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superwmn

My main goal is to be relaxed and non-obsessive about what I eat and about moving my body. As a former obsessive, I frequently have to combat getting stuck mentally on the ‘small stuff’. Case in point:

When I weigh in and see a number that I’m not happy with (it ‘should’ be lower after how hard I worked this week/how little salt I ingested/how awesome my workouts were/*insert your reason for not liking the number on the scale*), I ask myself if there was a time, ANY TIME, in the past that I would have been thrilled to see this VERY SAME number on the scale.

As a former wearer of a size 20 and a former weigher of 230 lbs, the answer is always “Yes”.

This number would have made me happy two weeks ago/one month ago/one year ago. I refuse to let this number not make me as happy today as it would have made me in the past.

Charmagne

MaryTheIceCube

Charmagne,

That puts a great positive perspective on the number on the scale, thank you for sharing!!

~ Chandra

KarenBorter

Well said. I "only" lost .8lbs this week but I have lost overall almost 15lbs (mfp rounds up) since September 1. That is amazing! I am thankful for every bit the scale goes DOWN Thanks for the reminder!

superwmn

Well said. I "only" lost .8lbs this week but I have lost overall almost 15lbs (mfp rounds up) since September 1. That is amazing! I am thankful for every bit the scale goes DOWN Thanks for the reminder!

Karen,

It was during a week that I 'only' lost 0.8 that I had this thought! Here was my mental conversation:

ONLY 0.8! That stinks!

Wait, if I'd seen this exact same number on the scale at my LAST weigh in, I would have thought it was AWESOME!

I LOST 0.8! THAT'S AWESOME!

vickiele1

Wow - First I want to say - CONGRATULATIONS!!! In 9 months you have reduced your weight by nearly 81 pounds - that is an awesome accomplishment.

I would also like to add that your self-talk is great - countering the negative with positives is a great way to boost your motivation yourself. It represents an internal motivation rather than an external motivation and it also demonstrates the strength and will you have developed over this journey. All of that equals one really amazing person. Good job.

Vickie

superwmn

Wow - First I want to say - CONGRATULATIONS!!! In 9 months you have reduced your weight by nearly 81 pounds - that is an awesome accomplishment.

I would also like to add that your self-talk is great - countering the negative with positives is a great way to boost your motivation yourself. It represents an internal motivation rather than an external motivation and it also demonstrates the strength and will you have developed over this journey. All of that equals one really amazing person. Good job.

Vickie

Thanks, Vickie! I see you're doing great on your journey, too. Congrats!

Your comment means a lot to me. The biggest difference with this weight loss (there have been several in the past) is that I changed my brain FIRST. I know my brain is different, but that's not something that is readily apparent to the outside world. For you to notice and comment on it means so much. Thank you

Charmagne

Ashykins

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superwmn

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