anyone feeling discouraged

I just feel that I will always be over weight. I know that I need to be more positive. I go to the gym and work out several times a week. I watch what I eat sometimes. That is my problem area I love to eat.

Hang in there! Will power is my problem too. I have been on my diet for over a week now and I have lost ZERO. My husband has lost 6! eerrr! I am so impatient and had hoped to see the scales move a little! I work out 2-3 times per week and have stuck to a 1200 calorie diet...and nothing. I am hoping the fact that it is "that time of the month" is part of the reason. We just need to see that first pound come off and maybe then we can stay motivated! 

I feel your pain.... I'm into my 6th week and have only lost 1kg...  a bit disheartening, but it's slowly coming off, and I'm starting to feel fitter.  Food is my problem too... I love eating, and it turns out that even though I eat very healthily, I just eat too much. My dietician (she's just my mate) said that it takes a few weeks at least before you get used to eating smaller portions and making healthier choices... if only the world didn't conspire against us by making huge portions at restaurants and in the shops readily available!

Shellapps, hopefully you're right about the "monthly" problem and next week will be better (same for me this week, so hopefully it'll be better next).  Boys always lose weight so fast, it's so infuriating!  They're always like, "Oh what's your problem, you're not trying", but I think the fact that they have more muscle on them and tend to have worse eating habits, that a little change makes a much bigger difference!

Discouraged? you want discouraged? I've been on CC a year, lost --at last count-- 18.6 pounds and have almost 100 to go. I, too, love to eat, and usually eat healthy food. I've even learned to control portion size, to stop when I'm full, and trying to learn to slow down and chew, concentrating on what I'm eating.

I'm much more active now than I was a year ago, I exercise most days, but I'm old and fat and crippled and it's discouraging. I get tired and sore and hurt and have to quit for days.

I don't know if I eat "too much" or what...I average 2000 calories a day which should give me a deficit of 400 calories. I try to eat less, lower the calories to 1800 or 1700, but I always fall off the wagon! I managed some lower calorie days, and then, boom, 2 days in a row I can't seem to be satisfied.

Anyway, I guess I needed to rant. I'm usually more positive than this. I keep coming back to CC, keep logging and planning, keep increasing my activity by tiny little bits, and keep hoping that my progress will start up again.

hello there. i just joined the site literally about ten mins ago and your entry caught my eye. I feel the same way most of the time, and can completely relate to how your feeling. Im currently trying to get psyched up for a new fitness program to lose some weight, and hope i can be successful this time. But i just wanted to say that your beautiful and i know its hard to stay positive, but it is possible! I have lost weight before and then put it back on so i know how hard it can be. But keep your chin up! You can be as gorgeous as you will allow yourself to feel!