Weigh-in 9 of 12!
Alright! Excellent week. I hit my original goal and lost 3 lbs this week. I think a little bit of that had to do with being sick and drinking an amazing amount of liquid over a three day period! But I will take it! And try and use it as motivation to continue for the next three weeks!
Ok, stats to date: I have lost 13.6 lbs during this 9 week session! My short term goal of loosing 40 lbs is coming up! Whoo - hoo!
Motivation time. What motivates you?
I have very few things that I find motivating. Losing weight is something that I think about a lot. I cry about a lot. I stress about a lot. But when it comes down to it, I picture myself differently than I look in the mirror, so I have a hard time imagining what it would be like to be a healthier weight. Therefore just the act of weighing down a few pounds does not in and of itself provide motivation. I am *sadly* more motivated by fashion. I cannot wear many of the things I find attractive simply because they do not fit, are not made in my size, look/feel dreadful when worn. Being smaller would allow me to shop thrift and wear more 'fun' articles. I feel like this is a lame sort of motivation, but voila. Truth be told. {Example: Flowy sun dresses look fun and easy to wear on slender people. I look I am wearing a mumu, or have to wear shorts and a tank top under them therefore defeating the purpose of the sun dress entirely. If I am going to have to wear those underneath, why wear the dress anyway. Then the outfit just gets sad.}
Three more weeks of 'competition' then the real test begin! Let's see how well I can do for the three :) Good luck out there too guys!
Ok, stats to date: I have lost 13.6 lbs during this 9 week session! My short term goal of loosing 40 lbs is coming up! Whoo - hoo!
Motivation time. What motivates you?
I have very few things that I find motivating. Losing weight is something that I think about a lot. I cry about a lot. I stress about a lot. But when it comes down to it, I picture myself differently than I look in the mirror, so I have a hard time imagining what it would be like to be a healthier weight. Therefore just the act of weighing down a few pounds does not in and of itself provide motivation. I am *sadly* more motivated by fashion. I cannot wear many of the things I find attractive simply because they do not fit, are not made in my size, look/feel dreadful when worn. Being smaller would allow me to shop thrift and wear more 'fun' articles. I feel like this is a lame sort of motivation, but voila. Truth be told. {Example: Flowy sun dresses look fun and easy to wear on slender people. I look I am wearing a mumu, or have to wear shorts and a tank top under them therefore defeating the purpose of the sun dress entirely. If I am going to have to wear those underneath, why wear the dress anyway. Then the outfit just gets sad.}
Three more weeks of 'competition' then the real test begin! Let's see how well I can do for the three :) Good luck out there too guys!