Hoping to lose a bit faster and maybe get to 81,5 by the end of the month but will be happy even if i maintain. It's unlikely that i'll hit goal. I would love to lose a bit more in september, actually, but i'm thinking a smaller goal for the next month may actually be more motivating. I know it's unreasonable, but from time to time I kinda freak out picturing the amount of weight I still need to lose even though I strongly believe in a slow and steady approach. Do any of you feel this way?
Hoping to lose a bit faster and maybe get to 81,5 by the end of the month but will be happy even if i maintain. It's unlikely that i'll hit goal. I would love to lose a bit more in september, actually, but i'm thinking a smaller goal for the next month may actually be more motivating. I know it's unreasonable, but from time to time I kinda freak out picturing the amount of weight I still need to lose even though I strongly believe in a slow and steady approach. Do any of you feel this way?
I so much relate to this, especially this month as I have seen no loss at all. It is really hard sometimes when you think about the big picture, and you just want to be at the end already! Those thoughts for me are mostly fleeting. I do like losing slowly because it has given me time to adjust to myself. I can also buy clothes and wear them for a little while before they get too big for me :P But it would still be nice to wake up one day and have all the hard work in the past and be at goal weight!
It sounds like you've had a tough month, and either way you are doing great. Don't let it get you down. I hope a smaller goal next month will help you keep moving forward, though! I am planning to do the same. We can do this!
As of Thursday (haven't weighed yet) - I was 153.7, so 4.6 lbs lost. I hope I get a really good woosh this week, but we'll see LOL Maybe 10 lbs was too much to ask for in a month of my body. I've also increased my running days from 3 to 5 days per week, so I'm not sure if that will either help or slow me down? We shall see at the end of this week!
nonameslob It has been a rough month indeed... Hope setember is better in many ways. A small goal is definetly what i'm going for in the next month. Maybe 1,5kg or 2kg. Thank you for reminding me it is doable!
Thank you all for your kind and compassionate words and good thoughts. My friend is doing as well as can be expected. Her birthday was on Friday. For any and all who have lost someone close, we know that first milestone (holiday, anniversary, birthday) ushers in the cycle of "firsts" experienced after a loved one passes. It will be a tough year, but she is surrounded by good friends and a loving family.
I honestly thought a 5lb goal was achievable. But unless I get some serious wooshing, I don't think I'll make my goal. Past 3 days I have been Perfect, so.... I feel good at least.
I also often feel like the long picture is too far off. I can lose 52lbs a year from now (assuming my weight actually starts cooperating), and then the additional 10 by next Halloween. I'd be at goal next Halloween! And that's awesome... but also so far away and I want to be pretty now. I hate looking in the mirror in the morning. I'm embarrassed to go out a lot. I hate shopping, I feel awkward when people want photo's. And yeah... a year seems like such a long way when I think of all the things I have to do.
I do keep thinking, that in a year I can be almost at goal, the same weight... or heavier. I certainly would prefer to be almost at goal. So, that keeps me going. I'm tired of empty promises to myself of "This is the LAST Halloween I'll be fat! This is the LAST Summer I won't go swimming!" I've done that far too often, it's time to stick with it for once.
kurisitaru I bet you it won't take the full 60+ pounds to feel pretty or be able to look in the mirror! I know it feels so slow and it would be nice to just go to sleep and wake up at goal weight (can someone please invent this?!) but you will get there and we are all here to support you!
Hopefully I can take my own advice. I've been struggling mentally this month since I haven't lost. But we got this...
Binged last night...
small binge + a bit more exercise than usual
