This is always why I give up!

Hang in there! I went a full month of working out and eating healthy to lose weight. I have been told its usually your fat turning to muscle and don't worry about the scale as much as your measurements.

Everything Morgan said!

Yes. But I think part of the weight loss journey is persistence. Sometimes you are at a plateau and your body does not want to give. It is it's nature. It does not want to change. Our job is to put it under stress (good stress) with healthy foods, water, exercise. Over time, it will bend to the force of this good stress. It WILL work. It WILL work. (Repeat with me here.) You need to keep at it. The 2.5 weeks you have been working hard at this is a HUGE accomplishment. Be proud of yourself. Feel accomplished. BUT it is not long enough for your body to change. You need to keep at it. You can make it work, but only if you stick with it. Give it at least another 6 weeks, and I guarantee you will see things start to change. You can do it... and you DESERVE it!

I almost gave up a few weeks ago. After working out too much and some days not even eating all my exercise calories back, I got stuck. So what I learned from that is, do crazy things. Add some calories, have a pig out day, try drinking coffee maybe, or reduce the exercise to every other day, or take a couple days off, or eat weird and tasty foods, or pick a different workout. Something. Anything. Instead of giving up, shake it up.

I'm exactly the same...... starved myself for a month after I hade my baby and lost 5lbs.... then decide to fork for a personal trainer to do it all correctly and since seeing her from before xmas my diet has changed , eating properly, exercising etc etc and I haven't lost a thing...... I'm almost ready to scream at some one !

Your ticker says you lost 3 lbs. One pound a week is very good. Put a sodium column on your food journal if you haven't already. Drink water. Sometimes when you start to exercise you gain weight. The first week I did the 30 day shred I gained two pounds but the next week I lost it plus a pound. Wouldn't you rather eat healthy and exercise and lose weight slow than give up and gain more? It is frustrating but so worth it in the end!

How are you feeling? Are you feeling better by exercising and losing weight? Are you sleeping better? Is your mood better? Are you enjoying the new, healthier foods?

At this point it is tough and frustrating, and we all go through it (I always want to quit when I am PMSing and it feels like I have gained weight and all I want to do is eat!)

Stick to it. Take it patiently day by day. Take yourself on a walk to clear your head and refocus on your goals. Jot down the good things in a journal and find reasons to keep doing the right things that are about making a better, healthier you, not just a thinner version of you.

I keep a few different books around (none that I care to name) that had diet, exercise advice, and then when I am feeling unmotivated I read through their motivation sections. Good luck!

I could of wrote the same thing this morning. At weight in I was the same I was last week. I am really seconding guessing the food choices that I thought were really good. I went back this morning and looked through them and realized they were good choices just my brain doing it mental defense on me. Maybe I am not eating enough for my size. I don't know. I just thought that the first week I would be pulling a bigger number than 0

I feel you. I have been tracking my calories religiously, running religiously (even half marathon training. Granted I am only now up to 7 miles and I run only 4 days a week, but the other two days I am doing something else). And you know what is frustrating: according to the scale I am up 2.4 pounds. GRRRRR.

But...

and it is a big BUT...

more than one person has said "You are losing weight". So I am hoping its just my body turning fat into muscle. I can hope, right?

It took my body a while to get going.. first few months only lost 3 lb each 4-5week, then I dropped carbs and lost half a stone in one week! .. I've stayed low carb/wheat free though until I reach my goal and probably will stay low carb in general after I reach goal so it needs to be something you can stick to if you do it.

don't give up. Your body is still tyring to get a grip of your new way of life: healthy eathing and exercise! You need to give yourself at least 4 weeks and if you're being honest with yourself and tracking your "every" morsel you're eating and there still isn't any change, then you should definitely consult a physician!
Keep your head up and don't look at it like just a weight loss effort but look at it as a new way of life for you to live longer and a healthier life!

Good luck :flowerforyou:

This is copy and pasted out of my blog post I did a few days ago:



This is about my 4th week of exercising and eating right regularly. I am only now seeing the change in my body. My face is thinner, my endurance is longer and my “fat pants” are nearly falling off me and I am able to squeeze into my skinny jeans again. I want to lose a little more than 20lbs and so far I have lost 11lbs. At first I was discouraged because I have been at this for 30 days, but I want to put some things into perspective, the way I see them.

Ok, let’s say you lost 2lbs. Go pick up a 2lb dumbbell. That weight IS OFF OF YOU. You do not need to lug around that weight anymore. Now boost it up. Let’s say you lost 10lbs; go to the gym pick up a 10lb weight and give me 5 laps around the perimeter of your gym. I bet you will be a little tired of carrying that damn thing, now imagine how your body feels! It doesn’t have to carry that around every day. Imagine HOW WONDERFUL you will feel when you reach your goal weight. Every time you’re disappointed with your weight loss pick up something that weighs the same amount and carry it around for a few minutes. You’re getting stronger, you’re getting healthier and you’re that much closer to your goal weight.

Now, we know the old saying “muscle weighs more than fat” it does. 5lbs of fat is a lot bigger than 5lbs of muscle. Look at this picture:

HERE IS THE PICTURE URL : http://www.weightnomoredietcenter.com/images/loris_picks_image/large/fat-muscle.jpg

So you gained 5lbs of muscle, WHAT if you lost 5lbs of fat? The scale will tell you that you didn’t lose anything, but in reality stare at that picture. Which would you rather have?

So this may explain why you are working out, eating right and not losing weight. TAKE MEASUREMENTS!! And remember you need muscles to burn fat.

So, stop feeling bad that the scale is telling you “no progress” and if your scale tells you that after ___ weeks you only lost ____lbs, read what I said above and see how much ___lbs really is worth.

I've been eating super healthy and exercising really hard for about 2 and a half weeks, and NOTHING. I never seem to loose weight,
and I always just give up at this point cause i feel like my body doesn't want me to do it!
Anyone else have this problem?

Typical "New Year Resolution Attitude" - get real!
Keep punching until Summer, then let's talk over your results.

Let's see where you are in August of 2012.
Seriously, you neglected your health all year, then you expect what?

If you're serious about your health, quick crying the blues and just stay the course for 3 months before sniveling about your results.

This attitude is just so standard of those who rush in first week of January but are gone by Mid-Feb. You "always fail" - NOT because of poor results but that your attitude is that of a failure. Be a WINNER!

Set your goals, stay motivated no matter what and push through no matter what. Few can do this - can you?
You can, but will you or do you want to be fat all your days? That's not living but merely existing, and you, me, all of us were not meant for that.

BUCK UP!

I feel you. I thought I would start loosing weight a lot faster than I am.I know I am getting a little more toned, but I still have a muffin top. BUT I am not giving up. I KNOW I'm eating well and working out and my body loves me for it. Sure, it would be nice if the scale showed me that my hard work is paying off, but at least I know I am taking care of myself. Take care of yourself, don't give up!!!

Open up your food diary, explain what your exercise routine is.

If you are at your ideal weight, maybe you need to work out with weights


People can`t help you unless they have the facts.