Losing weight is HARD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a vent. Starting January 1, I started detoxing - no alcohol, no sugar, no simple carbs. Most days I also fast from 7 pm - 11 am.

I started at 158 and am down to 152. I'd love to be below 140, but I think a reasonable goal for me is to stay between 140 - 143. I'm 5'7.

An average day looks like this....

Wake up. Have coffee with sweetener and a splash of milk.

Eat something around 11 a.m. Sometimes 2 eggs w/ mushrooms and turkey smoked sausage, sometimes more lunch food -- a can of soup, cottage cheese and fruit, or dinner leftovers (meat like chicken or pork and some vegetables).

Dinner around 6 pm, usually meat and vegetables - salmon, chicken, pork, occasionally beef, and a vegetable on the side. Sometimes throughout the day I will also have a snack of fruit, a few nuts, or a Triple Zero yogurt.

As far as exercise, I get in 1.5 hours of cardio twice a week, get 30 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week, do strength/flexibility 2-3 times a week, or on a really light day will just walk a few miles. It's very rare I do absolutely no exercise.

I guess I hoped to lose it faster because I was eating pretty poorly late last year. I don't drink much, but I had gotten very sloppy with sweets and simple carbs and mid-day snacks.

Does this sound like an ok pace? Am I expecting too much?

It’s not hard. Eat less. Move more.

[Anonymous]

You have lost 6 lbs in 3 weeks. That is a pretty aggressive rate of fat loss. Not sure what you are expecting, but you need to really temper your expectation if you think you should have lost more by now.

+1. I am on a similar plan as OP and have lost 30 pounds since labor day (150s to 120s). I only step on the scale every 2 weeks or so because I don't want to get hung up on it. Keep doing what you're doing and you will lose it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes. It's hard to well-nigh impossible for people no longer young with slow metabolism.

I gave up from Christmas to now. Preparing myself mentally to start again.

Give me courage!

You can do it!! If my dad could lose 25 lbs when he was 55 years old and keep it off, you can achieve your weight loss goals.

Np. I don't think you can compare men and women regarding weight loss. Isn't it much easier for men? They havent had children nor gone through perimenopause or menopause?

Op you really only want to lose one to two pounds per week. Slow and steady wins the race!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a vent. Starting January 1, I started detoxing - no alcohol, no sugar, no simple carbs. Most days I also fast from 7 pm - 11 am.

I started at 158 and am down to 152. I'd love to be below 140, but I think a reasonable goal for me is to stay between 140 - 143. I'm 5'7.

An average day looks like this....

Wake up. Have coffee with sweetener and a splash of milk.

Eat something around 11 a.m. Sometimes 2 eggs w/ mushrooms and turkey smoked sausage, sometimes more lunch food -- a can of soup, cottage cheese and fruit, or dinner leftovers (meat like chicken or pork and some vegetables).

Dinner around 6 pm, usually meat and vegetables - salmon, chicken, pork, occasionally beef, and a vegetable on the side. Sometimes throughout the day I will also have a snack of fruit, a few nuts, or a Triple Zero yogurt.

As far as exercise, I get in 1.5 hours of cardio twice a week, get 30 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week, do strength/flexibility 2-3 times a week, or on a really light day will just walk a few miles. It's very rare I do absolutely no exercise.

I guess I hoped to lose it faster because I was eating pretty poorly late last year. I don't drink much, but I had gotten very sloppy with sweets and simple carbs and mid-day snacks.

Does this sound like an ok pace? Am I expecting too much?

It’s not hard. Eat less. Move more.

Pp you are wrong. It is hard because humans tend not to do what you say! If it were easy we all would be fit. Willpower takes strength.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a vent. Starting January 1, I started detoxing - no alcohol, no sugar, no simple carbs. Most days I also fast from 7 pm - 11 am.

I started at 158 and am down to 152. I'd love to be below 140, but I think a reasonable goal for me is to stay between 140 - 143. I'm 5'7.

An average day looks like this....

Wake up. Have coffee with sweetener and a splash of milk.

Eat something around 11 a.m. Sometimes 2 eggs w/ mushrooms and turkey smoked sausage, sometimes more lunch food -- a can of soup, cottage cheese and fruit, or dinner leftovers (meat like chicken or pork and some vegetables).

Dinner around 6 pm, usually meat and vegetables - salmon, chicken, pork, occasionally beef, and a vegetable on the side. Sometimes throughout the day I will also have a snack of fruit, a few nuts, or a Triple Zero yogurt.

As far as exercise, I get in 1.5 hours of cardio twice a week, get 30 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week, do strength/flexibility 2-3 times a week, or on a really light day will just walk a few miles. It's very rare I do absolutely no exercise.

I guess I hoped to lose it faster because I was eating pretty poorly late last year. I don't drink much, but I had gotten very sloppy with sweets and simple carbs and mid-day snacks.

Does this sound like an ok pace? Am I expecting too much?

It’s not hard. Eat less. Move more.

Of course it's hard. If you have ever been food insecure, you understand that hunger is hard, it becomes psychologically a s physically hard. Just because you are choosing to eat less vs. not having the option of more food doesn't mean that your body doesn't react exactly the same way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes. It's hard to well-nigh impossible for people no longer young with slow metabolism.

I gave up from Christmas to now. Preparing myself mentally to start again.

Give me courage!

You can do it!! If my dad could lose 25 lbs when he was 55 years old and keep it off, you can achieve your weight loss goals.

Np. I don't think you can compare men and women regarding weight loss. Isn't it much easier for men? They havent had children nor gone through perimenopause or menopause?

Op you really only want to lose one to two pounds per week. Slow and steady wins the race!

It is easier for men but not for the reasons you have mentioned. It is easier because they are bigger, so they have an easier time to create a calorie deficit without eating some pitiful 1200 calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a vent. Starting January 1, I started detoxing - no alcohol, no sugar, no simple carbs. Most days I also fast from 7 pm - 11 am.

I started at 158 and am down to 152. I'd love to be below 140, but I think a reasonable goal for me is to stay between 140 - 143. I'm 5'7.

An average day looks like this....

Wake up. Have coffee with sweetener and a splash of milk.

Eat something around 11 a.m. Sometimes 2 eggs w/ mushrooms and turkey smoked sausage, sometimes more lunch food -- a can of soup, cottage cheese and fruit, or dinner leftovers (meat like chicken or pork and some vegetables).

Dinner around 6 pm, usually meat and vegetables - salmon, chicken, pork, occasionally beef, and a vegetable on the side. Sometimes throughout the day I will also have a snack of fruit, a few nuts, or a Triple Zero yogurt.

As far as exercise, I get in 1.5 hours of cardio twice a week, get 30 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week, do strength/flexibility 2-3 times a week, or on a really light day will just walk a few miles. It's very rare I do absolutely no exercise.

I guess I hoped to lose it faster because I was eating pretty poorly late last year. I don't drink much, but I had gotten very sloppy with sweets and simple carbs and mid-day snacks.

Does this sound like an ok pace? Am I expecting too much?

It’s not hard. Eat less. Move more.

Of course it's hard. If you have ever been food insecure, you understand that hunger is hard, it becomes psychologically a s physically hard. Just because you are choosing to eat less vs. not having the option of more food doesn't mean that your body doesn't react exactly the same way.

It's more about not being able to eat what you want. Many diets allow you to eat virtually unlimited quantities of certain things like vegetables, so you wouldn't have to feel "hungry" on them, just maybe unsatisfied (no chips or cookies).