09/02/11 Weigh in
Starting weight: 291
Previous weight: 282.6
Current weight: 278
I lost a whopping 4.6 pounds this week!
But I knew I'd have a lower weight this week because the scale has been jumping back and forth. Following this pattern, I'll probably be 279ish next week. :(
But, you know what? The numbers are still steadily going down.
Why can't I let myself get too excited? I mean, I lost 13 pounds since I started in the middle of July. That's not too shabby! Why do I have to talk myself out of being proud of myself?
I guess I do feel kinda proud... maybe? At least I feel like I'm doing what I should be doing for my body. I guess part of me is still resentful that I let myself get to this weight. I see a lot of people starting around 250-260 pounds. I will be ecstatic when I get down to those weights. 260 is the lowest I got when I tried to lose back in 09. And 254 is what the dreaded doctor's scale read when I went for my physical my senior year in high school.
Or would I be ecstatic? I won't be if I keep comparing myself to others...
Everyone's body is different. Every one goes at a different pace. Just because you didn't start at a lower weight does not make you any less successful. The fact that you decided to do something about it in the first place is what makes you successful.
I might have been 291 in July, but now I am 278. And if I continue to take care of myself and continue to give a crap, I will never be in the 290s again. And if I take the time needed and give even more craps, then I will get under 200. And 190. And someday I will get in my goal range of 170-140.
Previous weight: 282.6
Current weight: 278
I lost a whopping 4.6 pounds this week!
But I knew I'd have a lower weight this week because the scale has been jumping back and forth. Following this pattern, I'll probably be 279ish next week. :(
But, you know what? The numbers are still steadily going down.
Why can't I let myself get too excited? I mean, I lost 13 pounds since I started in the middle of July. That's not too shabby! Why do I have to talk myself out of being proud of myself?
I guess I do feel kinda proud... maybe? At least I feel like I'm doing what I should be doing for my body. I guess part of me is still resentful that I let myself get to this weight. I see a lot of people starting around 250-260 pounds. I will be ecstatic when I get down to those weights. 260 is the lowest I got when I tried to lose back in 09. And 254 is what the dreaded doctor's scale read when I went for my physical my senior year in high school.
Or would I be ecstatic? I won't be if I keep comparing myself to others...
Everyone's body is different. Every one goes at a different pace. Just because you didn't start at a lower weight does not make you any less successful. The fact that you decided to do something about it in the first place is what makes you successful.
I might have been 291 in July, but now I am 278. And if I continue to take care of myself and continue to give a crap, I will never be in the 290s again. And if I take the time needed and give even more craps, then I will get under 200. And 190. And someday I will get in my goal range of 170-140.