ugh...I'm just so frustrated!!!!!!

[Haas29]

I'm entitled to feel miserable, right? Generally, I'm a happy go lucky kinda girl, but today has me in an odd mood. I'm beginning to get frustrated with myself. I feel like the phentermine doesn't work and no matter how much I excercise, the extra poundage isn't coming off!!!!! I had a year and a half ago, a c-section, to deliver my daughter, and now, my belly just jiggles. It's so depressing. I have just recently bought myself the ab roller, but so far really haven't seen results. I don't know what else to do to get my "jiggly" belly to tighten up and disappear? When I work out at the gym, I do the weight loss program on the ellipticals. And I work out 6 days a week. Today for some reason, it just really hit me. So, I'm venting, and hope that someone can please help me see the light, and maybe shine some wonderful suggestions or ideas as to what I can do to make myself happy again????? I've lost 45lbs so far, and have alot more to go, and when I read how people are just melting their pounds off with the phen, it makes me wonder, is it really working for me??? Tomorrow will be a better day for me, but today I just need to vent. UGH!!!!!!!!

[tooholly]

First of all, give yourself a huge pat on the back! You've lost 45 pounds! Woohoo! Good for you! Secondly, look at the wonderfu things you're doing for yourself! Working out! Dedication! Wow!

As for your frame of mind, its not easy. We are our own worst critics. We need to start being our own best cheerleaders. Until then, come here...I'll cheer you on! You've done amazing so far! Keep going!

[MiSsJoLi]

45 lbs already????? WOW!!! Thats great! You pick yourself right back up and pat yourself on the back, cuz you are doing great! I get discouraged too, but thats part of the game! We have ups and downs, but we will make it. Keep up the good work!

[MiSsJoLi]

oh yeah, i almost forgot...Phen didnt work for me...I mean, I took it for less then two months, but it didnt supress my apetite, so you can do this on your won. I have lost 56 lbs so far with no phen...and little to no exercise, so it can happen! Keep your chin up!

[sp905]

YOU are doind an awesome job, remember Rome wasn't built in a day! LOL You just have to get through 1 day, at a time and one day you will be at your goal. I know how you feel, I get in a rut and feel hopless here and there, but I just try to focus on the immediate and that usually helps.
I'm always here to cheer you on too! You can so do this and your going to! Mark my words!

[Angelysta]

Hiya Haas,

Dont be so down on yourself! 45 pounds lost is an amazing accomplishment! We are all so proud of ya. As for the jigglies, what has worked and still is for me is doing situps and crunches everynight. I do 50 situps, take a 30 sec break, then do 50 crunches, take a 30 sec break and so on until I have done 200 of each. It only takes about 10 minutes or less of my time, and I definantely see a difference in my tummy area. Whatever you decide to do, always remember that 45 pounds lost is a very big deal and you did it! Keep up the great work.

[TRACEYC]

AWESOME! 45 LBS! I CAN'T WAIT TO SAY THAT! I FEEL FOR YOU THOUGH. WHEN YOU ARE BEING SO GOOD, YOU JUST WANT IT TO KEEP COMING OFF. YOU EXCERCISE ALOT, SO MAYBE YOU ARE LOSING INCHES AND GAINING MUSCLE. I ALSO HATED THAT LINE, BUT IT IS TRUE! TRY ON SOMETHING THAT WAS TIGHT. OR, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE REACHED A PLATEAU. WHAT DO YOU EAT? IF YOU EAT REALLY HEALTHY, MAYBE YOU COULD CUT BACK TEMPORARILY? NOT THE BEST RECOMMENDATION, SO DON'T DO IT DRASTICALLY. KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, I BET YOU FEEL BETTER TOMM. WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP UP ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU ARE DOING, I SLACKED OFF FOR THE WEEKEND AND GAINED WEIGHT!
YOU HAVE DONE SO GREAT, I KNOW IT WILL GET BETTER, HANG IN THERE AND KEEP US POSTED! BY THE WAY, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO LOSE THE 45 LBS?! SEE HOW JEALOUS I AM? DOESN'T THAT MAKE FEEL JUST ALITTLE BETTER!?

TRACEY

[Haas29]

Thanks everyone really for your support!!! Losing weight is seriously a battle for me, and being impatient doesn't help either. I weigh myself everyday which doesn't help, I know. But it makes me happy when I see the slightest fluctuation in the numbers, and they're going down!!!! (It also helps keep me motivated) 45lbs loss since October is really great I think. And yes, maybe I am building muscle and losing fat? I know my clothes fit me alot better, and I can see the difference there. I'm my own worst critic and I am being too hard on myself today. THANKS TO EVERYONE helping me out today! It's just really great knowing I am not alone here. And I will start to do more crunches and sit ups so I can lose this "jiggle". (I feel like a jello commercial, watch it wiggle, see it jiggle...) Hey at least I can laugh, right??? Heather

[nal]

If it makes you feel any better, I've only lost 27 lbs since October, and I'm actually pretty happy with that. I know I could have done better, but taking it slow seems to keep me from feeling so deprived. I hate being obsessed with my weight. SO, I'm just gradually taking it off, with phen and without phen, and relearning how to eat.

You have done a tremendous thing. Let your body have the rest from losing that it seems to want - and don't let your mind torture you about it.

[Ladyofthelake]

Let the air out of a balloon and see what it looks like! You probably have some loose skin around your tummy just from losing that much, to say nothing of a C-section! Just imagine how much you would jiggle if you weren't exercizing so much. Give it time. You are just deflating faster than your tummy can absorb the "extra wrapping". Keep going, and you will see results. You are doing just GREAT!!!

[bostonc]

I recently saw a personal trainer and they said not to waste time with ab rollers, etc. I also read this in Fitness magazine..both said that to work your abs you need to do things like the elliptical trainer, but do interval training w/ them. one minute as fast as you can go, the next 2 minutes at a moderate pace. Also, never hold on to the sides when on the elliptical..stand up straight and hold your stomach in, it really helps. They say if you do no excersice then an an machine is better than nothing, but to really get at your abs, you need to beef up your cardio. if you do the same thing for too long your body just gets used to it and you won't see results...good luck!