can’t help someone if they can’t help themselves, right? Just not sure what to do at this point...8
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The hardest part of this journey is having your significant other be jealous, not in a good way though. I’ve tried to help and encourage but to no avail. You can’t help someone if they can’t help themselves, right? Just not sure what to do at this point...
That really sucks. Do you think it’s a fear of failure or that you’ll lose weight and leave?2 -
The hardest part of this journey is having your significant other be jealous, not in a good way though. I’ve tried to help and encourage but to no avail. You can’t help someone if they can’t help themselves, right? Just not sure what to do at this point...
That really sucks. Do you think it’s a fear of failure or that you’ll lose weight and leave?
I think it has to do with him thinking of himself as a failure, which I wholeheartedly don’t think of him as that. I know he’s going through a pretty stressful period with work and such, but I’m hoping that this is some phase that he’s in and that he’ll come to his senses.3 -
The reality that I can't live my life like I want if I want to be the size I wish. I live a smaller life of routine when I'm fit. No happy hours..no ordering fun food for a cozy movie night at home...I find myself not going to social functions because there will be food and alcohol. It is pretty much a drag. thanks fo letting me be honest.11
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The hardest part is knowing I’ve lost the weight but that, better appearance aside, sometimes the damage really is done. Just some things you can’t reverse.7
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Resting. Recuperating. Following doctor's orders.3
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elisa123gal wrote: »The reality that I can't live my life like I want if I want to be the size I wish. I live a smaller life of routine when I'm fit. No happy hours..no ordering fun food for a cozy movie night at home...I find myself not going to social functions because there will be food and alcohol. It is pretty much a drag. thanks fo letting me be honest.
This is way too true...it’s so hard to find the balance. I’m struggling with this too.4 -
The scales ... last 8 weeks I have lost inches everywhere but only lost few pounds on the scales but I’m getting obsessed with the scales
I had 5 stone 7 to lose and lost 3st 8 so far .
I’ve gone from no exercise 9 months ago to 5 days a week .. running , boxercise and circuit training .
I feel better but the scales but a dampener on things lately .4 -
Mine is avoiding the sweets and soda I so desperately love.3
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Mine is the munchies at night and forcing myself to wait until tomorrow when I have a new quota ...
I've found exercise I like so I'm finding that relatively easy. But I love sweet things especially chocolate and sometimes at night, I am very tempted to keep eating even though I'm not actually hungry. I resist because I've worked so hard to get to goal weight, but it continues to be a difficult challenge for me. It was difficult during the weight loss phase because for me, the sweets etc aren't about being hungry - it's because I just think they're yummy ...4 -
I have been thinking about this quite a bit and trying to figure out what the hardest part is for me. I actually think (as minor as it is) it's not drinking my calories. I have had good habits for years now of sticking to mainly coffee and water. But I think in my pre-MFP years, I drank my calories so much and at times I slide back into those habits because I really like things like milk, smoothies, lattes, craft beer, etc. Of course I can drink them in moderation but that is difficult for me. For some reason I'm a very fast drinker and could easily down 64 oz of a high calorie beverage without a second thought and it doesn't really fill me up either, unless it's a heavy smoothie. Meh. Not a huge deal but it is the hardest part of maintaining my 130+ lb. weight loss over the years.7
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The hardest part for me is the awkwardness when you have to explain why you can’t eat at family’s or friends homes because you need to properly weigh everything and portion it. It’s just weird. I’ve lost 40 lb since July 15th today.
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The hardest part of this journey is having your significant other be jealous, not in a good way though. I’ve tried to help and encourage but to no avail. You can’t help someone if they can’t help themselves, right? Just not sure what to do at this point...
I’m sorry you’re dealing with that! My mom is personal trainer and unfortunately see this a lot with her successful clients. Their SOs just aren’t supportive or even go as far as trying to sabatoge them. Just remember it’s not your responsibility to make them succeed, they have to do that on their own and if they can’t be happy for you and your success then there may come a time when you have to reconsider the relationship because your SO should be your biggest supporter not what you list as the hardest part about your journey.
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For me, it’s mostly a lack of patience. I just want to be at my goal weight now, I want the scale to move down faster. I know slow and steady is the way to have long-term success but patience has never been something I’m good at.3
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elisa123gal wrote: »The reality that I can't live my life like I want if I want to be the size I wish. I live a smaller life of routine when I'm fit. No happy hours..no ordering fun food for a cozy movie night at home...I find myself not going to social functions because there will be food and alcohol. It is pretty much a drag. thanks fo letting me be honest.
This is so true. Although along the way, I have taken a few breaks and sure, it's delayed my goal, but over the long term I'm still making progress so it's been okay.1 -
I'm done with weight loss and now maintaining. The hardest part for me was (and still is) wrapping my head around the idea that I will have to eat less for life. It was actually fine when I was dieting because you're supposed to have limits, but having limits when I'm maintaining, while not exactly new, is a hard idea to accept. I have not denied myself anything while dieting and don't deny myself anything now, the way I eat is pretty sustainable, it's just that my mind wants to rebel against the idea of having limits no matter how lenient and sustainable they are. I think that's one reason some people regain weight. It's hard to accept that you can't just do whatever you want all the time, and that's a rule for life.6
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The hardest for me is fighting the cravings. It's so hard not to want to eat junk foods. Also trying not to eat while sitting on the couch at night before bed2
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