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Old 02-03-2010, 02:17 PM   #1  
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I just looked back at a lot of my posts and every time I get excited about a loss, I always qualify it with something like "it's probably just water weight." Do you think I'm being too negative with myself? Is it ok to be excited about a change in numbers that might not be as awesome as it looks? Opinions, please!
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:26 PM   #2  
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GET EXCITED! Even if it's one pound. I weighed in this morning and to my surprise realized I lost five pounds. I did a happy dance right there. I was so happy I made an extra effort to eat especially well today. Getting excited helps you stay motivated.

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Old 02-03-2010, 02:29 PM   #3  
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BE EXCITED!!!!

Seriously, one of the best things I've been told is that no matter how much weight you lose each week. Look at that as a pound, half a pound, quarter of a pound, tenth.... GONE FOREVER. I'm in this for permanent weight loss and life style change.

So I'll take what I can get.

It does get frustrating, but you're along for the ride. Take what you can get and know that what you're doing DOES make a difference. Even when the scale doesn't tell you what you want it to, it's those non scale victories that keep us going!
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:52 PM   #4  
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Get excited!!! Post about it and get us excited! Every time someone posts about a weight loss no matter how large or small its such a boost for me and i'm sure a lot of others! So post away and GET EXCITED!
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Old 02-03-2010, 03:25 PM   #5  
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I do the exact same thing. No matter how much I lose i can never attribute it to myself actually doing it. Its always just water weight or I make up some other excuse...
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Old 02-03-2010, 03:39 PM   #6  
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I get excited by what I consider a reasonable amount to lose in a day. Generally a pound or less. Mainly because I don't want to be totally crushed if it all comes storming back.

Two weeks ago I lost something like 2.4 lbs in a day, I was thrilled. Until the next day when I gained 2.4 lbs. :P Earlier this week I lost 3.6 lbs in a day - I was still happy, but i tried to muffle it some - so i wasn't nearly as disappointed when some (thankfully not all of it) came back.
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Old 02-03-2010, 04:14 PM   #7  
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Definitely get excited! I used to do this, too!! I think it took me a good 30 pounds before I realized I was actually losing weight. I'm serious. For the first 30 pounds I had really convinced myself it wasn't real; it was water weight, it would just suddenly stop. I think that I used to imagine weight loss as EXTREMELY difficult to the point where it was almost undoable lol. Once I got far enough away from my starting point, I saw that I really was (and am) doing it. I now get excited about ANY loss. It's my hard work, you bet I'm gonna be excited!
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Old 02-03-2010, 06:55 PM   #8  
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Definitely get excited. I weigh-in using the Wii board because it records everything for me and I'm a sucker for a graph. I get so stoked when I've lost any amount of weight and my orange little line travels down. Stay positive and be proud of yourself!
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Old 02-03-2010, 07:08 PM   #9  
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Get excited!! And be proud of yourself! ...I agree with the above post, even a little loss is still a loss. It's getting you .25lbs closer to your goal. As long as those numbers keep going down you have every right to do a little dance on your scale.
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Old 02-03-2010, 07:23 PM   #10  
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I do the SAME thing... even when my pants are falling off of me I tell myself they're just stretched out! I try to talk myself into really enjoying every accomplishment, even if its a tiny one. It's hard because I'm afraid I'll wake up the next day and that tiny accomplishment will be gone & I'll be back to how I was.. UGH! But yeahhh... I agree with the others.. we definitely need to get excited for ourselves!
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:35 PM   #11  
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Yeah I'm going to agree with everyone else....BE EXCITED! I get excited when I see the numbers go down regardless of the reason!
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:10 AM   #12  
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Get excited not just about the weight loss but also that you are taking the right steps!
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