Grrrr...Totally frustrated

I am so frustrated with the scales. They dip down to 185 for a nano second (normal BMI) then shoot back up and have been floating around 188 (plus or minus a few pounds) for weeks. I know my body is changing - my belly skin is hanging more (sorry tmi!! ), my clothes are fitting better, I have so much more energy, and I know I should be looking at these things, which I am too, but what is going on!!!! I really hate the hanging skin, and rolls of fat I have now. They show worse through clothes than they did when I was at my heaviest. I even have two bits that hang down over my waist band. Sorry, I'm just venting, and I know all the answers, but I also know you guys will put up with me and be patient with me and my whining! Oh how I wish I was one of the faster looosers and not a garden snail like I am. I'm not in what I call 'normal' size clothes yet, not far off but everything is so tantalisingly close, yet still out of reach. I think my body is snoozing not losing Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

I can totally relate to your post . My weightloss has stalled and even went up 3 pounds this week (mostly pms). BUT I know that the current stall is MY fault. I'm eating too many carbs, I'm grazing, I'm eating sweet things in small amounts, I'm sipping with meals, I'm letting my exercise go slack. I know what things need to be done but I'm choosing not to do them. I sometimes wonder if I'm sabotaging myself because I can't accept that I deserve a healthierlife (does that even make sense)? I didn't mean to ramble. I just wanted to let you know I'm frustrated too and I completely understand your frustrations. Mandy

Hi Mandy! I just bought a book called Emotional Eaters Let Go Guide, it's been pretty interesting so far. Each day i do an activity that will eventually help me break my emotional eating cycles. I think that's why i'm stuck and stalling at 152, which sounds like a poor poor Andi but it's not becauase i'm only 4'10 so i need to be ALOT less then that. What one change can we make this week? Hugs, ANDI

Andy, I'm 4 '10 as well and stuck @ 152 ,what the heck is that all about ? I just can't seem to get motivated to exercise and I am thinkin about gettin back on the PROTEIN SHAKES again too like someone else mentioned .I think we all should get our butts in gear around here.

Maybe this is where our bodies feel most comfortable? I don't feel like going back to protein shakes. I'm having the kind of day where i just want to eat carbs and cry, but that won't help the situation any! Be Well, ANDI

Hang tough girl i'm right there with you. I know that mine is from a lack of exercise combined with a marked increase in carbs and junk. The skin rolls really make me nutz, if i could wear power panties under a bathing suit i would! I also seem to be having a problem with spider veins and that's just nasty, when i can finally show off my new legs i have no urge to bcause they look like hell! It's a cruel joke sometimes. I will let you whine today but tomorrow you've got to have a plan of attack, what will we do differently, what changes will we make and how will we get that scale moving? I am going to go look at yet another gym today perhaps they'll have a bargain so that I don't feel like i'm taking food out of my children's mouths. Hugs, ANDI

Ruth.. I am so sorry you are struggling. I know watching that scale is and can be very disheartening. I had a great week 2 weeks ago and gained some back this week and I did nothing to have it come back. It is very frustrating. I remember watching the scale for 2 months trying to loose those last 4 pounds to get to 150 which is my normal bmi. It is so tough to hit the milestones like onderland and we see it come off so quickly than just slow to a snails pace. We want that quick time back. Be strong.. increase your protein.. maybe add a shake to kick your metabalism back in gear. Just hang in there.. one day you're gonna jump on there and it will hit that number you've been waiting for.. dont loose site of what you have accomplished so far.. hugs Carla

I understand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The scale has moved like a snail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and the skin....... YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gross is an understatement... you know we would be a size smaller if we didn't have to find a place for the skin!!!!!!!! not even to speak of my boobs looking at my feet

patience is the key to success. the more you stress, the worse you feel, the worse you feel, the more you stress. kat