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HELP - Giving my weight too much importance

nespinosa3
nespinosa3 Posts: 116
edited February 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I have had some conversations with some people and myself :) just reflecting on whether weight should be my primary goal. I have lost 10 pounds - I lost 7 in the first 2 months and it's taken me 3 months to lose the other 3 pounds. I am doing exactly the same thing I was doing so I have no idea why it's slowed down so much. Basically, I weigh myself once a week and one of three things can happen. If I go down in weight, I am brutally happy and motivated the rest of the week; if I stayed at the same, I'm a little happy but not crazy; if I went up in weight, I have a meltdown and pretty much cry through my workout that day.
This is not healthy, I know. I just haven't figured out how to give more importance to the OTHER things that are going really well, like my clothes fitting much better (or some of them being too big now), having my arms look the best they've ever looked, feeling fit and being able to do my workouts with more weight every time.
Has anyone else gone through this? My weight is not reflecting all the progress that I'm making, yet it completely ruins my week every time I don't go down, and that has been happening way too much. How did you handle it? Do you think it would help if I stop weighing myself for a while and just enjoying the process?

**Note: YES, I am weighing/measuring everything, I am eating 1500 calories and working out 5-6x a week for at least 50 minutes (at most, about hour and 20 minutes). I'm 5'5, female, 26 years old

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    The closer you get to goal, the more slowly you lose. That's just how the human body works. And weight loss is not linear. Your weight will go up & down.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    Edited to add take photos & measurements too.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    That is why I NEVER weigh myself. A number can set the tone for the whole day, week or month. No way! I go by the fit of my clothes and how I feel about my body.I embrace my curves and edges and know each day when I am done with my workout I am stronger. Good luck!
  • winbig1982
    winbig1982 Posts: 43 Member
    You might need to eat more and also, you are toning your body, muscle weighs aswell, as long as you look and feel loads better what does it really matter what them scales say? You look fantastic in ur oic :) x
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