help! help! HELP!!

the motivational slump buster exercise you asked for, ma'am:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/hmalin1/view/recipe-for-a-will-power-pill-for-help-with-the-mental-part-of-the-journey-155978

Motivation comes from within. One and a half pounds isn't so bad. You should be able to drop that pretty quickly once you decide that it's what you really want. I had a bad week last week and gained three pounds. I lost two of them yesterday once I put myself back on track.

You need to remind yourself of the reasons you want to lose the weight. Make a list. You can even list both pros and cons: If I lose weight, I'll be able to hike that trail I love. If I stop trying, I can eat anything I want. Once you've taken a look at both lists, make your decision. Hopefully, you'll decide to keep working at it. Once you do, take your "pro" list and write it down or type it up and stick it somewhere you can see it every day like the fridge or your bathroom mirror.

Change up your exercise routine and your eating pattern...try a new exercise...find something new to eat...that you haven't really tried before...

We get tired of doing the same things over and over again..so we need a change of pace....do you strength train, add that in ..if you don't..have you tried Zumba, try that, are you part of a gym, maybe you should join? I get moral support at my gym as well, with my other co-workout partners...

If your not part of a gym...maybe look into some exercise Dvd's with strength training..something fun, like dancing...

How many times a week do you workout? Have you been drinking your water? Eating your fiber/dark green veggies? need that for digestion as well..How's your sodium/fat/sugar/carb levels?

Jogging might not be for you. Work up to something like that. Maybe do something little lower key. It took me weeks to build up to harder work outs....30 min of working out to maintain weight and 60 min a day to loose weight is what my doctor said.

Just keep using MFP. My motivation is my health. If we let our self go we could get Diabetes that could leads to blindness and amputations of feet or more. There is a lot of health problems with being over weight... Also the more weight we put on. and then loose the more stretched skin we have. its gross i hate it. surgery is the only way to fully get rid of flappy skin. it feels weird. im suppose to feel great about loosing weight not feel all this skin hang like im pudding lol. but still i love loosing the weight.

You can do it!!!!!!!!!!! Educate yourself on food. read labels. when i had a very strong craving for something such as pumpkin pie. i researched it and saw how fattening it was and how it was made. and it grossed me out. but the craving was still there so i made a home made pumpkin pie with no sugar and no fat and you can find alternative recipes for anything. there is a healthier way of eating the things we love and crave. MODERATION we all know that

GOOD LUCK XOXOOX

I read somewhere that stress can cause the body to hold on to fat. So, try not to stress too much about it and just decide to move forward in a positive way. You've already had great success! Maybe you could use that to motivate you?