Struggling + My Story.

[soundasleepx]

Hello all, this is my first proper post here besides my introduction. I'm 22 years old (23 in May.). I was a healthy weight until I hit age 20, I'll provide a picture to prove this:

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See?
Anyway a few events in life and getting comfortable with my boyfriend lead me to put three stone on in 2 years. I have been trying to get rid of this weight pretty much ever since I put it on. I just don't feel like me anymore, y'know? I've lost my confidence, and most of all, I've lost my fashion sense since I can't fit into my clothes any more. And as you can see in that picture above, I have a great love for extravagant fashion. I have currently lost 9lbs so far. I'm eating three square meals a day, including a pudding of tinned fruit and low fat yoghurt. I usually average out around 1,300 calories. But I've hit a plateau. I can't seem to get past 150lbs. It's the most annoying thing, and it's terribly disheartening. One day I can weigh myself, and I'll be 149.2 lbs. And I think, "Great! I've finally got out of the 150s!". And then I'll weigh myself again and be back at 151.8lbs. Like today. My BMI has also gone up by two points as of this morning. What am I doing wrong? Does anybody have any advice? It's sort of making me want to give up, but then half of me knows I shouldn't because I have been at my target weight before, and was for years. I know I can be a comfortable size 8 again, I just want to see results. Oh, I also go to the gym fairly regularly and work out at home. So, please, any help would be GREATLY appreciated. :/

 

[Trusylver]

Without more information it is hard to tell what your doing wrong, I would suggest starting a thread in the diary section to log your food and exercise so other members can get a better idea of what your doing and make it easier for us to help you.

 

[st.annie]

Oh gosh, OP, I understand how you feel.

I am constantly hovering on that 150 lb line. 143 lbs was the healthiest I had ever been at - and then I starded dating my boyfriend, and as you said, you just get comfy. This morning I weight myself at 153, but last week I was at 148. It's incredibly frustrating, but perfectly normal, to fluctuate due to water weight within a matter of days. Make a habit of weighing yourself on the same day (preferably not after a weekend of partying), in the morning before you eat/drink, once a week to get a more consistent and accurate reading of your weight.

 

[Omega]

When you log your food pay particular attention to
how much water you are drinking
how much sodium is in the food (several calorie counters give a nutritional break down).

It is also worth paying attention to things like when you have a period...

All these factors (including food weight in your tummy due to time you eat and toilet habits) can help you understand the way that weight goes up and down.