sptejeda's Journal

I need some inspiration
Sep 27 2009 21:51

I think I've lost my drive to lose weight...I have been so down on my 8lb weight gain! I have been working out but may be it's not enough to make for what I have gained over the last month. I love that my husband is home from Iraq but I have slipped back to our old ways...I hate myself for it! I need to get back to my healthy eating. I have been working out almost everyday...6 days a week but i've only lost 1.5 lbs in 2 weeks...not good!

I need to refocus!!!! I'm losing my drive and I'm afraid that I will let myself go. I gues, I need to focus on my daily progress and the weight will come off as it has in the past...SLOWLY!!!!

can I lose 9 lbs in 2.5 weeks?
Sep 24 2009 08:10

I have gained 8 lbs  while my leave of absence from work. My husband came home from Iraq and we vacationed and spent lots of time together, but I didn't workout and I over ate...I am so very upset. I went back to work and back to the gym ...I lost 2 lbs right a way but some how IO gained iot back in the last week. I feel so low, right now! makes me not want to eat anything!  I'm going to visit my family and friends in about 2 weeks and I really need to get this weight off!

I need to refocus!

losing motivation and need some inspiration PLEASE!!
Aug 06 2009 21:26

I've working out for about 6 months and have lost over 26 lbs. I change up my routines every few weeks and add weights, but i just have lost motivation. I used to look forward to working out and now IT IS A CHORE! I feel tired all the time and I'm just not motivated to push hard. I have only been working out for 45 min, which is just not enough, if I need to 60-90 min of cardio alone and weight training. I only do about 30 min of cardio and 15-30 Min a day of weights. i just don't know what to do to get myself going and lose more weight. I'm 152 and need to get to at least 140 or so , so I'm not in the overweight category.

I would love some suggestions:)

Need some motivation!
Jul 19 2009 20:20

I can tell that I have lost weight, yes, but i feel like I will never make to my goal. It has taken me 5 months to lose 22 lbs! I feel like no matter how hard I workout and how much I weigh and count calories, I will never get there. I guess a lot stems from my best Friend and my sister who have lost tons of weight while I work out 6-7 days a week and count every calorie. The weekly weigh ins are embarrassing for me. My friend loses 1-3 lbs a week and I lose nothing or .5. She has lost almost 50lbs in 7 months...she does work at it but she doesn't work out all the time and she eats more. Yes, she started out heavier but now she is only 20lbs from where I am...it upsets me. I never tell her it upsets me because Iam so proud of her and want her to reach her goals! I just frustrate myself and get very sad. I have a trainer and I workout on my own and very little progress is made. I look at myself in the mirror and I just want to throw up...I feel so defeated. I won't even try on wedding dresses because I don't want to try on a 14 or some thing like that (I'm a 10/12 but wedding dresses are made small).

I know that I'm not extremely overweight, I'm 157ish, but when I look in the mirror it's what i see. I see myself as lumpy and gross. I do a lot of toning and cardio in hopes that there will be some progress. I know I can't stop now I've worked to hard but it sure makes me think that I will always be fat!

losing weight very slowly!
Jul 03 2009 23:17

It's been almost 5 months and I have only lost about 20 lbs. I have worked very hard at working out 5-7 days a week and counting calories, yet the results seem minimal compared to all the work I put in.

I do feel better about how I look and I am wearing a smaller size but I still have 8's in the closet...I guess it seem like a dream to think I will ever wear them again.   I statred at 180 and now am 159 but that's about what  was when I could fit into smaller clothes last year. I get so discouraged and wonder if I will ever get there. I'm not even losing 1 lb a week anymore no matter how hard I workout...yes, I do log all my food, including sauces, dressing, and oils.

I guess I'm just having a bad day...week...maybe month. it took me 4 months to gain the weight and it's taking twice as long to get it off...I'm so sad.

why am I not losing weight and what am I doing wrong?!!!
May 06 2009 18:53

I am so careful about what I eat and do not have more than 1200 calories a day and I workout for 45-60 min a day. I just can not understand why, in over 3 months, I have only lost 10lbs...makes me want to give up!!!! I have friend who is also is working on losing weight and she is lsing 2lbs a week. She doesn't workout everyday and I do! I am really becoming more and more frustrated as the as the days go on. Some days, like today, I want to go back to the gym for another workout...I'm sure that is kind of crazy, but I can't help it. I just can't seem to be getting any results!!!! It doesn't help that we have a weekly weigh in and she always has some weight loss to report and I don't. I have been tested for my thyroid but that isn't it, what can I be doing wrong?

starting to see progress
Apr 01 2009 10:38

I started this journey of weight loss almost 2 months ago and have been diligent. Sadly, it seemed that I just wasn’t losing weight…or very slowly! Some weeks I gained weight which angered me and frustrated me, so I just worked out harder. I have finally realized that my body is changing, regardless of what the scale says. I might have only lost 8.5 lbs in 8 weeks but I do feel better about myself. I need to celebrate how hard I have worked and how far I’ve come ….I can’t let the scale rule my life or my emotions anymore!

I've become obssesed!
Mar 18 2009 13:43

I have been so good about not eating more than 1200 calories a day and can't help but feel guilty when I go over in the slightest. Today, I had oatmeal and some nuts for breakfast but then a friend called and we went to lunch, where I had  soup, salad, and bread. I knew that would put me over for the day...it sure did. Now, I feel gulity and probably won't eat dinner, since I've hit my 1200 mark for the day...I think there is something wrong with me!

I know I should have asked for no dressing, no bread, and a non creame based soup, but i didn't. Now, I' m really upset. Should I just workout extra to compensate for the extra calories? should I not eat dinner? I don't know what to do.

could my scale be right?
Feb 27 2009 07:27

So, I weighed myself a couple days ago and I gained 2 lbs....how is that possible? I  have been loosing about 1.5-2 lbs a week and now I have gained 2 lbs? I have been excersising everyday and watching what I eat. I don't get what could have happened. It's things like this that discourage me! I work so hard everyday on my weight and the scale betrays me!