[yoyonomoreinvegas]

I guess this is really and NSV of sorts - Last night my water softener was getting low on salt so I thought, rather than wait for DH to get "a round tuit" I would just go ahead and add it. (Besides, I kind of like to do some of the heavy stuff these days just to feel my muscles work ). As I was hefting the bag into pouring position and thinking it felt really, really heavy so I should be careful to make sure my core was tight and lift with my legs to protect my back, I noticed the bag weight was 40 lbs. That's how much I used to haul around on my poor body every day I can't even imagine strapping that bag of salt to my back and walking around all day! Sure put things in perspective for me

[luvja]

Ha ha ha, it's amazing when you think of it like that eh!I look at a pound of butter and tell myself I've lost almost 30 of these! ew!

[Lovely]

These moments are some of the best, aren't they?!

Mine was when I actually lifted up my brother's 50 pound weight. Granted, it was dense... but there it was, at the time that's what I had lost!

[yoyonomoreinvegas]

WOO HOO Faerie! Look at you! I just noticed you passed the 100lb mark You are so awesome!!!!!

[mandalinn82]

I lost the ability to conceptualize what I'd lost at around 80 lbs...just no capacity to imagine it anymore.

So glad you got that glimpse into your progress!

[Apple Cheeks]

yoyodieterinvegas: Congrats!

I have a few pounds to go before I can say I've lost 50, and when that happens I plan to go out and buy a 50 lb sack of dog food to keep around as a reminder of how much I've lost through hard work and determination!

I know that just picking it up from time to time will serve as a strong reminder of how much I've actually accomplished on those days when I might forget (complacency).

I am also hoping it will have the added benefit of being a visual motivator to stay on track -- I don't want to be hauling that sack around on my body ever again!



Also, I should mention that I don't even own dogs.

[rockinrobin]

It IS incredibly mind boggling to think how I used to carry around all that weight. And I was wondering why by 3:00 in the afternoon I was pretty much useless, having no more energy or strength to do another thing.

What's more mindboggling, trying to figure out WHY I was carrying around all that added poundage. But that's for another thread.

I'm glad you got to see/feel just how much you've lost. Keep up the amazing work.

[carinna]

Sheesh! That's crazy!