i find myself daydreaming.

peopletalk
peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
in Motivation and Support
i have still a majority of my weight to lose, and i'm so confident in the thought of me doing it. i think what changed for me this time is i realized i have to do it slowly. whereas before i would think "oh, if i don't lose 50 lbs in 5 months then i suck"
but now i realize .5-1lb a week will be sufficient. i'm doing this for my health, but mainly because i have NO self esteem.

i was thin for 1 year of my life and i didn't even realize it at the time, so i didn't take care of myself and gained back 20lbs more than when i was at my heaviest!

but question for everyone with a majority of their weight to still lose, or for people who have lost it all...
do you daydream about being thinner?
i know at night i lay awake sometimes thinking "i can't wait to be happy in my own body! and to buy amazing clothes that i've always wanted to wear"

does this sound obsessive? because it's pretty much all i think about lately

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  • abheshek
    abheshek Posts: 525 Member
    no i don't day dream, i am practical about my weight loss program....

    dedication,punctuality and determination to loose is the only way to achieve your goal....
  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    no i don't day dream, i am practical about my weight loss program....

    dedication,punctuality and determination to loose is the only way to achieve your goal....
    obviously i'm doing my part in making it happen? i think you misunderstood me....
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    I change my thoughts when I'm not thinking positively about myself. I believe that success comes from building on the positive. When I was overweight I thought more about appreciating my positive qualities, physical, mental and spiritual.
  • mefit87
    mefit87 Posts: 57 Member
    You're not alone. I day dream about it all the time .. teehee. My starting weight was 209lbs and I'm 177lbs right now. My ultimate goal weight is 140 so I have about 40lbs to go still. I think it's a healthy thing to do once in a while. It helps me to keep my eye on the prize and remind me why I'm doing what I'm doing on a daily basis :)
  • volleygirl1980
    volleygirl1980 Posts: 121 Member
    I daydream about buying smaller clothes all the time:) Also, I'm going back to work in June (currently on mat leave), and I'm excited to surprise my co-workers with my weight loss..I think about it often..do you're not alone!
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    i think its driving you to lose, keep it! cherish it!! revel in it! lol
  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    You're not alone. I day dream about it all the time .. teehee. My starting weight was 209lbs and I'm 177lbs right now. My ultimate goal weight is 140 so I have about 40lbs to go still. I think it's a healthy thing to do once in a while. It helps me to keep my eye on the prize and remind me why I'm doing what I'm doing on a daily basis :)
    that's EXACTLY my goal! i started at 206. you're an inspiration to me :) do you mind if i add you?
  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    i think its driving you to lose, keep it! cherish it!! revel in it! lol
    i think it is too! and when i reach my goal, it'll be probably the biggest success in my life.
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    I definitely do this. I don't think it's unhealthy, as long as you are focusing on maintaining a positive self-image and not letting the desire for a hypothetical future self derail your fitness efforts (i.e., only thinking about what you want to look like at your goal and not actually working to get there) or getting down on yourself for the way you look now because you don't match that future goal, and that doesn't sound like it's the case! And I think it's important to be realistic with your daydreams. I know that even when I get into the shape I'd like to be in, and reach the bodyfat percentage I'd like to have, I'm still going to have big hips and a big butt. It's just the way I'm built, and I'm coming to terms with that, and not letting my imagination undermine my goals with images of perfectly proportioned hourglass figures, etc.

    But I find that daydreaming about what I can look like and how fit I will be, how much I will be able to lift, etc, is a very useful motivational tool. It never hurts to remind yourself of what you're working for and why.
  • Foxxy18
    Foxxy18 Posts: 119 Member
    Yes! It's not weird, because you aren't happy in your own body, and you know there's something better coming. Nothing wrong with that(:
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I daydream. I was at my goal weight a year ago and with summer coming up, I feel like I can't wait, either. I am practical and patient, but yeah, sometimes I do daydream.
  • zefreak
    zefreak Posts: 37
    Allllllllllllll the time :) But mine can turn into an "I wish I looked like that" or "Why did I let myself get like this when I could look like that" kind of daydream while I am daydreaming about being thin, which is unhealthy lol. But then I snap myself out of it and go do some exercise or have a drink of water before it consumes me :) (Most of the time, sometime I go eat chocolate instead if I am having a real bad day lol)

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