I have "only lost" ..... (Insert pounds here) BUT!

I've only lost 20 lbs but......
My clothes are defiantly looser
I have more motivation than ever.
I can do things easier now than I could a month ago
I can run for short periods of time
I don't desire fast food
I've made a life long friend thanks to this website.

I have only lost 25 lbs, but
nothing has changed!!! HELP!!!!

I read your profile. Let's see, married last April and gained 20 lbs right after that. You've just shed that 20 plus another 5. I can understand that you don't notice a big difference -- you weren't heavy long enough to have that extra weight sink into your self-image. Maybe you just have to really think about the little differences like how your clothes fit. Maybe there is something you fit into at the higher weight but it was uncomfortably snug and now it is a bit loose. There's got to be something but you just need to watch for the differences and make mental notes when you notice it.

On another note, we are quick to thank people in the service. The wives and families are also sacrificing. Thank you for that! :flowerforyou: It can't be easy for you to be newly wed and separated by such circumstances.

I have only lost 30 pounds but.....

Now I take my lunch to work
Now I know how to eat what I love in moderation
Now I can say no to certain foods and really mean it
Now I can walk up 7 flights of stairs and catch my breath faster
Now I can look on the bright side of these
Now I don't get hung up on the number on the scale that just won't move. I know that if I keep the good fight I will break thru it

Still trying to figure out the "quote" thing and making a response. Anyway...the NOT BEING A SLAVE TO THE SCALE...is huge huge huge for me. I REALLY want to get there. The first month I saw it move down down down...and now nothing and sometimes up....
I'm happy with having lost 11 lbs. in a month. I did not lose a pound on WW but my measurments went down and that took six weeks. I like those of you who are in it for the LONG HAUL.

I have only discarded (because I'm never "finding" them again) 128 pounds but...

I no longer need medication to control my cholesterol or heartburn
I now wear a size 10 jeans/slacks instead of 24/26 or even 28!
I now wear a size Medium top instead of a 3X
Oh I forgot! I now wear a 38D bra instead of a 46DDD
No more Plus Department!
I can now borrow clothes from my teenaged niece!
I have rediscovered my hip bones, ribs, and collar bones
I can easily walk 4+ miles and still feel fantastic instead of thinking I'm going to die just walking to the mailbox
My butt no longer creates a dam in the bathtub!
I can no longer bear to sit in the same spot all day doing nothing.
I get called skinny, a LOT (but I'm not, and I'm really getting tired of hearing that - and even more tired of hearing that I am TOO skinny and NEED to stop losing weight now)
I went to an amusement park this past weekend and actually rode some rides for the first time in 20 years
- and I wasn't exhausted to the point I thought I was dying after over 10 hours in the park
- and even wearing shorts and getting wet on some of the rides, I didn't get chafed, because my thighs no longer rub together!!!!!!
I no longer look for the closest available parking spot
I take the stairs instead of the elevator
I drink my tea unsweetened, my coffee black, and I drink mostly water
I haven't had a soda since 29-JUNE-2011
Food tastes better - especially without all the fat and "stuff" that I used to hide it under
I like myself - I'm working on loving myself, but not there yet

And there are so many other things. I could go on all night, LOL

This is the first thread I have read start to finish! THX!

I have lost 20+ pounds.
I have moved from squeezing into a 14 to almost an 8.
I am no longer angry at Jillian Michaels.
Sex is great, even with the lights on.
I am so food smart I scare myself.
My body no longer craves 2nds.

LIFE IS GOOD!

I've only lost 22 lbs but..

I am in a size 18 from a 20
I can walk 5 miles without getting tired as before, I would stop at 1 mile because I was out of breath
Can actually jog now.
Has done a 5k, and going to do the Color Run in 2 weeks!
Feel way more confident in myself.
I know now what to eat and what Is really bad!!
My double chin is almost gone!
Have more energy
Feeling very happy that I am focused and proud that I have completed 80 days!

I have only lost 1 pound..but I feel

Hopeful
Motivated
Excited
and believe that I CAN improve!

I have only lost 16lbs....but

I can run non stop for atleast 20 minutes
I am finding "new" clothes to wear in my closet
I have learned portion control
I have learned that I CAN do anything I put my mind to
My front boobs are still here (thank goodness) but my back boobs are pretty much gone!!
I have faith that I WILL find the perfect wedding dress when the time comes!!