Pretty Close To Throwing In The Towel

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  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,280 Member
    You said you wanted to lose weight because you deserve it. Now, suddenly , you dont deserve it anymore? You are SO young with so much ahead of you. Thirty five days is a drop in the bucket. Dont stop now.....you know you will be twice as upset if you do.
  • kungfuguy45
    kungfuguy45 Posts: 7
    Don't give up exercise more. Don't have to be hard just walk fast. Only thing stopping you is you. In 1989 I lost 100 Lbs.
  • adamantypants
    adamantypants Posts: 5
    I haven't read every comment, but I see most people are talking about food. The kind of workout that you do is important too: if you only do cardio exercises for examples, or always the same routine, you body reaches a plateau and despite your efforts you won't be able to lose more weight.

    I'm NO expert here, just proposing something. I don't know what kind of exercise you do, but there are many workout programs on DVD that are more suited than just doing the same routine over and over again. For example, beachbody programs (I'm currently doing Brazil Butt Lift and I've lost 8 lbs in one month while eating much more healthy on the side => I especially cut out soda to drink almost only water).

    Don't give up! Be patient ;-)
    This.

    Also, still way too early to tell. But changing up your exercise routing is VERY important. I only recently started running again but I'm already at the point where my muscles are no longer sore after lengthy runs which means my muscles are used to it. I've now switched to more intense interval training and am getting the soreness back now. It's all about changing things up.

    Another thing: way back I did the Beach Body routing "Insanity" for a month before I gave up on it. But every day with that was like a new routine. I'd suggest a program like that whole-heartedly.

    On food, you should also change up your EATING routine as well. 5 small meals a day does wonders for kickstarting your metabolism versus 3 normal meals a day.
  • glasnovich
    glasnovich Posts: 2
    I have found this site to be an excellent tool for helping keep tabs on what is going into your body and what is being burned. However, realize that it is not perfect, and that if your ultimate weight loss goal is the one you have put into this site as what you are working towards, you may be starving yourself. Try having little goals, and change them as you reach them. If you are cutting calories drastically, your body goes into primitive mode and thinks it is being starved, so you don't lose weight (I learned this through Bob Greene's book). And don't completely cut out things you like-- you will ultimately go back to them (because you LIKE them!) Allow yourself to have your favorite take-out every once in a while, but just realize that you can't do it all the time. Be fair and add it to your diary though. It helps to see what unhealthy choices you are making in comparison to healthier ones, and for me, it makes me able to choose more wisely in the future.

    I have been on so many diets through the years; I have only been using this device for a few weeks but I am hoping it will help me to condition myself to have a healthier lifestyle and be aware of what goes in and out of my body. Don't give up-- you can stick with it and you will see the weight come off again! You are beautiful no matter what!
  • glasnovich
    glasnovich Posts: 2
    AND good luck! :)
  • crudd123
    crudd123 Posts: 244 Member
    You said you've been doing this 35 days! I've been doing this for 2 years and have been stuck on a plateau for a year! I'm not throwing in the towel! You can quit and get fatter or you can keep going!

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