I've been doing so well and I am having trouble believing it
I have lost 25 pounds over the last few months. I think part of me is in denial, it's hard for me to believe I am doing so well. The weight has been coming off slowly, so slowly I can hardly tell a difference. I have yet to gain any weight back since I started losing, thank goodness. This whole thing almost seems to good to be true. This is the first time I've had any success in losing. Before this, was a long list of failures.
Sometimes it takes time for our minds to catch up with our bodies. I know I'm still feeling bigger than I am (and when I was bigger, I thought I was smaller...go figure). It's great to hear that you're having such wonderful success! Just keep going and enjoy the journey.
Sometimes it takes time for our minds to catch up with our bodies. I know I'm still feeling bigger than I am (and when I was bigger, I thought I was smaller...go figure). It's great to hear that you're having such wonderful success! Just keep going and enjoy the journey.
This must be it. I think I failed for so long, to my mind it just seems too good to be true.
Thanks for all the wonderful encouragement ladies. I most certainly will keep up the good work.
ohio, your height, start weight, and goal area all similar to mine; also, like you, I have had several unsuccessful tries before, either false starts or significant losses with regains (even more discouraging to me). This time, I was fortunate* to lose the 115 pounds in about 2 years without any significant plateaus or backsliding. Fingers crossed, maintenance is going fine so far, though my mind is still catching up to my new body. So I can relate to where you're at. I think slow and steady is a good way to let your mind, emotions, and skin keep up with your weight.
*This should not be interpreted as my saying that I don't take credit for my accomplishment. My food and exercise plans have both been pretty moderate and non-traumatic, but it's taken a lot of planning and perseverance to stick with it. Still, there are people who have worked as hard and as consistently as I have who have run into plateaus, so I acknowledge some good fortune as a nod to them.
I've been doing so well and I am having trouble believing it
on getting rid of 25 pounds!
