Getting discourged
I've been working my butt off at the gym and staying as active as my body will allow me. From my 6 month appointment on 24 April, I had set my self a target of at least 10 pounds to lose for the month. I weighed myself today and I only lost 7lbs. I am so upset and discouraged. This is the reason i don't own any scales in the house. Don't know what else to do, don't think i can exercise much more than i do now. ARRRG!!! just need to vent, any advise will be greatly appreciated
I don't have a tape measure but, i can feel the new clothes that i bought that were a size smaller are starting to fit now. I track my food intake on MFP and after a long struggle with food and so many hospitalizations, I finally reached a milestone by reaching 660-670 cals within the last few weeks. I am trying to increase my caloric intake per advise of some of the veterans on this board as i exercise five days a week. I don't know if the weight training is also adding on weight as muscles weigh more or it's something i'm doing wrong. I had set a goal to reach 200 by my 1 yr anniversary but, at this rate i don't see it happening. Thanks for your response.
Try to really up your water intake. When I was at a huge stall (like 6 weeks), I started drinking way more water and that seemed to make a big difference for me. You also have lost a very large amount of weight so far, give your body time to adjust and try not to get too frustrated. In perspective, if you had lost that ten pounds you were aiming for, you would feel better. . .you are letting three pounds ruin your day. Don't be so hard on yourself!