Patience and the Weight Loss Process

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Ok, so today I get on the scale, and I see the number I’ve been waiting for for about a week now:  242.  Yippee! says I.  In fact, I could hardly wait to log onto 3FC to change all my stats, on my ticker, on my profile, on my Fall Equinox Challenge countdown.  I hit “preview” for my ticker, see 9 lbs down, and my big grin fades a little as I think….only 9 lbs?  Geez louise, how many times have I written encouraging posts to women here like “ONLY X lbs lost?  you’re doing great!  keep up the good work!  go pick up X pounds to see what that feels like, it’s significant amount of weight!” etc., etc.  Ok, Margie, time to live by your own words! ha!

Nine pounds since the beginning of June is about one pound per week, which is a good weight loss.  Believe me, I’d much rather be without that 9 lbs.  I have a pair of pants, with shorter legs, made of a lighter fabric, that I only wear in the summer.   They were a little large on me last year, I have them on today (just to wear in the house, since it’s so uncomfortable weather wise), and I can pull them down without unbuttoning them(!) 

I measured my hips the other day, 45″.  I think when I said 47″ below I might have been off by an inch (meaning I was actually 46″).  I keep all this stuff in a written journal, my inches over time.  I measured my hips at the beginning of this journey:  55″.  I’ve lost 10″ off my hips.  Kind of amazing to think of that.

The end thought for this post, YES, it takes patience and perseverence.  I’m so happy I’m doing it, the results are slow for me, but wow, what results!

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