Seriously about to break down

THAT's commitment!  WOW I would be seriously wondering by now.  You are right, at least I'm not gaining -- I just wish I could have gotten a little more off before the "maintenance" started!

Don't beat yourself up about this...I'm on the other side of this spectrum and know that to a significant degree, the scale does lie!  I've been a size 10 AND a 6 AT JUST ABOUT THE SAME WEIGHT!!!  Whatever changes you've made, you gotta know they're for the best and IT IS WORKING DESPITE THE NUMBERS!!!  Keep up the good work, hon! P.S.-And have that steak too!

Well I decided to forego the steak -- I got a pineapple bbq marinated salmon filet instead.....probably a little more sugar than I normally would have had, but trust me -- about the BEST thing they had on the menu for me 

If you are doing the right things the scales will get the message eventually. Sometimes the scales are a bit slow... I personally found my weight loss would happen in cycles.  Steady for a while, suddenly drop... creep back up... steadily drop back then repeat! In other words, it wasn't a predictabe even loss.

Just a thought, maybe you're holding a bit due to time of month? That always happens to me.

Keep up workouts and healthful eating and your body will thank you for keeping on the journey.

Besides- 18lbs is ALOT! You have every right to be proud of that achievement.

Em

I know 18 lbs isn't bad if you average it out, but I am just disgruntled that things were moving and now they aren't.  You are right though -- I suppose if I keep to it, they will again move.  They HAVE to right?  I mean.....

I went from eating out one-two meals per day -- almost every day .....snacking like crazy -- OVEReating....eating tons of sugar....fried foods....some binge-type eating.....and really not paying any attention to what I was eating.....to now being VERY conscious of EVERYTHING and making very GOOD choices and no junk .....that HAS to do SOMETHING!  

Jen...just got back from my WW meeting (-1lb) and our topic today was exactly what you're experiencing.  One gal had been at a plateau for 15 weeks (OMG) and had finally broken it.  Not sure I would have hung on that long, but that's why I'm where I am cause I have given up before cause the results weren't quick enough for me.  And where do we end up if we throw in the towel now? I understand your frustration!!!  It is conceivable that you have actually put on some muscle and we have all been told that muscle weighs more than fat.  I guarantee you that if you stick to your program, the pounds will start dropping again.  I think this is such a crucial point.  I have been there so many times and given in and then start that whole guilt/shame/failure scenerio that feels so rotten and makes me just eat more and those pounds I worked so hard to get off come back in half the time! THIS TOO SHALL PASS.  Just keep up the good work and that old scale will show a change for the better.  Go out and have your steak tonight....it fits into the whole low carb thing.  I am actually going out to dinner tonight and gonna have myself the steak I've been wanting all week and some steamed broccoli to go with it....no guilt, no shame, no sense of failure.  I swear the key to all this is to stay with a positive outlook and seeing yourself as a success.  Just do some visualization of yourself in that wedding dress....at a lower weight than you are now.  You will be a lovely bride no matter...your honey loves you now and will love you no matter what size the dress.  Don't stress over the dress size, but just keep eating healthy food choices and you will succeed. WE'RE GONNA DO THIS!!  THINK POSITIVE!!

Thanks Sherrie....I'm trying to stay positive -- I am better today than yesterday.  I can't imagine a 15 week plateau!  WOW!

You are right that my sweetie loves me no matter what my size is going to be.  I mean -- the truth of the matter is, my wedding will soon be here whether I lose another pound or not, but like any woman, I want to look my best.  I am not doing this and trying to change my life FOR my wedding, but the incentive certainly got my butt moving when I did.  It was the extra push for me at the time.  This is something I intend to do for the long haul though.  Even though I am frustrated, I don't see myself going back to the old ways really.  I mean, even though I have had a couple days here lately where I have thought, "I just really want....x...."  I guess in the grand scheme of things I am going to have to learn that sometimes I am just going to have to get .... x.... and move on.  As long as I am not eating ....x..... all the time and eating it in excess then I will be fine.  I just want to get the bulk of this weight off so I can CONTINUE to feel better about myself -- mentally and physically -- and then work on maintaining it....forever...

I do this from time to time. I will stay the same weight for 2 weeks and I always freak out and get down on myself. But the next week BAM there it is a big loss...so keep going. Sometimes you just have those stall weeks. Its normal! :)

Thanks Christa......I know I'm normal.....well....weightloss-wise   lol  I'm just so annoyed right  now -- but I'll get over it -- I don't really have a choice.  I probably need to lay off the scale but then I suppose I will just think about it and wonder -- maybe it IS better to know!  See, I'm obsessing again!  Anyway, we'll see what next week brings -- hopefully SOMETHING moving in the RIGHT direction! 

Dude, I have been there all my life, really. There's a couple things to consider: 1.  it does take time, more than you can imagine. It IS overwhelming. This is why to take it one day at a time, even twenty minutes at a time - focus on the short term.   I must point out that losing 18# in what, 8 weeks is about right..that is meaningful loss at a slow rate that tells me that you really are changing habits over time.  When peeps lose too fast, we all know what is going to happen - we've all done it lots of times...you haven't really learned squat, so when you stop the fad of the day approach, you gain it all back.  duh. My point here is to be patient.  This rate of loss is great, especially if the way you eat  & move now is something you will REALLY do as long as you breathe on this earth.  2.  Accept your body as it is. Love it anyway, even if it is not cooperative to your expectations.  Feed it like it deserves to be fed - with good, whole, food. Move it gently and consistently, and challenge it once in a while.

 

I think you RAWK...this is a low point, just observe all these feleings and don't them become an excuse to stop all the great things you have been doing.