Just curious what everyone else finds frustrating or a setback.

I went to tan today, as I normally do (getting ready for our cruise!!). I've become increasingly aware of just how good I look in the mirrors at the salon. When you're right in front of the mirror, it slims you down. When you go off to the side, you look normal...and if you step to the side of the mirror and get close to the wall...it looks like a funhouse mirror. I know the salon probably uses these "shape shifting" mirrors to make people think they look 10 times better than they do...but it sure is frustrating.

I used this same tanning salon about 9 months ago when we went our on last cruise. I was working to lose weight then too...and every time I went into the salon, I was like "wow! I look great!!" and that's when my weight quit going v and went ^. That's frustrating!!

Rule: Trust only your house mirrors.

What frustrates me the most is my head getting in the way of my body... it doesn't set me back and make me quit... but it is frustrating nonetheless...

And it's fitness wise, not looks wise, my head say you should be able to do X,Y, Z and when my body doesn't cooperate -it's annoying...

whats frusterating to me, is knowing that its gonna take time to loose!! Esp. if you do it the right way. I want to loose and I wanna loose NOW, lol, you know?? It just doesnt' work that way though.

If you focus on today... and not worry about what's coming down the road... when you get down the road... look behind you and you'll see those numbers adding up...

Would it be obnoxious to say nothing?

I used to fret over time, but then it occurred to me to wonder what the heck I would even have to do if I wasn't constantly working on myself.

I can't wait to actually "try" to gain some weight but other than that it's all gravy - I'm really enjoying the process.

I'm going to have to agree with Focus on this one. Of course I would like to see the whole process move a little faster but overall I am actually enjoying the process. I enjoy the workouts, I enjoy the food and I enjoy the results.

These are some pretty good answers

And I agree with others. Take it one day at a time and eventually it'll be weeks behind you. And the numbers will add up.


Sami

The most frustrating thing for me is learning how to deal with the emotional and mental aspects of losing weight. For whatever reason my mind lags several years behind my progress and I have a hard time appreciating the hard work I have put into my body.

I also get frustrated with getting sore from a normal workout, makes me feel like all the working I've been doing was for nothing. The body is such a mysterious entity to me... it both amazes me and frustrates me!

For me it's not getting the results that I EXPECT. I work with technology in my job so everything is measurable and you know if you do this one thing you will get a specific result. Not so with weight loss! As I've gotten older, doing the same things I've done before has not given me the same results. So frustrating! It's like trying to hit an ever-moving target! Or maybe pinning jello to the wall

it's the outside stimulus for me...Like the guys at work asking me to go to happy hour, or go to the Chicago Hot Dog place for lunch...lol

The thing that gets me is all about the mental side. When I get stressed, I eat. It's a coping thing, and I'm trying to berak myself of old habits, but a coping thing none the less.

After I eat unhealthy, I look at myself in the mirror and think "why did I do that?" And then I go into the whole "pity party" thing where I don't think I'll ever be able to loose the weight I want to loose.

My main problem is that my mind isn't in sync with the changes taking place on my body. Many times I'll look in the mirror and see myself as I looked 57 lbs ago, even though everything else is SCREAMING at me that I definitely look MUCH different now; my mind can't register it and I end up thinking, "What the hell's the point if I still look fat?"

I still trudge on, and I'm noticing the change more and more as the days go by, but there are still as many FAT days as there are 'Hey, I look pretty good today!' ones.

I'm just guessing that I'll have to at least go through a year of maintenance before what I see in the mirror is, at least the majority of the time, reality.

i'm getting very frustrated, when i can't find any healthy food for me, what i really would like to eat in that moment. there can be lots of healthy food in my fridge, but in this moment then, i would rather eat something else...

i'm getting frustrated, when it takes so long to lose weight

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i'm getting frustrated, when i lose focus on sports, because i really don't like sports

aaaaand the biggest frustrating thing to me are clothes. if i try a nice pant on and my bum is just looking so fat... and the problem in all is, i'm unfortunately an emotional eater. when i'm frustrated, i really feel like i have to eat something fat or sweet to cover my sadness...

Yes, I agree. My mind sets me back as well and when I'm bloated from PMS, I actually think I'm 70 lbs heavier still. Sometimes I still feel like that very fat person when in reality when I look around me, I'm probably at about average now in an overweight society anyway. I don't look particularly different then *most* people.

I think at 38 too and knowing I'm probably inheriting my mother's arthritis, I hate that I have days too where my body hurts. I hate the realization that I'm not the 20 something year old I was when I used to work out, but it helps motivate me too because I realize when I'm smaller and stronger, overall I won't hurt as much if I do get her arthritis.

The thing that frustrates me most is fighting against my own lack of willpower. I want instant results but I know that anything done quickly is a half-hearted job, and I have to be willing to sacrifice in the meantime.

Sacrifice sucks sometimes though. They say nothing tastes as good as thin feels, but when thin is six months off, that ribeye looks mighty tasty in the present moment.

The hardest thing for me is that I'm not a very future-oriented person. So it's hard for me to visualize the end results of my goals.