The reason you fail at losing weight

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  • qotu79
    qotu79 Posts: 13 Member
    This is very inspirational and I thank you for taking the time to write this.
  • Joniboloney
    Joniboloney Posts: 127 Member
    CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, :smile: very well said. Are you sure you're not a nutrionalist :wink:
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    Where is the "Like" button when you need it? :wink:

    Very well said and I agree 100%! :happy:
  • Lindahopkinson
    Lindahopkinson Posts: 1 Member
    Thanks for that, it gives me the encouragement to keep trying when I am feeling so discouraged at the moment. What you say makes total sense.
  • KarateGoddess
    KarateGoddess Posts: 93 Member
    Very well put. Thanks! :)
  • rainbowbuggy
    rainbowbuggy Posts: 320
    Awesome post!
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    You know why I fail? Because I don't do what I know needs to be done. It's about commitment and mental fortitude and nothing else.
  • Way_2_a_Healthy_Mel
    Way_2_a_Healthy_Mel Posts: 175 Member
    I thank you for this. I knew all this in my head, but have been discouraged the last few days, because the first 16 pounds came off rather quickly (I lost 4 before joining MFP), and since then it has been S-L-O-W. I know "slow and steady wins the race" and all that jazz, and I know that this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. I am changing my entire life, so I shouldn't expect it all to happen overnight. I do know that I can do more physically that I could not do a month ago. I love that part. I may still be fat, but I am much more fit than I have ever been, and can't wait to get even more fit!
  • Laura_Ivy
    Laura_Ivy Posts: 555 Member
    Unfortunately, I have been forced to look at the cardiovascular and endurance benefits instead of the weight loss because I have not lost a single pound since I started this journey. It would be easy to say **** it and go eat a dozen donuts but I am doing this for me to feel better physically and the mental part of it followed suit. But I love your encouraging words and they are not said in a condescending way. :happy:
  • delvir
    delvir Posts: 14 Member
    Awesome..............:flowerforyou:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I've never failed at losing weight. After a year or two I usually slack off on exercise and gain some back, but once I decide to lose again I've never had a problem doing it.

    But I agree with what you are saying about exercise. Dieting is not a problem because I don't eat a lot of unhealthy food anyway. I do like to eat though, so if I don't exercise regularly, that's when I gain. When I decide to lose weight I make very few changes to my diet. I just get off my lazy duff and start moving.
  • traceyjayne64
    traceyjayne64 Posts: 262
    APPLAUD
  • Keran24
    Keran24 Posts: 90 Member
    All very true. I have lost weight very slowly, averaging 3- 4 pounds a month, but I have gone down 4 sizes in clothing, and lost inches by working out. My body feels different. I am more muscular than I have ever been. I can lift more weight and do more physically than ever before. And at 3-4 pounds a month, I have still lost 26 pounds which is way better than where I started and a huge difference for someone who is only 5'[1". At first I was a little frustrated at how slow I was losing weight but I stuck with it and am so much better off for it. That is the key to be in it for the long haul.
  • madeinforks
    madeinforks Posts: 50 Member
    Great thoughts! :)
  • speedyf
    speedyf Posts: 1,571 Member
    APPLAUD

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  • charneus
    charneus Posts: 66
    You know why I fail? Because I don't do what I know needs to be done. It's about commitment and mental fortitude and nothing else.

    This statement right here is the underlying message within my post. It IS about commitment and mental fortitude. I merely explained the reasons WHY people are failing in their commitment, mentally.

    You need a commitment to stick with something that may appear to be failing because you're looking at the wrong side of things. You need the mental fortitude to say to yourself, "Okay, I may have gained a pound today, but I'm feeling so much better than I did last week."

    Without those components, without understanding the reasons behind things, it's easy for people to get discouraged, and it's frustrating. Some people have it easy. Others don't. We all grow (or shrink, as the case may be) in our own ways.

    So again, my support to everyone here trying to lose weight, whether it's 1 lb or 500 lbs. Don't get discouraged, don't give up hope. You're going to make it. You have me and the rest of the MFP community behind you!
  • Alarista
    Alarista Posts: 77 Member
    Plus, you have to think, if you are constantly losing weight that fast and aren't under the close supervision of a medical professional, you can be damaging yourself. Slow and steady wins the race. As much as I hate the saying, I didn't put it all on in a month, it will take longer than a month to take it back off.
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    Well written I love it!! I agree!
  • charneus
    charneus Posts: 66
    CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, :smile: very well said. Are you sure you're not a nutrionalist :wink:

    Not a nutrionalist, but working on my way to getting my nurse practitioner license in holistic medicine. :P I know it's not the same thing, but health care is something I've longed to do for so long... :P
  • xlpavenged7x
    xlpavenged7x Posts: 56 Member
    That was an amazing post my friend
  • MyTime1985
    MyTime1985 Posts: 456 Member
    Great post! Thank you so much!
  • janetmorgan23
    janetmorgan23 Posts: 1
    Wow very encouraging! I certainly feel better! Thanks.:happy:
  • kimsciolino
    kimsciolino Posts: 240 Member
    Awesome Post!!! I believe you have helped a lot of people who were ready to give up....
    Thanks for sharing!!!
  • pmorgan813
    pmorgan813 Posts: 135 Member
    Awesome post!!! I think I'm going to go home and take some measurements...other than on the scale. I've been meaning to do that anyway since the clothes are fitting differently but the scale isn't budging. And while I'd love to look like some hot piece of *kitten*, as long as I'm healthy, I'm happy. THANK YOU!!!
  • newme201213
    newme201213 Posts: 116 Member
    this is sooo good..
  • ademiter
    ademiter Posts: 176 Member
    I needed that today! :)
  • dr3am3r
    dr3am3r Posts: 59 Member
    thanks for this!!!!! Your so right!
  • ivansmomma
    ivansmomma Posts: 500
    Thank you. You've said a lot in that post and I appreciate it. God bless!
  • Legalchica
    Legalchica Posts: 462
    Gee and here I am think that it is just cause I eat to much :)
  • ktrn0312
    ktrn0312 Posts: 722 Member
    Well said! Thanks for the reminder.
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