Monday, September 13, 2010

Hopeless

What do you do when you are starting to feel like losing weight is hopeless?  I'm not at that point yet but I keep asking my husband how come I'm not losing much weight when I'm eating right and exercising.  I know its better to lose the weight slower because then you have a better chance of keeping it off but it just feels like the scales not moving.  I'm still determined to lose weight so I'm not giving up but I do have that fear that one morning I'm just going to wake up and say screw it I'm tired of working so hard for nothing.  I read other peoples blogs and I know I should not compare myself to them but they are losing 2 or 3 lbs a week.  My weigh in is tomorrow and right now I don't even think I'm going to have a loss this week.  I just don't get what is stalling my weight loss.  I know as you get older your metabolism slows down but just a year ago I dropped 40 lbs doing Weight Watchers.  I compare how I eat now to how I ate 2 months ago and it is a tremendous difference.  Could it be the medicine I'm on, my doctor did do some blood work to make sure everything is working right but I haven't gotten the results yet.  I'm going to call her tomorrow and see if I can find out.  Its never been this hard for me to lose weight before.  I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome years ago but once I got down to a certain weight that didn't seem to be an issue anymore but I'm wondering if its not back now.  I haven't had my period now in a couple of months but there is pretty much no chance that I'm pregnant because I got my tubes tied over 7 years ago.  Maybe my PCOS is back and that can make it harder to lose weight.  If I could just figure out what is standing in my way then I can change it but I have no idea at this point.  I know that I'm not exercising as much as I should be but I've lost weight before without exercising at all.  Its like trying to find a needle in a haystack as to what is going to work for me.  I feel like I'm just being such a complainer but never in my life have I put so much into to losing weight only to get so little in return.

8 comments:

  1. Hugs!! I hope you are able to figure out what is stalling you!!! I understand how frustrating it is!!!!

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  2. If the weight hasn't been moving in 1-2 weeks, it's OK... keep plowing and it will go. If it's been longer than that, it's time to switching things up and try some new methods- different workouts, different foods/ ways of eating. I know you'll break through. :-)

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  3. I agree with BlueBeari if you're still at a standstill, trying change your routine up ... different foods, cooking styles, different workouts, more repetitions of weights with lighter weights. I also have PCOS, and the insulin resistance can present a difficulty with losing weight, but i hope for both our sakes, we don't have problems with that! Keep working hard!

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  4. I just went through a plateau and started eating more and the weight started coming off again. Changing stuff up really helps and keeps the motivation going.

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  5. lordy I can related!
    and for me in those moments all I COULD DO was remind myself the days would pass whether I stuck to my healthy living path or not---so I might as well stick.

    xo xo

    MizFit

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  6. I agree with everyone else. Change up your routine. I know when I come to a standstill it's usually because I need to cut back on the white flour products I eat (like bread). I hope you can find out what's hindering you. Good luck! *Hugs*

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  7. I will keep making changes until I find what works for me, I was surprised today though because I did lose a pound this last week so even though its not coming off that fast at least it is coming off. Thanks to all you for being here when I needed cheering up I hope I can do the same for you sometime.

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  8. I have PCOS too. From what I understand, it never goes away, we can only manage symptoms. It does make weightloss a lot harder. I have noticed that I lose weight fast when I eat low carb. However, I have done that diet too many times and always fail as I have to have bread, etc in my life. Anyway, hang in there! ;-)

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