Not losing weight, but losing the will..!

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  • venusinprogress
    venusinprogress Posts: 31 Member
    HI, I'm not certain, but because you restricted your calories while your dad was ill, that meant your metabolism slowed down. It may take a while for your metabolism to kick back to where it was before. I would not give up, try doing a different exercise, eating more veg , or even splitting meals into 6 snacks a day to boost your metabolism. This is just an idea. I 've only been on this site for 3 weeks but am finding it brilliant at motivating me and keeping me going. I hope that this makes you think again and gives you the will to carry on. I'm going to. I need to lose 60 lb by January and am not going to give up. I know that I'll need some motivation at some point but will be on here every day, looking at all the positive comments while reply to any like yours. Keep your chin up, think positive, and I'm sure you'll see a difference soon.x
  • Cookiepusss
    Cookiepusss Posts: 3
    Sometimes stress can derail even the best diet and exercise plan. Losing sleep also affects weight loss. There is a delicate and intricate balance of chemicals in the body that can be thrown off balance during stressful times and sometimes we just don't have complete control over it.
    Ever see that happen on the biggest loser? A contestant my have a rough week emotionally and they don't lose as much weight as they expected. Stay on track with diet and exercise, but go easy on yourself if you plateau for a bit.
  • AlicynH
    AlicynH Posts: 201 Member
    You also need to remember that with your father being in the hospital, that probably caused a lot of stress. If you're anything like me, stress causes me to not loose or even gain. Don't loose the will. You can do this.
  • schninie82
    schninie82 Posts: 502 Member
    Did you know that water is the most important food that you put into your body? If the water is off everything else will be off too!

    Please read what I said. I said, I drink 7-9 cups daily, I just don't update my food diary to show the amount of cups drank.


    And I'm just saying that you need to make sure that you log you water in too...so that you will know exactly what is happening with your body...Changes in your water intake WILL affect your metabolism!

    I understand, and thank you for keep coming back to me. I know exactly how many glasses of water I have everyday is the same, 1 big 1.5litre bottle to work and 1-3 glasses at home... I always have it, i just don't physically enter it on the diary. For food etc, I have 2 scales so I know exactly how much of what goes thru my mouth to the gram :))

    Okay...so 1.5 litres (is roughly 6.4 glasses of water)at work....I get that...But do you do the same exact thing on the days when you are not working? The only point I am trying to make is that little things (like water) can screw you up...You need to stop guessing and be specific...especially since you are so close to reaching your goal.

    Does 1 or 2 glasses of water really make that much of a difference tho? I mean I'm getting 2 litres every day, sometimes maybe one more maybe one day 1 less... Weekends are the same as I take my water bottle home.. :)
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
    Based on my experience, give it more time. Doing Insanity has similar results to many of the Jillian DVD's - when I did 30DS and Ripped two months in a row, I didn't lose a single pound. I was eating 1,400 calories (I'm shorter than you!) and working my tush off. But my measurement changes were ridiculous. I couldn't believe it.

    That said, it was infuriating. Absolutely infuriating.

    Now I'm similar to you, about 10 pounds from goal, and that weight just isn't moving. So while I'm not taking a break from things completely, I'm trying to take a break from the pressure mentally. Part of it is because my work is overwhelmingly busy and I'm already only getting 4-6 hours of sleep a night due to my workload, and mentally I need to cut myself some slack somewhere, but part of it is that I'm stalled and I'm going to just relax and then attack it again when the time is right.
  • schninie82
    schninie82 Posts: 502 Member
    Ok, I understand that the stress of my dad maybe effecting me recently, but that's just it, it's recent...this problem goes back to october when I was stuck at 147 also... Having a week off hasn't ever eloped as I've gained and I had to spend more time just to stift it off again, hence going up and down the same 5lbs every couple of weeks... how much more time since October do I really need to give it, it's been 8 months..

    Hey, thanks for all your responses guys, I dunno what to do any more, I've literally tried everything mentioned and I still get to this point right here so I guess this is me.

    Thanks for the responses
    Peace
    :))
  • schninie82
    schninie82 Posts: 502 Member
    Hi guys, just a follow up really to let you know I lost 1.8lb this morning bringing me to 144.8lb. The only thing I can think of is this week I have been eating more...maybe this was the answer I needed...we'll see..:))
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    One trick I always do when I am plateauing.....I tend to eat the same type of things for breakfast, lunch and dinner when I am watching my calories as I feel safe that way. When I hit a plateau, for 1 week, I just completely change the foods I eat. I mean literally do not eat 1 thing the same as the previous week. Still keep within my calories but if I was having porridge for breakfast then I would have egg on toast, swap out the dinners and just completely change it, dont even have the same snacks.

    This has always worked for me, my plateau gets a kick and I start to drop a lb or 2 again. It has the added bonus of shaking up the drudgery and when I start back after the week then I find I am re-weighing things and double checking my portions etc so am in full control (which I suspect was probably the cause of my plateau in the first place). It also helps to find new things to eat and adds variety.

    Hope this helps in some way x


  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    One trick I always do when I am plateauing.....I tend to eat the same type of things for breakfast, lunch and dinner when I am watching my calories as I feel safe that way. When I hit a plateau, for 1 week, I just completely change the foods I eat. I mean literally do not eat 1 thing the same as the previous week. Still keep within my calories but if I was having porridge for breakfast then I would have egg on toast, swap out the dinners and just completely change it, dont even have the same snacks.

    This has always worked for me, my plateau gets a kick and I start to drop a lb or 2 again. It has the added bonus of shaking up the drudgery and when I start back after the week then I find I am re-weighing things and double checking my portions etc so am in full control (which I suspect was probably the cause of my plateau in the first place). It also helps to find new things to eat and adds variety.

    Hope this helps in some way x




    Thanks for this suggestion. Actuyally sounds positive and really possible. I have been on my plateau for months, so will happily try your idea.

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