giving up.

The scale is a bad bad thing.

Mine hasn't moved in a few weeks, but my jeans feel better on & I have more stamina. My cholesterol numbers are looking great and my blood sugars are better controlled.

Just because the scale hasn't moved, doesn't mean you aren't benefiting from what you are doing.

Play with your calories, do a different workout, eat more protein, but don't give up. Chin up!!! :flowerforyou:

LOOK AT WHAT YOU"VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR!!!! Don't give up! From your post I'm wondering two things 1) could you be depressed? and do you think maybe you need to talk to someone about it? or 2) and a whole lot easier to answer do you think you would benefit from eating more? If you're tired all the time, maybe you really just need more fuel. You could always try upping to maintenance calories for a week or two and, at the very least, give yourself and your body a bit of a break!!!

Good luck :flowerforyou:

Do you think giving up will make you feel better? How about in a year's time when you've put on more weight? I'm sorry to sound harsh I just feel like giving up is crazy. Are you eating the right foods? Are you eating enough? Are you monitoring your sodium? Because if not then that could be your answer there

You mention the scale but have you taken your measurements? 41Ibs lost already?? That is AMAZING!! I know sometimes these feelings creep up on you, but that is part of the battle. You're doing this, you've done it. Don't give up!!

And I agree with Kaned, if you're netting low, you're not going to be feeling it - remember, food is fuel!! Your body is probably like "omgwtf" at the mo - maybe try taking a break and eating higher calories for a week?

You can do it, you look great in your profile pic

You're not eating enough calories. You come in WAY too far under too many days out of the week. Your body is holding on for dear life. You should be coming in under your goals, even after exercise, by just a few calories per day. You are so tired because you're not consuming enough calories for your body to function.

As for how you feel about yourself because of your body... I mean this in the most unsnarky way, I suggest therapy. There's nothing good about feeling that way about yourself.

I used to always give up, that's why i'm here again. Take a day or two and regroup, get your motivation back. 41 lbs is amazing, you need to take a moment and truly appreciate that loss. Sometimes we get so caught up in the end number that we forget how far we've come. I did not peek at your diary but I see comments that you are eating under 1000, please stop this. I ate 1200 for months with very small losses, it wasn't until I upped my calories that I saw the weight really start moving off me. Balance your protein and your carb numbers and put some healthy fat in there and exercise. It is slow and yes, very frustrating but it is happening for you. Don't give up now, you haven't gotten to the end of the race yet. As for being tired, I can only speak for myself but by simply adding 1000 mg of Vitamin D3 I have changed my life. Within 3 weeks of starting it, my energy levels have went thru the roof, I can barely sleep more than 7 hours a night and I feel amazing. Your doctor can even run a test to see if you are deficient in Vitamin D (most people are). You've come too far to give up now!

WOAH there....dangerous talk!

First...scales, work of the devil....FACT. measure yourself instead. Men have enough weight issues regarding water/fat/muscle combinations that show wild changes on a scale....I would hate to even start to think what it would be like with you being a girl

....you know....'lady stuff' :blushing:

Secondly.....think of your body as a teenager...surly, unhelpfull,awkward and then you treat it as such Self pity, cravings, weakness is your body's way of being a teenager..so dont give in to it's sulks and give it what it needs not what it wants.

Looked at your photos.....and they are fab! you are proving that you are what you want to be "looking to be fabulous and forty and not fat and forty!"

WoW!

Ranulph Fiennes ( possibly the best explorer Britain's ever known) says he hates exercising and a lot of the time he just doesnt want to get off the couch and go for a run. What he says he does is:

1) Stand up
2) Walk towards his training shoes
3) Put on the shoes
4) Walk out the door
5) Start walking
6) Start running

By concentrating just on the little bit at a time he can get his demotivated butt out for a run. So, dont look at you currently overwhelming ultimate goal, but just aim to get up and then put on your shoes and then go outside. If nothing else, the fresh air will do you a lot of good. Trust me, hardly any of us want to exercise or diet. Many of us would love to sleep or watch TV or play on a video game, but if we were happy doign that then we would never have found this place.

So...get up and get out... and take care of yourself.

You have done well so far, but with only a brief look at your diary I would say you are tired because you are not eating enough and that is a dangerous circle to head down. Put some more healthy fats into your diet and perhaps start to track nutrients such as vitamins - it's probable your low calorie diet means you are not getting enough nutrients and from then you will start to feel down and give up.

What sort of exercise are you doing? If you aren't feeling hungry then do some more exercise - bound to give you more of an appetite. Make sure you get outside in the Great Outdoors which perks up most people. Little steps to make yourself get out and do stuff will go a long way to improving your mood and energy levels. Good Luck!!

hi first 41lbs well done , i looked at your profile and your diary , i looked back over a week and on most days your not even eating 1200 your 150 , as a person who 161 i would not say you are fat i'm jealous !

but Seriously as you get closer to your goal you need to start eating more , not less...


Here is a guide for setting weekly deficits, and on top of this when you workout you should eat those calories back. So if you are on 1200 cals and burn 300, you should eat 1500 for the day.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

You've already lost 41 lbs, don't be so cruel to yourself! Moreover, scale isn't everything, it cannot show other benefits of trying. You've already come a long way, why stop now? You look wonderful, please don't give up. Just try something else in terms of exercise and play around with your calorie intake. You really can do it.

You've already lost 41lbs. Maybe try eating more and stop thinking of it as a "diet". It needs to be a lifestyle change to be successful in the long run.

You've already lost 41lbs. Maybe try eating more and stop thinking of it as a "diet". It needs to be a lifestyle change to be successful in the long run.

This. And from the look of your pictures I think you are trying to get rid of those pesky vanity pounds. You need to stop being negative, you need to take the necessary steps and speak to a professional nutritionist or PT. if giving up is your best option you are cheating yourself! After your done your pity party, slap yourself and wake the heck up! You have come SO far!

wow! just by reading this, I would have thought it was a 250 or 300 lb female talking. you look small in your pics. maybe these are other issues you need to deal with, almost sounds dangerous. hope you can overcome this

sounds like your depressed and need a visit to the doctor. get someone to hide the scales for a month. Keep on track, but dont let the numbers rule your life. It will start to drop again! x

1000 times this, get help even though you probably dont even think you need it. Lots of us have been there and look back to think wow, how did i not see i was ill.