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Downward spiral

shyeban
shyeban Posts: 121 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
So I've been at this for a little over a month. I was really positive, super motivated and losing about 2lbs a week. Then one day my scales told me I'd lost. 7lbs in one week. Double checked. Got super Excited, to then realise they were malfunctioning. Since then, I seem to stay at exactly the same weight and I'm finding it really hard to motivate myself. I went from feeling really positive, and confident to feeling like I'm one of "those" people who will always be big.

Ugh.

I don't know how to snap out of it. I'm off to Zumba in a minute and hope that will help.

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  • therealmckay
    therealmckay Posts: 3 Member
    I've been there back when I was using Weight Watchers. Every time I get depressed now I just think about how miserable I was before and how great I feel now losing weight.

    All I can say is never give up.
  • cjcjcjcjcj
    cjcjcjcjcj Posts: 19
    I know exactly how you feel. Then I tried adding a few more rules to my lifestyle that seems to help quite a bit.
    Besides drinking a crapton of water a day, don't ever fall asleep with food in your stomach. That seems so basic I know, but if you cut off your consumption at around 7 or 8pm and fall asleep around 11pm or 12am, you'll wake up hungry.

    Edit: Truly though its all about finding what works for you, for example I enjoy working out at night after dinner because I feel like it jump starts my metabolism before I fall asleep.
  • lkplibra
    lkplibra Posts: 147 Member
    Evil Scale...go kick it! :grumble:

    But really, 8 lbs in a month is fantastic! You have been working really hard. Don't give up. Remember slow and steady wins the race.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Stay off the scale!! Do not let it dictate how you should feel about yourself! Go by how you feel in your clothes!
  • Angie_1MR
    Angie_1MR Posts: 247
    Throw the scale away and base your progress on how your clothes fit!
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