Does the time it takes to loose weight frustrate you?

It's definitely a long road man, I started on June 11th, so a little over 9 months. You just have to keep focusing on it one week or month at a time, I know it's cliche.

Whenever I got down about how distant my goal was, I would play with the numbers a bit -- like say, "okay 15lb/month and I'll be at XXX in 4 months, or XXX on my birthday". I did that a lot.

Best of luck.

The faster you lose it, the more loose skin you'll probably end up with.

It takes patience and lots of willpower. I started 11th April 2011 and lost an average of 3 pounds each week since.

Set small targets that are easier to get to rather than the bigger goal target. I am just half a pound away from my next target of 16 stone (224 pounds) and weigh in day is tomorrow. I sometimes like to try to reach goals by weigh in day and it can work. I then treat myself to something to eat that I have not been eating for weeks or months as a reward.

I also like to change diet and exercise week by week. I don't set myself to a certain number of calories but have a range of 1200-1500 calories. It helps the body not expecting the same calories all the time.

Don't feel bad if you want to eat more for a day or two. I have found eating more and then going back down help weight loss to increase after slowing down. Do not binge.

Drink plenty of water to help hydration and look after the skin.

i have been tryingto drop wight since jan and have lost nothing so be glad with what you are losing and keep motivated by what you have lost so far .

Hey, don't feel bad. I started the same time you did (seriously started) and have only lost 14lb. I make small goals like five pounds a month and figure that in a year I'll have lost 60 pounds! In two years max I can be at my goal weight...and two years isn't really that long.
Good luck and great job!!!

It also helps buying clothes and think "I will get into that someday". It took me 7 months to get into a pair of jeans with 6" waist smaller.

I have been overweight for most of my life for about 25 years so I knew it would take some time.

I tend to look for goals other than just the number on a scale. I noticed in another thread that you're swimming 40 laps in 40 minutes - that in itself is a pretty significant accomplishment (I can comfortably run 20km, have ridden my bike 100km but suck in the pool & have a triathlon in August)

It's hard, over the years I've lost the same weight over and over and over again looking for quick fixes, maybe this time around I have finally figured it out - slow and steady progress and adopting habits that can be sustained and I don't fixate just on my scale.

Take things week by week. Did you accomplish the workouts you had planned? Did you stick, more-or-less, to a sound nutritional plan? Are you feeling better?

I feel like i'm doing really well but have 100 pounds to loose (less now) but I wish it would come quicker. I lost a lot initially and am now on a steady road of around 2/3 pounds a week but really cant see the end in sight! At this point (just over 2 and a half months) what do you guys use a motivator?

If you want some real motivation check out this group. (see below) They have really motivated me.:flowerforyou:



Group Name: Advice From those who have lost 100lbs or more.

...really cant see the end in sight! At this point (just over 2 and a half months) what do you guys use a motivator?

Hey there,

I found a spreadsheet template on the Microsoft Office website that helps you calculate how long it will take to reach your goal. So for me to know it's going to take 19 months is helpful because I know the number of X's that I'll be making on my calendar. :-)

BTW... The template name is Excel Weight Loss Tracking with Estimated Goal Dates Template. I had to tweak the number of calories I take in because its calcs aren't exactly like MFP's, and I had to change my weight loss goal a bit on the top to get it to show what I wanted at the bottom of the sheet... but eventually I got the info I wanted!

Have faith, persistence, and patience!
:flowerforyou:

Very frustrating. Especially since even though people keep saying you didn't gain it overnight, you won't lose it overnight . . . well I'd be happy to lose it as fast as I gained it! The most recent 30 lbs I gained in under 3 months--not pregnant either. So I'd LOVE to lose it as fast as I gained it but no such luck. It's taken me 2 months to lose about 8 lbs.

Just gotta keep on trucking b/c the only way is forward unless you want to go back to where you were.

The only time I really get frustrated is if there is no movement, or other kind of indication that I'm on the right track. If I lose even half a pound in a week, or notice that my clothes are a bit looser or something, that works for me. If I start to get frustrated with just 1/2 pound down or something, I remind myself that if I'd started taking it seriously years ago, I'd be done, it's my own fault that I didn't, and keep at it so that in a few years time I'm not still griping about how slow things are going.

Yeah its annoying all right, so long as I have a small loss every week I'm fine, We'll get there at that rate!

I stay motivated by thinking of what my dad's friend said to me- he thought that in my heart I was a quitter. I also stay motivated now whenever I see how far I've come; my clothes are too big, my body is slowly tightening up, and I'm capable of exercising longer and am now more flexible. I know that slow is the healthy way (though not always the most desirable) but I think of how my body would react if I lost it all quickly.

Try to stay motivated. You can do it!

I have been working out strength training and cardio at least 3 days a week. I finally lost one pound after 6 weeks of working out. What keeps me motivated is the differences I see in my body. I haven't been brave enough yet to try on old clothes that I have that are a size smaller, but the muscle I have build takes less space than the fat did. So the tummy is getting a bit smaller.