Hi ladies. Well I bought a treadmill over a week ago. I have been doing a cardio workout every other day, treadmill every day, and boxing every other day. I wasn't supposed to weigh myself until Sunday...but could'nt wait. I HAVEN'T LOST NOTHING!!! I know I had a few snacks, but I can't even indulge myself once in a while?! I mean I thought I was doing ALOT of exercising it probobly wouldnt matter. I have been on my diet since Sep 22 now and basically have lost nothing. I just don't know what to do anymore. OH and I'm also on the Alli Pills, and those aren't doing squat either. I'm working my butt off and I was praying to god to at least let me loose 1-2lbs for all my hard work....nope...I just don't understand! I'm tired! All this hard work isen't paying off. I'm depressed and feel like I just want to give up but I don't want to!!! I probobly wont meet my mini goal onederland by nov 20...And I bought 2 goal shirts yesterday but it just depresses me more now because I feel like i'll never get to wear them. I'm just so confused, do I need more exercising???? Help!!!:(
What is your eating plan? I didn't really start losing until I was counting everything, everything I put in my mouth. I definitely felt like you did when I thought I was exercising a ton and eating right and basically losing nothing. ETA: and even though I wasn't losing, I was making fitness improvements...I could hike up a mountain after one year of lots of exercise and minimal weight loss.
On the good news side of things, I bet you are healthier since you started exercising...invisible things are probably changing, like your endurance, bp, cholesterol, etc...that is reason enough to stick with it!
I second what forestroad said. How much carbs/fat/protein/cals? What types of foods (white pasta or whole wheat?)? What kind of snacks and how much?
To be perfectly blunt, it sounds like "a few snacks" "every once in a while" is what's doing you in.
For me, weight loss is probably 90% about what I'm eating. Depending on what your indulgence is, you can take a carefully earned calorie deficit, forged in all those workout sessions, and literally eat it away in a few minutes. So I'd encourage you to really try to figure out exactly how many calories you're eating, and how they impact your average calories for the week.
It takes some time to get into the groove of what works for your body...you'll figure it out and be on your way.
And I agree - all that exercise IS NOT a loss - your body got all kinds of health benefits from it, even if they didn't appear on the scale.
invisible things are probably changing, like your endurance, bp, cholesterol, etc...that is reason enough to stick with it
That's right! Don't forget this isn't just weight loss, it's a lifestyle change! There are so many reason you could not be losing weight ranging from a plateau to gaining muscle to not eating enough calories! Weight loss is not linear.
Admire your new goal shirts, keep up your hard work, and even if you don't meet your goal by your timeline, just strive to meet your goal!