I know everyone has different results, but....

HI,

fear not you will begin to see results. I think the more you have to loose the faster it comes off in the begining. I am not sure what you are doing for excersise but you may need to step up the pace with your cardio you could also try ciruit training i hear that works for many people. I think sometimes it is just a matter of what works for you trial and eror finding the right routine that you can stick with. also the benefit to loosing it slow is it should stay off forever quick loss tends to come back! keep up the good work.

I think the hardest thing is the waiting. The problem with loosing weight the right way is that it takes months to really see significant results. If you loose to much too fast, health issues can result, if it takes too long, frustration sets in and many quit trying.

Just remember these few basic things (courtesy my wife who works out more then anyone I know who has a full time job). If you haven't worked out before, or haven't worked out in years, your body will make repeated attempts to thwart weight loss. The body likes where it is, almost without exception. If you are overweight, your body thinks you should be overweight and tries to keep you there. If you have lots of fat, the body will try to work off the easiest available calories (I.E. food in your stomach, not the fat in your thighs).
You battle these setback with constant, and CONSISTANT regements, that includes exercise and healthy eating. Eventually your body will see that this is the norm, will boost metablolism to make it easier to keep this norm, and the pounds will come off. Just remember, they will NEVER just fall off (in 90% of the cases), you must be consistant and try not to go to extremes. I would never expect more then 1 pound a week while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Also remember, body weight can fluctuate 6 or 7 pounds in the course of a week, so you can't measure weight loss in 2 weeks, despite what the biggest loser does. You could measure over 2 months, but even that is iffy in my mind.

The biggest thing to remember is that we are all here for the same reasons, and I'll bet the farm that at least a few others feel the same way as you do or have in the past. Vent here, and yell at yourself here, but stay focused and try to keep your schedule.
Good Luck

pamelawh,
I went to crosscrunch.com and all I found is an advertisement for a piece of exercise equipment. Am I going to the wrong site, or are you trying to sell us something, ; ) lol

This is really hard, and believe me...I feel ya.

This is not what you want to hear, but it made a difference to me. I have acheived and maintained a large weight loss over the last three years. (I'm almost to my "goal weight", which has changed several times.)

I had a very smart fitness trainer who told me: "quit thinking short term...commit to this for a year. keep thinking how much better you will feel a year from now if you keep this up."

When I began this life change, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain syndrome. I could barely walk from the sofa to the refrigerator. Three years later, I can do two forty-five minute spin classes back to back, walk a mile to the gym and back. I also do yoga and belly dance. I feel like I have been cured of both conditions, even though they are supposed to be chronic and lifelong.

Another very good piece of advice is that the motivation rarely comes first...you just have to do it. Even now, some days I don't want to go to the gym, and repeat to myself: "you'll feel better when you've worked out". I always, always do.

At the risk of sounding like a nike ad, you must "just do it."

One more thing...you can do it, and you deserve to do it.

i sort of know how you feel. I have lower my calorie intake and upped theexercise. I have read that stress will make you gain weight. so if we are stressing over what we are doing to loose this weight. than it seems we might be fighting a losing battle. so I guess we need to relax and try to enjoy the time we are creating for ourselves and watch the pounds go away as they do. Good luck to everyone and lets all of us keep going to make ourselves feel better.

Don't worry, be Happy(sounds like a song in there somewhere)
J-

Have you got yourself tested for thyroid or any hormonal imbalances.They intefere a whole lot with weight loss.

Talk to your doctor and make sure you have no conditions that might interfere with weight loss.After that if you are noting down every little thing that goes into your mouth and working out regularly,the pounds will peel off.Have Patience.Weigh once a month.

I'm in the exact same place as you cardgrl... only it's been about five weeks for me and I've actually gained weight since starting. It could be muscle I'm sure, or I was told, because I was actually in starvation mode for I don't know how long, months... the change from eating too little calories to the correct amount may have caused the gain but, even though the scale says an increase and my clothes don't exactly feel loser I can see changes in my body that I like, like a different shape to my legs and arms which is encouraging. So I'm following advice from the majority on here, and keeping with it.... trying not to weight myself too often and hopefully I'll see the pounds start to drop.
Good luck and keep with it!