Soooo Frustrated!!!
Well…I guess you can call me a quitter or not , but i have done absolutly nothing for about a week, or maybe a lil longer. I have worked so hard on changeing my ways and all i’ve gotten was a scale that says just a lil less. I deal with alot of water retention and the doctor gave me pills for it but it works for about two hours then all the retention comes back. They have ran test for heart , kidney and other things and no answer. I’m just so frustrated, I think I am ment to be a big lady. I’m tired of trying..I think I give in!!I have eaten out all this week and the only exersice I’ve gotten is raising the fork to my mouth. Oh and the soda can. I really don’t even know where to go from here, I guess one day at a time but as of now there is NO motivation-In my mind i keep thinking I try so hard for what? to still be fat! I watch other girls and all they have to do is just cut back and walk and they melt away. It just isn’t fair!! I just don’t get it. Even when I followed weight watchers. The weight barly moved. i’m not in good space right now— Sorry to burden you all just needed to put it out thee. Thanks for listening.
Hey girlie… I was feeling like that last week. I was working so hard.. watching everything that I ate….. worked out HARD…. only to find the scale not budging. I thought to myself “is it worth it? Is all this sacrifice and hunger worth it?”.
Yeah, it is. I took a few days off and eased myself back into it this week. I’ve told myself that this weightloss, is going to take time. Painstakingly slow, frustratingly slow…. but it’ll happen. I’ll probably get to my goal weight in the next 4 years or so but I’ll eventually get there.
Keep your chin up girlie. Never lose hope. Ask yourself, how much better do you feel about yourself since you started? How much fitter do you feel? Do you really want to go back to the way you felt a year ago? Your future isnt written yet. Make it a lighter one by starting again today.
Girl, I have had moments,days,weeks, and even months like that! It is not an easy journey! Sure I have lost a lot of weight, but I still have a long way to go! I thought by now, (I have been here for over 2 years), that I would have reached my total weight loss goal! I haven’t but that is nobody’s fault but my own! I will continue this journy no matter how long it takes me! You will do the same, just remember this is not a race. This is a journey that is a learning experience to become healthier along the way! There will be set backs, but you will do it!
Big HUGS!
I have been in that place sooo many times, and I always end up quitting and then regretting it. I read and interesting way of explaining why it is so hard to take of the pounds in the beginning, and it is helping me to keep motivated this time when the pounds are so slow to disappear-
Getting an overweight and out-of-shape body to lose weight and get fit is like stopping a fast moving train and starting to go the other direction. Even if you slam on the brakes, it is going to still go forward and a fast pace and resist stopping…definately not go the other direction yet. But, if you keep on holding the brakes (AKA eating right and exercising!) you will eventually break free from the momentum and come to a stop and then start slowly heading the other direction. Then as you keep on accelerating, slowly at first, you will gain momentum in the other direction- and go faster and faster and faster (start losing that weight easier!).
I am definately in the slamming on the brakes phase- but I’m holding out for the reversal!!!
Keep it up! It’s normal to feel frustrated, but keep making changes and get back in the game. It’s not to late to continue on the path to a healthier you!
wow!!! i just submitted the same blog!! i guess we all had a bad week, month. so we all need to get together here and get strong!! its a new day dammit!!!!!! lets do it!!!!!
I completely know where your coming from. I learned that its how you look and feel is what matters…not a number on a scale. So keep enjoying life. EAT OUT all week if you want to. Just dont do it week after week. And exercise to make up for it but dont kill yourself. We are only human and need to enjoy life too! The best thing is to just eat things in moderation and exercise. Dont think about it too much. (I should follow my own advice) check out my next blog. Good luck!
Aww Dawn, Im sorry
Its so frustrating to wrok so hard and not see the changes we want. Please dont give up. Maybe try to look at it as doing what is good for your body…not about weight loss, just making better choices. Maybe you are putting too much on yourself. Are you still doing Karate? You seemed to really enjoy it and I think it made you feel good. Hang in there, you can get thru this. We seem to lose a=our strenght when we are tired. Make sure you are taking care of yourself with rest and some you time.
Love ya Dawn…(((((Dawn)))))
I want to ask you a question Dawn. When you exercised and ate well, how did you FEEL? Regardless of the numbers on the scale, was it a pleasant, proud feeling of doing something wonderful to your body? Was that the feeling of a strong, determined, and happy woman?
if you don’t focus on the numbers, but on the feelings and overall well-being, what would be the best course of action now?
Dawn, I got to know your beautiful smile and sense of humor during the walking challenge. I can relate to feeling like a failure when other people here just melt away. Hey, I walked miles and miles and my weight stayed on too! So what. Pick yourself up girlfriend. Move one leg in front of another. Get an apple and some nuts. Drink your water. You can do it. Today.
I get like that all the time, I hate that we are a prisioner of the scale.. Sometimes I get so caught up in it, it makes me to forget about enjoying life… You have no control over what the scales says everyday when you look everyday, try not weighing yourself for more than a week. or sometimes, I just dont weigh myself if I think Im not in a good place to handle it.. hang in there we are all here for each other
I had a really bad week last week too. Worked my butt off, at least two hours of exercise every day, sometimes more. Ate what I was supposed to be eating. Still managed to actually gain 5 lbs. and am not totally sure why. I think we need to toss our scales out the window and have done with em’. Hang in there Dawn!!!
Okay so I checked out your weight loss…well something is better than nothing. It’s even better than gaining. One girl I know on here she looks at if from 1 lbs a week. I would die if that was me and I have plateaus. But I try to tell myself it is better than gaining. I am doing low-carb/no sugar (I’m pre-diabetic). Okay, I wish I had found this way of eating sooner. I feel so guilty at times because eating low carb means you don’t have to give up the fat. I did weight watchers. It’s slow and works but I got sick of counting numbers. On this website I put my food in and it calculates my totals. I watch my carbs and protein to make sure they are where the doc said they are and voila…it works. Just do once things for yourself if anything….DON’T GIVE UP!
Dawnie, what is most important is your health whether the scale shows it or not. But if you keep at it, that will come too. Please don’t give up, you deserve this.
I agree with the people who comment already. Don’t let the scale rule. Don’t give up.
dont give up girl - we love ya!
Don’t give up!!….everyone else pretty much said what I think as well so I won’t repeat…..
Hi
Here you are. Hey I have missed you lately in the walking challenge. I should of known something was up. You know you can’t give up girl. Everyone is right You need to ask yourself how do you feel when you eat right and exercise. The scale isn’t everything. Staying healthy is more important and feeling good about yourself is what counts. So get up and smile and do something good for yourself today. Drop me a line I miss hearing from you.
I miss you too Dawn and all the sunshine you bring to our site. I just sent you an e-mail. Hang in there sweetie.