I don't know how much I weigh, approximately 230 lbs, 30 y/o 5'11" female. I exercise 1-2 hours a day 6 days a week and I recently raised my calories from 1100 to 1700
I have seen some progress in the last 6 weeks, I went down a cup size and a clothing size, lost an inch all over my body, have seen progress in the mirror and in photos and have received feedback that it looks like I've lost weight. I don't weigh myself because I don't have a scale and my fiancee doesn't want me to get one because I get hyper fixated on numbers and he thinks it will become an obsession. I understand this I will often measure myself multiple times a day because I'm worried I didn't do it correctly the last time and I keep spreadsheets of every number I do track and look at them frequently throughout the day. I am autistic with OCD and I get where he's coming from and I agree.
I mostly feel like I should have made more progress than I have now. I'm still obese and I'm still plus size. I have never been overweight until the last 3 years and it's difficult to look at myself in the mirror ever day and feel so unlike myself, it's difficult to shop (I love shopping normally) and it feels so bad that there are hardly any photos of me since I gained weight. I have seen some differences in the last 6 weeks but it feels like with all the work I've been doing to change my lifestyle that I should be drastically different by now.
What advice would you give to someone like me who is so frustrated with seeing what feels like minimal progress with a high amount of effort?
My question is *not * about how to lose more weight but how to deal with how slow the process is.
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/16pxnkx/not_enough_progress/
Comments
Post a Comment