After 8 months, I have on average lost 4 lbs a month. Progress is much slower
than I wanted but I understand that I can only lose 1- 1 1/2 lb of fat per week
and I am averaging 1 lb, so I am making average progress.
It is just hard for a type A personality like me who mostly got straight As in school to accept being
average. I guess I didn’t have that much “inflammation” to lose so that is why
my weight loss has been less than others. I know…”every body is different!”.
I have known that fact all my life since my brother out ate me two to one and
never has been overweight. Why didn’t I get his metabolism?
After attending the Support Group meeting in June, I realized that I do have an attitude problem
because my outlook each day is dependent on the dumb scale. When I lose
weight, I am happy and think I can do this. When I don’t get the
result I expected on the scale, I don’t feel happy. And when I gain weight, I am very unhappy. . I
realize I have turned over my happiness to a dumb scale! That seems stupid to
me now that I have put it down in writing. It is just that it is the main
indicator of my success or failure. I just have to get over it and find other
ways to delight in my success…like buying smaller size clothes. I wonder
sometimes if I should stop weighing everyday. I don’t think that is a good idea
because then I would miss the feedback of what my body does when I eat different
foods. So I will just have to resign myself to have a sunny attitude every day
even when the scale doesn’t do what I want. Any suggestions are most welcome.
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tagme1st
July 5, 2010
Nice Jan:) We are all a work in progress and you are not alone in allowing that piece of metal on the floor to mess with you.
I have client who has really struggled with the scale (allowing it to rule her day) until this past week. She got on the scale and it had not gone down which surprised her because she “felt” smaller and her stomach “felt” flatter, SO she said screw the scale and decided to get out some clothes that a friend had given her a while back. When she got them they were all too tight – she proceeded to try them on and the ALL fit!
So she finally got it – that the scale is just a number, and yes good feedback, but there are bigger and better changes going on in her body than the scale is reflecting!
This is true for all of us!
I would encourage you to focus everyday on how you “feel” before you get on the scale(your energy, how your clothes fit, how you are sleeping etc.)rather than allowing the scale to dictate how you feel…make sense? Better yet write it down so you have it to reflect back on!
Keep up the good work!
Tracey