Quote Originally Posted by katluvr View Post
Warning: whining ahead

I am very happy for all of you losing weight on WW and enjoying it. I must admit a am frustrated. I have tried hard to stay on plan, I feel I have cut my intake greatly, I have cut my wine consumption (and beer) greatly. I have enjoyed my weekends--and that may be the problem. Losing weight has never been easy for me. And when I run 10 miles and feel like I should be able to eat a bit more (especially when I am ravanish). I wish just being active was enough!

Ok, so I HAVE lost weight. I am usually up and down alot during the week but in 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 pounds. So that is about 0.5 pounds a week. Which when I think back that is usually how much weight I lose. I am a real slow loser!

So I am going to keep on the plan, try to be a bit better (but still relax a bit) on the weekend and up my during the week workouts. And continue to "tweak" things to see what really works for me.

Thanks for letting me whine a bit!
K
I don't think you are whining... you are just frustrated. Me, too. I've lost, but not a lot. Only 6.6 pounds in 6 weeks. It's frustrating for me, too. I hear people who've lost 15 or more in that time frame and it bugs me. I know that for me it's just jealousy that they are losing faster than me. I also know that when I lost my weight before it was FAST and that it all came back on. I'm trying to remember that if I do it slow, maybe it will stay off (but that doesn't help when I weigh in and I feel like I've cut way back and I'm only down .7).
I feel your pain and frustration.
Last time I was gung-ho, balls to the wall, etc and I lost quickly. It wasn't something I could do long-term (it felt like- and was- dieting). This time I'm trying to make it a lifestyle by cutting back and still indulging when I run 10 miles, or bike 50, and I guess that means losing slowly. Like a tortoise... we will make it there, it will just take us much longer. :/
I'm not happy about it, but I'm more unhappy with myself for gaining it back. I wish I could go back in time... it was far easier losing weight when I was 30 than when I'm nearly 40 now.