At the verge of giving up.
Against everything I believe I got on the scale this morning. I have gained a pound!!!!! What is wrong with me? I cant afford to go to the doctor. I just want to stop eating all together, I hate food and I hate my stupid body! I am obsessed with getting thin and I am about to do whatever it takes. I cant take the disappointment, I work so hard at this-I really do. It is like working all week and expecting to make 200 dolllars at the end of it and you end up owing your boss 20 bucks. I dont understand why it has to be so hard. It isnt this hard to gain it. I am so mad and upset that I am taking it out on my family, this isnt fair. what do I have to do? Starve myself, puke up every meal? I dont know what else to do. I dont want to give up cause I want this soooo bad, I have always failed in this area before and everyone I know is expecting me to fail and I am. I cant afford wieght watchers or nutrisystem or a gym membership, I can barely afford the healthy food at the grocery store. All I have is my treadmill, I cant walk outside(not at a wieght loss pace) cause my children cant keep up, I cant do an aerobics tape at home cause my house isnt big enough and there isnt enough room. How are people doing it without exercising? I dont know. I just want to go to bed.
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Don’t give up. We have all been there not to minimize your pain but we have all felt like quitting because it is so much work or even when you are doing everything right it doesn’t add up. I do the Weight Watcher program but only payed $19 for the materials and I do it on my own. Moving is the key even if you have to walk in a mall. Believe me walking in place as you watch tv raise your knees, arms move around heck dance if you like just get your heart ratre up. I started at 20 minutes a day and worked my way up to an hour of outside walking. If the weather is bad do it in front of the tv or climb stairs. You have to get so creative on a tight budget. I look for sales, sometimes you can even get a bag of frozen for a dollar. Keep your eyes out. We are here for you
Do you journal your food? AND your exercise?
My weight loss research group says that you only count 100 cals per mile you walk. If you are walking only 2 miles a day…then that is just 1400 cals and a pound of fat is 3500.
Have you been tested for a thyroid condition?
Have you had your hormones checked to see if they are balanced?
Have you had any problems in the female area in your life?
Are you diabetic?
These are questions I would ask before you give up!
I have heard that these can be problematic for people trying to lose weight.
It might be time to get some help!
Don’t give up you CAN do this. There is tons of exercises you can do at home with everyday obejects you already have. A friend of mine thought of bringing an old cinder block in from outside to use as a subsitute for a stair stepper (she steps on then off with one foot then repeats with another) and I just love my free weights that I picked up at a yard sale. Walking even at a slow pace burns calories and I have family in Conway so I know its close to the beach, if possible take your kids and walk in the sand to burn even more calories. As the lady above said watch the sale flyers the stores send out they have major deals on frozen fruit and veggies (yesterday I got 5 bags for $2.50) it also helps to write down what you eat and what time you eat it. I know this is hard but maybe scratch it down real fast when you eat then after your kids go to bed write it in a notebook so you can see when your trouble times are and make adjustments to those times. Keep trying and never give up. Have a great day.
dont give up girlie. What ever you do… stay on track. I went through a period of almost a month like you. I kept gaining back all the weight I lost. I gained back everything I’d lost since Marcf, PLUS 3 extra pounds.I was so upset and disgusted with myself. I didnt eat for a whole day until I told myself to cop on. Starving myself was NOT the way to do this.
So, for a week, I wrote down EVERYTHING I ate and drank.. the amounts, the accurate calories. What I found was that I was eating 2100 calories on average a day, when I really should be only eating 1500 to lose weight. I thought I was eating within my limits until I saw this. Also, I saw that my one or 3 glasses of wine I was having daily were adding about 400cal extra onto what I was eating!!!
So,I set myself a challenge. 90 days. No binging on food or alcohol. I’m only allowed a drink if I’m out with friends… not by myself. It’s day 4 for me… and I have to say “so far so good”.
Dont give up girlie. Losing weight is tough. That’s why you’ve got buddies on here to give you that little extra boost in times like this.
Please don’t give up. I am in your shoes girl, been having problems with being at a stupid plateau seems like forever now even though I’ve been exercising and eating healthy for the most part. For the past week I notice I’ve been slipping into bad habits.
I agree with the other posters, keep a journal of everything you eat….maybe you’ll see a pattern and tweak it so you can start losing weight.
In terms of exercise, what about doing interval training on it? Also, walking is walking whether its inside our out. Hey, I lost 40 lbs from walking alone a few years ago.
Whatever you do don’t give up. You are motivating me to not give up as well.
Good luck today!
Don’t give up, sweetie. It’s a hard journey, but you have so much determination - I can feel it just by reading this blog. Even if the scale doesn’t reflect how you FEEL you’ve done, the scale doesn’t count the inches. With all the work you’re doing, you are BOUND to overcome and to loose weight. I just know you will! Keep at it, and keep up the good work. Sure, you can take a nap and rest, but when you wake up it will be a new day, and a new chance. You can do it girl!
You’ve gotten some darn good advice here, and there is really nothing I can add. All I can say is that as hard as it is, don’t give up. Persevere…hang in there…you WILL see results. Sometimes we get into never ending plateaus and it sucks tremendously and it can be so depressing. The easiest thing in the world you could do right now would be to give up. Don’t do that. Make sure you’re journaling everything..every bit of food, every bit of exercise, everything. Get moving more too…even though you’ve got a tight budget and small children to worry about, you’ve gotta get moving more. It’s ridiculous how hard it can be, but you’ve got to never, never, never give up!