This is when I loose faith

Stick with it! Sometimes the scale doesn't move for a week... two weeks... a month....some times we lose inches, sometimes we don't. But, if you stick with this, you will lose the weight. It sucks that it takes a long time, but the longer it takes to get the weight off, the more healthily you are doing it. I know we all wanna be skinny in a flash, but we just have to suck it up and stick with it! You can do this! I too have a wedding to be in, in December. Keep your head up and stay focused! You got this!

last week I had a "lapse" for about 5 seconds when my weight went UP by a pound from 1 day to the next... my immediate response was "screw this, that's it.. I'm off to eat cheese burgers"... then I calmed down again...

One thing you will see repeated again and again in these forums is "The scales are not your friend"... and it's true... they're not. Apart from the fact that standard bathroom scales can be woefully inaccurate anyway your weight loss will not be the same every day...

The other thing to remember is losing weight is not a sprint... it's a marathon... that's always been where I've gone wrong in the past. MFP has made me realise this is a long journey of little steps... with lots of little victories along the way... and the occasional set back.

Don't give up hun... just re-adjust your thinking... you might not be the "ideal" weight in time for the wedding.. but you WILL be thinner and you'll feel better. Just think of it as another step on the road.

Good Luck... celebrate the small wins and above all else keep smiling

Hi

Weight loss is a slow process - stick at it

I had a look at your food diaries (if your recording accuratly) then you are eating no where near enough food.

Minimum for any day should be 1200 calories - if you excercise then you need to add them in to.

You can lose loads of weight by Oct if you are sensible and commit to a sensible eating plan and do a little exercise every day, find something that you can stick to day in day out.

If you want to add me as your friend please feel free - my diary is visible to firends - feel free to have a look at what i eat (i am no expert but i have lost 46lb since Sept last year)

Diane

I agree about the scales. I started 3 weeks ago religiously counting callories and exercise first time ever in my life. I started at 94KG and have eaten most days less that 1900 calories. I bought some electronic scales (big mistake!) and measured myself everyday at various times.... BIGGER MISTAKE. In the first two weeks I have got down to a consistent 92KG (great) and over the past 2 days around 91.5!!! However when I got up this morning they weighed in at 93.9!!!!!! I am very dispondent on this as I'm not sure why?
I am really religiously eating (a few relapses but nothing drastic) and this is the 3rd week without any achohol.

Help need some faith back

Agree with all...stick to it and u will do well.
i have seen weeks without loss but we need to run this thing down slow and steady.

Try get some increased water intake and log your food and exercises well.

Keep at it...dont lose hope

Hi, I have an October goal too!

I agree with the others, stick with it and it'll happen - significant weight loss takes time. You could do very well by October - either way time will pass, it's just whether or not you decide to carry on. You could decide to lose weight by then or not. I hope to lose 20 pounds+ by then. You could probably do similar depending on what your weight is to start with - you could do even better than my goal! To give you an idea, I'm 168lbs currently. Also, in the last 10 weeks I've lost 21 pounds though some weeks went better than others. Also if I had a mediocre weight loss week I'd often have a bumper week the following one to make up for it so don't quit just yet. By the end of your third week you could see a much bigger loss.

Take measurements and photos too - grasp every opportunity to see and feel a difference to spur you on. I've lost several inches and my face in photos is noticeably slimmer.

Hang in there! What I always say to myself is, "What will my weight be in three months if I don't change now?" That usually snaps me out of it! Whatever my weight is now - I know that when I reach that three month mark, I will be thinner. Maybe not at my goal, but not where I WAS! Stay strong!!

water can be hard to do, so what I did was started using me. tastes like koolaid, but with no cals or sodium unless your drinking energy mio.

Stick to it honey. The weight will come off and in my opinion the smaller amounts the longer they stay off for.

Keep talking to people; keep motivating yourself and reminding yourself why you are doing it. And more importantly, keep on smiling.

And I am sure that you will look stunning at the wedding and think of how healthy you are going to be as well.

I am here if you ever need a little push or just to rant at.

xx

I recommend making water a PRIORITY. 8 glasses minimum but you really should be drinking your weight divided by two in ounces. (if you are 200 lbs . . . 100 oz of water). I recently increased my water intake and have seen a significant change. It really does help with your weight loss efforts (of course in conjunction with eating sensibly and exercising).