Sick and tired of not being the weight I'd like to be!

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Hey there folks,
I'm writing this from Ireland. I started on my weight loss program five weeks ago.
Starting weight 221 lbs and my aim then was to get to 175 lbs but now I am really hoping for a goal weight of 168. I'll revise then if I want to lose more.
I am female, 36 yrs old, 5' 8.5" in height and of medium build.
Lowest weight as an adult around 160 lbs highest about 238 lbs.
I have lost 12 lbs in the first 5 weeks and feel great most days for it.
I feel I might possibly have a fear of losing the weight and wonder have others felt this?
Everyone around me knows what I am doing as I feel I cannot lose control that way. If they see me eating or tempted to eat anything I shouldn't they will say it.
I haven't excelled on the exercise front but plan to up that as the weeks go on. I work shift so sometimes it's hard as I'm tired.
I would like to thank everyone so far on here who have posted such inspirational stuff.
 
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I'm not having a great week in relation to the counting of the calories or the visits to the gym. Didn't bother to weigh myself but started to get back on track today. I think I just thought I could work out in my head the calories I'd eaten but I still need to write them down for another while.
I haven't really done a lot in the gym at all. Maybe 2 swims a week and a little walking.
I am tired of the bad weather we have gotten in Ireland for the so called summer, so I am off to sunny Spain on sat to get some vitamin D, bit of a tan and some extended walking in.
 
Hey, just reading your journal. Enjoy your trip to Spain. I bet that is going to be an amazing trip.

I see you said that you didnt have a good week counting calories and the gym. What kept you back? Can you make a list what those were? The reason i ask is you need to see what the behaviors are that are holding you back. Once you realize what those reasons, or excuses, are you will be able to identify them before and while they are happening and hopefully force yourself through them.

A part of my "rehab" from binge/emotional eating was to recognize the signs and avoid those situations before they happen.

Hope this helps and good luck with your journey. YOU CAN DO THIS.

Matt
 
I feel I might possibly have a fear of losing the weight and wonder have others felt this?

i think i have this fear, i think about losing weight everyday and being overweight gets me down but as soon as i start losing weight i end up finding a way to sabotage my progress. I think thats because i have that fear of being somewhere i n my life i've never been before. So your not alone, if thats what you meant
 
Matt, Thanks so much for the encouragement. I think when I look back over the week it is when I am working the hardest shift of the shifts I work. I'm at work for what should be lunch time and also dinner time. For all my other shifts I am only at work for what should be 1 of the main meals in the day.
I also had some stress in relation to my family so believe this was also a trigger.
I went for a long swim today and also ate very well yesterday and today.
I am preparing my mind for eating healthily and not drinking to much alcohol while away in Spain.
Melissa thanks also for your comments. Yes I think we are thinking the same way. Hope I can break out of it. Good luck on your journey.
 
You can do it and you will be so proud of yourself. You've accomplished a lot already, 13lbs!
 
I think it's pretty natural to find the prospect of succeeding at something to be a bit intimidating. But I bet you will lose weight and you will adjust and get used to it, and then it won't be so intimidating anymore. You seem to be off to a good start! :)
 
Have had a number of weeks where I just haven't been monitoring my intake of calories every day. I have had a weeks holidays and then two weeks later I had a wedding which consisted of several days of partying. I am still losing, at least and not putting anything on. I need to get back on track any advice how to kick start this. I am hoping to have 9 lbs off in the next 3/4 weeks.
Exercise has taken a back seat also.
 
If you need a kick start, just think of all the progress you've made. Then think about losing all that progress and work. You have to focus and make yourself a priority. You deserve this weight loss and you cant let yourself down, you've come so far!
 
Thanks Jaeo,

I have committed to starting back on track today and I am sitting here with a green tea and small bowl of strawberries. I have stocked up on all the right foods over the last day or two and written a plan of food to eat over the next few days and around my shifts.
Thanks again.
 
Ok so I have been off the radar for a while and while I have not lost a whole lot more weight (20 Ibs so far) Oh I'm just thinking that averages out as a Ib a week as I have been trying to lose for 5 months now.
Anyway what I am delighted about is that I have been so busy with work and college and it would be typical of me to put on weight, I have not. I have managed to maintain the weight loss and take a few more Ibs off.
I am hoping to have lost another 5 lbs by the end of the year.
I need a kick up the bum, get back to regular exercise (college breaks next week so freeing up some time) and I need to start writing down everything I eat again for a few weeks.
 
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