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Hello, I'm new here and need some help. I am so close to giving up with my weight loss routine, as things just aren't moving forward and it's frustrating.
Here's my story:
I'm a 37 year old male, 5 ft 11 inches tall, currently floating between 198 and 201 lbs. I exercise 6 days a week, with a 3 mile aerobic program. I eat 2000 calories a day and include fruits and vegetables with every meal. I count calories very carefully and make the majority of my meals from scratch, so I have better control. I started my weight loss program 1 year and 1 month ago and had a starting weight of 232.5 lbs. When I originally started, I was following a previous weight loss routine that had worked for me in the past. I was only eating 1200 calories a day and didn't start exercising until about 6ish months into the program. When I stalled, I was told to increase my calories and after a month or so, I should see things moving again. I did just that and I was happy to see the lbs start coming off again after the calorie increase. Since then, I cannot crack the 200 lbs barrier for more than 1 to 2 weeks before I go back over 200 again. My goal is 175 lbs and have many friends that are reaching their goals in less time and losing much more weight than me. I have tried everything to get to my goal and feel that I am doing everything right, so what is it that makes my story different from everyone else's?
I don't want to give up and won't give up, but it is destroying my confidence every time I get on that scale Friday morning and see no change or a gain. I work really hard at this and am just not seeing any results. Please help.
Thank you.
Here's my story:
I'm a 37 year old male, 5 ft 11 inches tall, currently floating between 198 and 201 lbs. I exercise 6 days a week, with a 3 mile aerobic program. I eat 2000 calories a day and include fruits and vegetables with every meal. I count calories very carefully and make the majority of my meals from scratch, so I have better control. I started my weight loss program 1 year and 1 month ago and had a starting weight of 232.5 lbs. When I originally started, I was following a previous weight loss routine that had worked for me in the past. I was only eating 1200 calories a day and didn't start exercising until about 6ish months into the program. When I stalled, I was told to increase my calories and after a month or so, I should see things moving again. I did just that and I was happy to see the lbs start coming off again after the calorie increase. Since then, I cannot crack the 200 lbs barrier for more than 1 to 2 weeks before I go back over 200 again. My goal is 175 lbs and have many friends that are reaching their goals in less time and losing much more weight than me. I have tried everything to get to my goal and feel that I am doing everything right, so what is it that makes my story different from everyone else's?
I don't want to give up and won't give up, but it is destroying my confidence every time I get on that scale Friday morning and see no change or a gain. I work really hard at this and am just not seeing any results. Please help.
Thank you.
