NO WEIGHTLOSS FEEL LIKE QUITTING! :-(

Don't quit. You lost 9 pounds in a month. That is amazing. Your body needs a little break to readjust your new shape and your journey will continue. Periodically the body replaces every gram of fat with a gram of water for the body transformation transition period. I wish I can find the source of this info, but it's something I remember reading 10 years ago on internet. It seems true to me and my body at least.

STEP AWAY FROM THE COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST OF ALL U JUST HAD A BABY.. AND A MOTHER OF FOUR.. IT TAKES TIME TO GET BACK TO WHERE U WAS.... BE PATIENT...IF UR DOING ALL OF THIS MAYBE U REALLY NEED TO BEGAN TO WRITE DOWN ALL THE FOODS THAT U EAT.... AND I MEAN EVERYTHING...IF ITS NOT EXERCISE , REEVALUATE UR DIET... BUT REMEMBER STRESSING DOESN'T HELP SO REJOICE IN UR 9 POUNDS LOST AND BE HAPPY....BE PROUD OF U BECAUSE I AM!!!!!! HERE GO THAT CYBER HUG U NEED... ITS BIG SO GET READY(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))!

Hi honestly dont quit !! losing 9lbs in a month is a huge amount to lose, so it sounds like your body is now getting used to that weight and then will start dropping again.. I have also lost weight since my baby and hit my target weight now, but it was a hard journey, every time I was lose a big amount my body would get used to it so I'd have to do something else to make it go back into 'diet' mode.. maybe change your eating habits or change your exercise, otherwise the body gets used to it.. maybe just for a week go down to 1000kcls and then the week after back up to 1200kcls that's called zig zagging and works too.. good luck ! x

Is there really any point giving up and just going back to the way you were? You will just have to start all over again. Not losing weight in a month is nothing, just keep on going if you have a calorie deficit our body will eventually lose the weight no matter what. Keep a track of inches lost as well. I sometimes lose no pounds but my inches go right down x

I am experiencing the exact same thing at the minute, but quitting is not an option.

Quitting will only put you back to square one.

Keep at it!

That's what I'm having to keep teling myself.

I'm in the SAME exact boat. Started MFP in september, have lost 9 lbs on a 1200 cal diet but haven't lost for like 2 weeks now....lol crazy! I've been eating right and exercising every day...but I have been losing inches, and have been getting stronger and healthier. My stomach is flatter, and I feel great. So just look for the non-scale victories right now, and keep on truckin, I am. Add me for support if you'd like!

Don't give up. I have considered giving up because my weight has done nothing but fluctuate since I've been on here. But you know what? I'm not going to quit. The attitude that I've had for the last 12 years when I didn't get instant gratification was, "F*** it. I'm never going to be in shape. Nothing ever works for me anyway so I might as well quit." You know where it's got me? NO WHERE!!! I am still fat!!! But this is where that crap ends, hear me??? You and I can do it!!! Lots of others just like you and me have done it! This is a learning process and if you stick with it you will find what works best for you! Chances are if we aren't getting results then we are not putting in enough effort! Right? Right.

So c'mon, girl. Let's kick some a** and take some names!!!

You only have 23 pounds to go girl. That is nothing in comparison to what you have achieved in life. You can do it. Think of some people on here who have lost over 200 pounds. Never quit!

Here's some inspiration I read from the message boards months back....

Don't You Quit

For when you've eaten too much and don't write it down,
And you feel like the biggest failure in town.
When you want to give up just because you gave in,
and forget all about being healthy and thin.
So What! You went over your food just a bit,
It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit!
It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change.
It's learning the skills to get back in your game.
It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now.
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."
It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.
You're still gonna make it, just stay in control.
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,
If you summon the will to get back in the race.
But, often the struggler's, when loosing their grip,
Just throw in the towel and continue to slip.
And learn too late when the damage is done,
that the race wasn't over...they still could have won.
Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow,
but facing each challenge will help you grow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint in a cloud of doubt.
When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit,
If you bite it, you write it.... And don't you quit!

Keep in mind seasons are changing... so your body is going some seasonal changes... be paitent.

You're doing really well - don't quit!!!

You might want to try mixing it up a bit: this could go a few ways:
- do an extra hard work out week.
- have a variable eating plan: 1000 Kcals day 1, 1400 day 2, 1200 day 3 etc: you only need to average 1200!!! (worked well for me).
- Have a week of maintenance eating. Seriously... dieting is hard work: eat the amount you expect to eat and stay the same weight - no junk food though - just more of the good stuff. You will probably find a couple of strange things happen... You wont be able to eat enough calories without feeling stuffed, you will have a lot of energy and your weight could literally do anything... up, down, the same... At the end of the week, back onto the plan. Your body could well respond more having had a break (not tried this myself but read it on other posts)


Good luck

Don't know if you are or not, but are you BREASTFEEDING??

If you are, you need heaps more than 1200 calories. 1200 calories is mainly for people who do alot of sitting and not much exercise. I know you said you do eat back the calories (or most) but I still think you are under-eating!! Try eating more, and make it clean food, and see what happens.

You are doing good 9 pounds in one month with only 20 something pounds to go. Remember slow and steady wins the race. Let your body get used to this new weight loss.