I hate how long it takes!

Are any of you prone to giving up due to the length of time it takes to complete your weight loss goals?

I've never weighed this much, and I'm very discouraged.

Putting on fifty extra pounds was so easy, yet getting rid of it is taking too long and I'm about ready to give up again. I've moved into a mountain community where hiking trails are just outside my front and back doors... so I've been taking advantage every day. I'm So Sore!! I've been hiking 1.5 miles every other day, and I feel ... GREAT!

I find it hard not to judge people by their weight... and I very much dislike the skinnies... Yet... everywhere I go, I see skinny people and I don't believe I'll ever be there, having struggled with weight since childhood. I put it on, then take it off, and put more on, and take some off..

How do you keep yourself consistent? What are some tips for sticking with your health routine?

Now this is just me. But I haven't struggled with weight my entire childhood/life- but what keeps me going is I don't want to be FAT- not not stick skinny either.

Losing weight can be very frustrating. It does take time. But remember, you didn't gain it quickly, so don't expect to lose it quickly. This website is very helpful for making you be responsible for your health choices and what you put into your body. Your blog didn't say anything about how you are eating. You need to create a caloric deficit of 500 calories/day to lose 1 lb per week. You need to create a caloric deficit of 1000 calories a day to lose 2 lbs per week. Anything over that is unhealthy. To lose 50 lbs at the rate of 2 lbs per week, it would take you 25 weeks, or a little over 6 months. Now, that being said...make realistic goals for yourself. Set mini-goals to achieve. The number 50 is a little discouraging in itself. Decide that you want to lose 10 pounds in the next month, and then take it day by day. Achieving mini-goals helps you feel like what you are doing is worth the effort. Everyone gets frustrated and down sometimes, and there is nothing wrong with that. You just have to pick back up and keep moving. As far as staying motivated, write out a list of all of the reasons that you want to lose weight (i.e. look better, feel better, live longer, be healthier, enjoy more activities that are limited by weight). Whatever is important to you. When you get discouraged, look at the list to remind yourself of why you are doing this. Most importantly, remember that fitness is not just a physical state, but also a mental state. Think positive to the best of your ability, and it will pay off in the end

Also, one thing I told myself over the 16 months it took me to reach my goal is that it would sure STINK to give up and have that time pass and have a certain date come and know you could have been at a certain weight by then! That knowledge and the "beating myself up" feeling I know would come with it kept me from giving up! :laugh:

I as well never struggled with weight until after my second pregnancy and man oh man this time around is a tough one! My problem is after a week of eating good and exercising I am wanting to get back into my skinny jeans which obviously not going to happen after 1 week! Another problem I have is not staying off the scale, I really should just throw mine out! Last year I spent over $300.00 on summer clothes that would have fit me the pre-nine months...this was to give me inspiration to lose the weight. But guess what, these clothes have never been worn!! That is my goal now to get into those summer outfits and I am not stopping until that happens. I do not want to go back...well that's my sob story!

I know what you are talking about. I've struggled with weight ever since puberty... and that came on pretty young for me. It's always been +10, -2. +20, -5... slowly, over the last 14 years, it's like "who is this fatso and what has she done with me?"

50lbs is a lot of weight, but you didn't put it on over night, so you can't expect to take it off over night either. Slow and steady will have you living a happy and healthy life (and it will be a nice long life too!).
82lbs is a lot of weight, and I hated every pound of it. But like Tam said, I could have quit a few months ago and then I wouldn't have the 28lbs gone (and never to see again) to celebrate and I would still be just as miserable. Stick with it. Keep up the fight. It's worth it.

Slow and steady wins the weight-lost-forever race. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I think of it in the opposite. It took me about 5 years to go from about 175lbs to 209lbs. It's taken me almost a year to go from 209 lbs to 148 lbs. So.... it must have been easier to lose than to gain... and way more fulfilling too :laugh: :flowerforyou: you can do it, just decide it's time.