Calling all turtles! Are you a slow loser? Join me in Turtle Track 2021!

saltysparkle

Hi everyone!

I am super-inspired by folks who have lost lots of weight, sometimes very quickly! That said, my reality is that my pace seems to be slow, and I'd love to find my cohort so we can support each other on a slow-but-steady team where a half-pound per week loss is to be celebrated instead of fretted over. Because if we can keep up that half pound a week, we'll be down 26 lbs in a year, and that sure beats giving up because we perceive ourselves as failing!

If you, too, seem to be on a slower track and want encouragement, please join my new group, Turtle Track 2021!

Best,

Saltysparkle

goal06082021

Slow is fine. All the folks posting about starting their diet last Wednesday and being down 15 lbs already are going to fall off the wagon tomorrow, and we'll see them again in a couple of months when they've gained back 20, maybe a few of them will be able to hear the "slow and steady" message that time around.

Slow is the correct way to go about weight loss. Especially for people with not much to lose, or not much left to lose - if your goal weight is 15, 20, 25 lbs less than where you are now, you cannot expect to lose that in twenty minutes and keep it off for much longer than that, no matter what Woman's Day tells you. If you want it gone for good, expect it to take 6-12 months, because you have to change the way you live your life and that's something that takes practice, patience, and trial and error to figure out what is going to work for you long-term.

KimShea01

I've lost 25 pounds in five years. I think that averages to something like .09 pounds per week. I'd love to lose a half pound a week! That being said, I realized that I'm only 10 pounds from a "not overweight" weight, and I really would like to lose those ten this year.

Skyler103

I've lost the same 15 or 20 pounds so many times throughout my life. I'm tired of doing it. I can't starve myself to lose it anymore. I figure I can still have most of the things I like and still lose weight if I pay attention to quantity. So, this time I'm going slow. I've been at it since January and only lost 5 pounds, but I'm glad they're gone!

TwistedSassette

A link to the Turtle Track 2021 group - I just joined

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/140939-turtle-track-2021