I 'only' lost 1lb this week

lauren3101

'I worked so hard, I exercised every day, and I only lost 1lb!' How many people have heard or said this? I see it a lot on here, and even more among friends and colleagues.

This is what 1lb of fat looks like. There is no 'only' about 1lb. Any loss is a step in the right direction.

WDEvy

I'm bumping this for everyone to see!

gublercullen

Wow, that puts it into perspective, must admit I am one of those people that moan about only losing 1-2lbs a week, don't think I'll go on about it as much after seeing this!

donyellemoniquex3

Bump

bellaa_x0

THANK YOU! i hate when people complain about this.. besides the fact that healthy weight loss is between 1-2lbs/week

AshNoel85

WOW!! I needed to see this!! Thank you!! It really does put it in perspective!!!

clive560

OMG that looks so bad. All that fat and more hanging around my body!

Seraphemz

It happenes to me a lot. I have lost inches though..so what I tell myself is that im turning it into muscle..

dolphingirl1096

I am so glad I read that, I really needed that today.. Thank you

Boobarella2

I lost 1lb last week and I was stoaked! Any loss is good I think ^^, plus yeah that looks gross lol.

Lind140

Thanks for posting this, taking a good hard look at the photo, you become
more aware of what losing one pound can do. I barely manage to lose
a pound here and there and I'm going to stop mentally complaining.

jody664

I love this!

I remember awhile back someone on this forum (sorry, don't remember who) posted that she was complaining to her husband that she "only lost 10 lb." So he went and got two 5 lb bags of flour from the pantry and handed them to her. He said, "Here, walk around with these for awhile and then tell me if you still feel like you 'only' lost 10 lb." It was a good reminder for me. Every pound is a victory!

Svolt

Thank you! I needed to see that. I AM one of those people.

Coyoteldy

Healthy weight loss is slow and consistent.. anything else risks your health...you are right .. its not "only" a pound.. its WHOOO HOOO I lost a POUND!!!.. I celebrate every ounce that gets me closer to goal.. everybody should!

Maris_Swan

This is SO helpful. Thank you for posting this

pkinblue

motivating--thanks for sharing..this is exactly what I've lost so far....and I feel good about it as it is a step in the right direction.

cwolfman13

'I worked so hard, I exercised every day, and I only lost 1lb!' How many people have heard or said this? I see it a lot on here, and even more among friends and colleagues.

This is what 1lb of fat looks like. There is no 'only' about 1lb. Any loss is a step in the right direction.

Yup...not to mention 1 Lb per week is very safe and healthy weight loss. Generally speaking, most people need to have much more realistic expectations and understand that when you lose more than 1-2 Lbs that it's really mostly water which is irrelevant...you want to lose the fat.

runfatmanrun

One of the smartest things I have read on here all day.

sunshyncatra

'I worked so hard, I exercised every day, and I only lost 1lb!' How many people have heard or said this? I see it a lot on here, and even more among friends and colleagues.

This is what 1lb of fat looks like. There is no 'only' about 1lb. Any loss is a step in the right direction.

My goal is five pounds a month, and five of those is a lot!!!

lauren3101

My goal is five pounds a month, and five of those is a lot!!!

It is. Want to see what 5lb of fat looks like?

KellyOnlySmaller

That is fantastically enlightening! Thank you for sharing this!