I keep thinking I'm not losing fast enough

[apple-saucy 17]

:sigh I feel like I've been at the same weight forever. In reality it's been 11 days of up two down one...up half down half up down up down. It's annoying.

Then I go back over the last month and realize that I've only lost 6lbs in the last 30 days...and I begin to wonder what I'm doing wrong.

[foxgirl74 5]

Don't be discouraged, right around 65 pounds lost my body went completely shut down mode and did not want to budge either. I think it is kind of survival mode. I am losing again, but super slow, and that is ok because it is healthier. Frustrating, but it will still come off. 6 pounds in 30 days is still excellent, and it means you are still loosing, and not going backward!! Just focus on the important stuff, like massive Water intake. When in doubt, drink some more water, of all things it will probably help the most. I have also read from someone on here that once your body reaches a weight that it had been at for a long period of time it tried to stay there. So for me, 180-185 ish was my normal weight for a good part of my life, so my body did NOT want to leave that weight range. Maybe this is the case?

[coops 1,790]

Hey Apple-saucy... i am on the same page as you... in 8 weeks I have lost 5lb... but it is STILL A LOSS!!

I do bounce up and down 2lb from day to day.

I am now of the opinion that my body will respond when it is good and ready... but I am over a year out so the fast weight loss is a thing of the past, actually I never was a 'fast' loser!

Just keep doing what you are doing and try to relax. It will happen for you... and for all of us! =]

[feedyoureye 3,087]

30 days, 3 pounds. At least its in the right direction! Part of that time I gained 2 pounds..... The body does what it wants... just keep on with the good habits as much as you can.

[janinemaire 7]

Yup, this sounds like my story too. I have been losing 6 pounds a month since I was 3 months out. I am nervous because I've barely lost anything the last 6 weeks. I'm 9 months out and lost about 80 pounds but I still have 47 pounds to go. Coops is right though it will happen. When you think about it, how could it be possible to not lose weight with the amount we eat. Foxgirl, thats a interestiing point you made, my body was at the weight I am now for a long time maybe it just wants to sit there a while.

[To Be Thin 2011 80]

:sigh I feel like I've been at the same weight forever. In reality it's been 11 days of up two down one...up half down half up down up down. It's annoying.

Then I go back over the last month and realize that I've only lost 6lbs in the last 30 days...and I begin to wonder what I'm doing wrong.

I feel the same way.... it is frustrating - I want to see big numbers!!!! LOL! I am determined to do better for the month of August.. I only weigh myself once a month cause I dont want to get frustrated... I can tell in my clothes if I am losing or not! But come 9/3/2011 my next weigh in... If I dont see a better weight loss I am doing the 5 day pouch test... that will get me back on track!

Good luck!!