Food for thought...
lf4179
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My mom gave this to me a while ago and I just came across it and thought I would share in case anyone feels down about their weight loss journey at some point. It is an answer to a woman who was on weight watchers.
How do I handle weight gains?
Realize that EVERYONE has weight gains. They have to; it's what your body does. Sometimes it has nothing to do with your efforts. Sometimes, it does. If it's the latter reason, rededicate yourself to what you've done. Feel proud about the accomplishments. Focus on the positive changes. DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP! Remember, if guilt and shame were motivational, you would already be skinny. Even people who are thin have weight gains.(They just take them back off again.) The key to long term weight loss is to lose weight MTTN. (More times than not) If you've been on WW for 12 weeks and have gained weight only once, that's still a 92% success rate! Or if you want to look at it another way, if you gain 1 pound for every 39 you lose, that's a 97% success rate. In all honesty, if you gain only 1 pound each time you lose 39, wouldn't you be content? Of course you would!
The real "danger" is that we look at the weight gain as a punishment or proof that "it's all over" and all my weight is now going to come back. Not so, it's part of the process. I presume you've tried to lose weight before. And each time you tried to lose weight before, you had weight gains. Being on WW doesn't mean you won't have weight gains; it just means you'll have support and help when it happens so it doesn't turn into a bigger weight gain. Your body has to periodically slow down and adjust your weight so you don't lose weight too quickly and get sickly. You're losing weight to be HEALTHY, NOT skinny. If you lose the weight so quickly that you damage your health, it's just not worth it, right?
Finally, ask yourself why it's so important to lose weight so quickly? Focus on the pleasures of weight loss, not just the goal. Remember, that if you don't take the time to learn how to handle these little gains now, you'll end up putting on your weight later because you'll have gains periodically even after you hit your goal weight. Take the time now to learn what you can do differently. Celebrate what you've done. Enjoy yourself along the way; it sure can't hurt your efforts.
This came from something called Thinspiration or something like that. lol.
How do I handle weight gains?
Realize that EVERYONE has weight gains. They have to; it's what your body does. Sometimes it has nothing to do with your efforts. Sometimes, it does. If it's the latter reason, rededicate yourself to what you've done. Feel proud about the accomplishments. Focus on the positive changes. DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP! Remember, if guilt and shame were motivational, you would already be skinny. Even people who are thin have weight gains.(They just take them back off again.) The key to long term weight loss is to lose weight MTTN. (More times than not) If you've been on WW for 12 weeks and have gained weight only once, that's still a 92% success rate! Or if you want to look at it another way, if you gain 1 pound for every 39 you lose, that's a 97% success rate. In all honesty, if you gain only 1 pound each time you lose 39, wouldn't you be content? Of course you would!
The real "danger" is that we look at the weight gain as a punishment or proof that "it's all over" and all my weight is now going to come back. Not so, it's part of the process. I presume you've tried to lose weight before. And each time you tried to lose weight before, you had weight gains. Being on WW doesn't mean you won't have weight gains; it just means you'll have support and help when it happens so it doesn't turn into a bigger weight gain. Your body has to periodically slow down and adjust your weight so you don't lose weight too quickly and get sickly. You're losing weight to be HEALTHY, NOT skinny. If you lose the weight so quickly that you damage your health, it's just not worth it, right?
Finally, ask yourself why it's so important to lose weight so quickly? Focus on the pleasures of weight loss, not just the goal. Remember, that if you don't take the time to learn how to handle these little gains now, you'll end up putting on your weight later because you'll have gains periodically even after you hit your goal weight. Take the time now to learn what you can do differently. Celebrate what you've done. Enjoy yourself along the way; it sure can't hurt your efforts.
This came from something called Thinspiration or something like that. lol.
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Fantastic!! Thank you so much I needed this today. I am having a hard time right now. I haven't gained any but I have been in and around the same weight for awhile. I need to remember to enjoy the journey not freak out about the numbers. I should be proud that I have lost 40 + pounds not stress about the 15 I still want to lose by summer.
It's so easy to get caught up in numbers and forget what is really important that we are making lifelong changes because once we "hit" our goal we don't suddenly get to stop. It is a everyday conscientious effort to make healthful choices.0
