Please, I need help...

DreamSeeker

DreamSeeker

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I'm so scattered & I'm not even sure what I should be doing. I've never been very sucessful with weight loss. The most I've lost in the past is maybe 5 or 10 pounds after months and months. My body just loves to hold onto the weight!
It's really not an excuse...but I know I need to get rid of this negativity!

If one night I eat say 3 pieces of pizza - I literally see it on the scale the next day as a 2 or 3 pound gain....and it doesn't go away! I'm not even sure how that is possible but it seems to happen everytime I cheat! I have to tell myself that it has to come off...that people who have no food, get thin! Yet still it does seem that sometimes my body defies logic. I often look at people who have lost weight and think I can never do that! That is a bad attitude I know.

What do I need to do? Please help me with a plan or something!
 
has a great meal plan, everyday they give you a menu. That would be a great way to get started eating right, use their plan for a while, then when youre ready, you can wing it. Plus they're free so, couldn't hurt try.

Don't panic - it's a learning process. You've already lost 4lb.. you're doing great!
 
Thank you pequin! It looks like a great website.

My biggest problem is I've never done anything consistantly in my life! I have a sort of all or nothing personality...which is why I was attracted to fasting in the past!

I've put back on 2 of the 4 pounds. :(
 
The weight gain you see on the scale the next day can be water weight, which you will lose after using the bathroom and after digesting the food. Protein takes longer to digest. Eating too little can slow your metabolism, so don't go too low either. For extreme weightloss I'd say 1200-1500 calories if you are short. You need to find the balance that works for you, which means it will take time and patience. Drinking water will help you get rid of the water weight, so hang in there. Extreme weightloss to me is 10lbs. a month, assuming you exercise too.
 
Sparkpeople was REALLY helpful for me. Before I used it I was calculating my own cals and doing a great job of it, but based on my level of activity I found that I really didn't know how much I was supposed to be eating to facilitate my weight loss. Give it a try and I'm sure you'll be pleased.

As far as sticking things out, girl let me tell you....I NEVER thought I'd stick my weight loss journey out. This all began with me as a weight loss competition at my job. I had tried on my own before the competition but never went longer than a couple of weeks and said what the heck. I complained about my clothes getting tighter and REALLY wanted to loose it, but I'm not the type that can do it alone. I NEED a group or a partner...someone to help keep me accountable. I have a partner at work and she and I go to Curves together 3 times a week and we walk together twice a week. When I don't want to go she draaaages me and I do that for her. We question each other's food choices and all that. And this place?! OMG these guys and gals will help you sooo much. If you start a diary, which you may have done and I missed, you can use it to post your food and/or exercise and folks will come by everyday and give you feedback...cheer you on, kick you in the butt (lol) , give you advice and share in your experience. Weight loss is hard to do alone, I know it is for me. So don't feel bad about the difficulty with sticking with it in the past, this is a new day and you are well on your way. Don't get down on yourself b/c you make mistakes. That will happen, but you just dust yourself off, hop on one of our backs and we'll boost you back on that horse. And you're off for another try.

You can do this girl....and we're going to help you! I hope to see you in your diary!! :)
 
Miss Katz...I never thought about the water weight or the digestion of protein - I guess that makes sense!

I really needed the encouragement today! Ohappydaye it's good to know that you have stuck with this too and reached your goal. I really hope I can do it. I guess I'll just keep at it. I'm eating healthy so I don't have anything to lose (except 50 lbs!) by sticking to it. THANK YOU! :D
 
Oh girl, I have no doubts, you will DEFINITELY make it! I've learned a lot about myself in this process...kinda peeling the layers of OHD, ya know?

The biggest thing for me was realizing that I was NOT dieting, I changed my lifestyle. The way I cook, what things I choose to cook - snacks and all. It's a process, you can't change everything in one day. Just don't get down on yourself...take it one day at a time and YOU WILL DO IT! No question about it! *hug* Now get out there and kick some butt! :D
 
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