Changing Ticker Weights for Encouragement...

Phoenix_Rising
Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
edited September 19 in Motivation and Support
I started losing weight with a handwritten food journal and a membership to a gym in 2007. I joined MFP a week ago to recommitt to the food journal and weight loss. :smile:

My ticker reflected my weight last week versus this week.... and I've only dropped one pound, and not even sure about that one pound, really. I could have overestimated my weight last week and not have lost a single pound in a week! :sad:

Today I updated my ticker to show my original weight in Feb 2007, my current weight, and my goal.

Seeing 28lbs lost instead of 1lb is so much more encouraging!!!! :wink:



(and I know it takes time to lose the weight but I can't help being impatient!!!)

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  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I started losing weight with a handwritten food journal and a membership to a gym in 2007. I joined MFP a week ago to recommitt to the food journal and weight loss. :smile:

    My ticker reflected my weight last week versus this week.... and I've only dropped one pound, and not even sure about that one pound, really. I could have overestimated my weight last week and not have lost a single pound in a week! :sad:

    Today I updated my ticker to show my original weight in Feb 2007, my current weight, and my goal.

    Seeing 28lbs lost instead of 1lb is so much more encouraging!!!! :wink:



    (and I know it takes time to lose the weight but I can't help being impatient!!!)
  • STACYESPARZA
    STACYESPARZA Posts: 308 Member
    Great job on the weight loss!!!
    Sometimes we have slow weeks but it will pick up again...
    My ticker reflects weight loss from when I started here to but in actuality its more...
    I have lost different amounts at a time...
    one week I lost 3 then one week I lost 7 then one I lost a pound...
    Dont be discouraged! Look at all the weight you have lost so far!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Yup, 28 definitely looks WAY better than 1! I'm sure that'll really help motivate you more!
  • iftcheiaf
    iftcheiaf Posts: 960 Member
    In any projecting, it is wonderful to see the big picture instead of the incremental little repairs. So congrats on your 28 lb weight loss and healthy living. Keep up the good work!!!
  • TNTPete
    TNTPete Posts: 701 Member
    To help you feel normal -- if there is such a thing - I only lose a pound a week -- if I am lucky. I lose pretty slowly but that's alright steady she goes....

    I wish you nothing but continued success!!:flowerforyou:
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