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Mimzy:
Hi everyone, it has been awhile since I have posted but I have lived the FTS lifestyle 100%.  I am getting depressed...okay so I am depressed.  My weight loss has been at a stand still for quite awhile.  I have been very active but nothing is happening.  I had thought by now I would have reached my goal or at least been real close.  I feel like I have as much weight to lose now as when I first started.  You know the feeling I am talking about?  Like you have this goal but it is so far away you feel like you will never get there.  I have gotten many people started on the lifestyle and I am very supportive to them, but I feel very alone.  I am sure that sounds goofy but it is how I feel.  My husband makes comments that he can't wait until I am done with this, he doesn't seem to get that I intend to pretty much eat the same as I do now when I reach my goal.  I am sorry, I guess I just had to have a pity party and have no where else to vent.  This is not my normal demeanor so please don't judge me by this post.  I just needed to express how I am feeling.

joagain:
Mimzy I knew you been missing on the forum. I know how you feel  I see everyone losing 5-10-15 lbs a month and I look at my loss and think I should have been at my goal . But I am not and neither are you . I have said this before I started FTS to lose weight like everyone else did thinking 30 pounds in 30 days well that was not in the cards for me and alot of other people . But boy oh boy do I feel better then I did last Sept . I will always eat this way now .

 It still doent stop the feeling you are having I still get them and just cuss alittle and then go about my FTS day we are smaller and healthier then we were when we started.

 The sad thing is so many people when they get Dougs book and start FTS and  they dont lose a pound a day like it says they will not stick with it ,they never get to see the true benifts from living FTS by staying on it for  months . Tell your hubby you will never stop doing htis this is the way you are going to eat .

 Mimzy its ok to have pity parties ,I have sometimes just know that people dont like to come to them . LOL Keep your chin up !!!!

shawn116:
Well said Jo

Mimzy I so know how you feel.  My loss is going sooooo slow and I think that my hubs is just waiting for me to snap out of this "fad" that I am in...LOL  To bad for him.  I wish he knew how much better he would feel if he would just try it.  Hang in there.  Don't worry about the pity party..... we all have to throw one every once in a while....  ;)   You are not alone... we are here to listen any time  :)

SherriPie:
It is so hard when your weight loss stalls and you are doing the exact same thing as before. Mine does that about every three months, and it drives me crazy. BTW, beating up on the scale really doesn't help change the numbers. :)

What I have done in the past to jump start my weighloss is lower my carb intake. Try just doing 12 carbs a day for a week. Take all sugar alcohols and "extras" out and just go back to the basics for one week. I found last time that some meat I was eating daily said no carbs but must have had a ton. When I removed it, I started loosing again. So by extras I mean anything that hasn't proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that it will help you lose weight. Be mindful of your portion sizes and after a week you should see that scale moving all over the place (without beating it). 

Rena:
Everyone here has good advice, Mimzy. I've stalled out pretty bad too. I don't think I lost anything for the entire month of March. As soon as I started really tracking my food, I began losing again. I wasn't writing everything down before, but it's really helped me.

And I know what you mean about your husband saying he'll be glad when you're done. Mine had that same thinking when he started and just wanted to "get it over with" and get to his goal. He got lazy and put some weight back on, so now he's seeing how it works and how he'll have to make a better effort to make this a lifestyle change if he wants to stay at a certain weight.

Just keep doing what you're doing. If I were to give any advice, I'd recommend you track your food intake. I use FatSecret and it really helps me keep track of everything that goes in my mouth. Not only that, but it adds up all those little hidden carbs so they don't have a chance to sneak up on you.

GOOD LUCK! :)

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