How do you combat DIScouragement?

Hello! My name is Lynn. How many of you have ever started a "diet", or just tried to change your habits to be a healthier person? Only to find yourself getting discouraged. You feel like no matter how many things you do right, you still endi up with failing or stagnate results?

I'm struggling. I have been following this Noom app. And I bought the books. They have been great in helping me mentally and emotionally be aware of how food effects me, and why I eat what I eat. Once I figured that out, I now have a different perspective of food. I am definitely very cautious of what food I put in my body. But I am losing the will to continue.
The physical part has me almost falling into a depression. According to my food chart, I am doing pretty much everything right. My exercise chart tells me I am also putting in the right effort. Now, I have been at this for 4 weeks. In the first 3 weeks, I lost 15 lbs. I have gained back 6lbs. and I have haven't faltered on my regiment at all. How is this happening?
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
How did you handle it?
Does it get better?

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OverTheHill · 61-69, M

Hang in there Klt3sHottie. I struggled with my weight my whole adult life.

A couple years back I decided I needed to seriously do something about it, because I was obese and am a type 2 diabetic. If I didn't do a course correction, I know that I would be facing consequences for my bad health choices.
I joined Weight Watch
ers, I really liked having an app that allowed me to scan food labels. I have a certain amount of points to stay within each day and week. I began working every day. It worked for me.
As long as I stuck to the plan and didn't "cheat", like eat stuff and not record it or eat bigger portions and not take it into account, I pretty consistently lost weight. I got to my goal weight, now it is a struggle to maintain where I was at. I've gained back about 10 pounds, but lose some, gain some.

One of the books I read while losing weight was The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Gary Foster. It actually had less to do with diet and exercise and more about how we perceive ourselves in our journey to live a health life. I'd recommend it, you can get it on Amazon.

You can do this. Best wishes.

Klt3sHottie · 46-50, F

@OverTheHill You should definitely be proud of your journey. Thank you for the support and encouraging words.

OverTheHill · 61-69, M

@Klt3sHottie Thank you.