Does anyone else feel this way?

[kristi]

Please excuse me while I vent some of my personal frustration. One would think that with all of my fitness videos and exercise equipment that I would finally be the size I would like to be. It is just frustrating that I have been at a plateau since Christmas and nothing I do or no matter how well I eat or workout the scale will not budge or more importantly, my clothes do not fit better. Thanks for letting me rant and rave. Today has been a rough day since my little one has been up sick off and on every night since Friday night and neither one of us have had very much sleep. Hope everyone has a great day!

Edited to add: I guess my point is does anyone, besides me, get tired of working out and putting so much effort into your workout and eating when you are stuck at a plateau for an extended period of time?

 

[tknelsen]

I am kind of having one of those tough days myself. I am not working out right now (this is nap time, my usual time to squeeze in my workouts) and I am asking myself "why do I even bother?" Of course I know the answer to that question, but there are some days when it is so hard to keep going on. I guess that's why I keep reading all these posts here - usually I find inspiration or motivation in someone else's words when I can't muster up my own. So... does anyone have anything inspirational to say???
Tracy

 

[kathryn]

After having braved the dreaded doctor's scale (and not having the time to find the "sweet spot") and weighing in at 3# more than my at=home scale says. And after seeing that my @$$ is bigger now than it was before, I sometimes get discouraged. BUT, I always ask myself what shape I'd be in if I didn't exercise and that usually keeps me motivated!

 

[kristi]

Good Point! I would be in worse shape if I did not exercise. I bet tomorrow I will find my much needed motivation after I get some much needed sleep.

 

[AngelaP]

I go through this ALL THE TIME. I recently had to come to terms with the fact that I have been lying to myself about my "clean" diet. It wasn't as clean as it needed to be and now that I have been logging my foods, I have it right there in front of me. For people like me who have a low-normal metabolism, diet is 80-90% of the fitness equation - calories do matter. I can do Cathe workouts until the cows come home, but it won't do a thing to decrease the size of my thighs if I'm overeating. Just my experience.....

 

[Katerchen]

I am past the notion to exercise for my appearance. I am happy with myself and I am exercising solely because it makes me feel and be strong.

No one looks like the people you see in the magazines - not even the models themselves look like that. (VF had a good thread about this issue - something about Greg pictures)

Cathe and most other instructors are genetically programmed to look the way they do. Cathe's sister is not nearly as cut as Cathe herself.

 

[MadnNatsmom]

This is the reason why I decided to train for the L.A. Marathon last year. (I actually GAINED weight and got really flabby, but that's another thread.)

I was really tired of focusing on how I looked (and not seeing the changes as quickly as I wanted) and wanted to do something to really challenge my body performance-wise.

I know it's frustrating. I think we've all been there at one time or another.

But, eventually, maybe because I'm getting older (and wiser ;-)), I am now concentrating more on what I can DO vs. how I LOOK.