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swagner73
swagner73 Posts: 43 Member
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I stepped on the scales this morning & was down a total of 15 pounds. I wanted to cry after the shock wore off. I have NEVER been able to lose weight regardless of the diet or exercise plan I followed. Not Atkins, not WW, not even the Dolly Parton Cabbage Soup Diet -- remember that one? I'm not talking about losing & maintaining... I'm saying I HAVE NEVER LOST more than 3 lbs before. My thyroid is completely inactive and I have a severe hormone & vitamin deficiency. Since changing my thyroid medicine & being on hormone & vitamin supplements since May, I decided on the 13th of September that it was time to try to lose weight again.

Anyway, my question is: have you ever cried (a good cry) when looking at the number on the scale? How many pounds had you lost when that happened?

I'm almost 40 years old & finally ABLE to lose weight. I didn't realize that this was going to be such an emotional experience. Maybe I'm just being a big baby about it all... or maybe my hormones need adjusted again! :laugh:

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  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    I stepped on the scales this morning & was down a total of 15 pounds. I wanted to cry after the shock wore off. I have NEVER been able to lose weight regardless of the diet or exercise plan I followed. Not Atkins, not WW, not even the Dolly Parton Cabbage Soup Diet -- remember that one? I'm not talking about losing & maintaining... I'm saying I HAVE NEVER LOST more than 3 lbs before. My thyroid is completely inactive and I have a severe hormone & vitamin deficiency. Since changing my thyroid medicine & being on hormone & vitamin supplements since May, I decided on the 13th of September that it was time to try to lose weight again.

    Anyway, my question is: have you ever cried (a good cry) when looking at the number on the scale? How many pounds had you lost when that happened?

    I'm almost 40 years old & finally ABLE to lose weight. I didn't realize that this was going to be such an emotional experience. Maybe I'm just being a big baby about it all... or maybe my hormones need adjusted again! :laugh:

    most people just like to sit in their comfort zones and never understand what its like. Good work keep at it.
    Cant say ive ever cried at a loss but i might when i loose my love handles haha
  • swagner73
    swagner73 Posts: 43 Member

    most people just like to sit in their comfort zones and never understand what its like. Good work keep at it.
    Cant say ive ever cried at a loss but i might when i loose my love handles haha

    Thanks. I have decided that the end of 2012 & the beginning of 2013 will be devoted to stepping outside of myself & leaving the comfort zone behind. I'm also realizing that although it's harder out here than it was in my own little world --- it's so much more worth it!
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405

    most people just like to sit in their comfort zones and never understand what its like. Good work keep at it.
    Cant say ive ever cried at a loss but i might when i loose my love handles haha

    Thanks. I have decided that the end of 2012 & the beginning of 2013 will be devoted to stepping outside of myself & leaving the comfort zone behind. I'm also realizing that although it's harder out here than it was in my own little world --- it's so much more worth it!

    exactly its why everyone is being pumped full of drugs for anxiaty depression and such. Some need it most dont
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    First: AWESOME!!! Good for you!!! Keep at it and NEVER give up!
    Second: YES. When I realized that I was the smallest weight I have ever been (since 6th grade) I cried. A lot!
  • lorrainzander
    lorrainzander Posts: 47 Member
    How wonderful for you and congratulations on never giving up! I'm not a happy crier, but I'm a happy dancer:laugh: !
  • Vero341978
    Vero341978 Posts: 5
    I cried yestrday when i tried on a skirt that wouldnt even go up my stomach and it fit and it was loose!!!! Thats when i really noticed it cause i know I have lost weight around 33 pounds from when i have been at my heaviest but I guess it hadnt really registered until i finally saw that the skirt fit me.
  • Ivana331
    Ivana331 Posts: 230
    I am so happy for you!! The past few weeks I have been consistently losing to add up to a 5lb loss. every day I got on and the scale kept going down and down and down....well I had to get on several times every time just to make sure my scale wasn't acting up. I was so happy and almost couldn't believe it was true! :) It's sucha great feeling.
  • cherbapp
    cherbapp Posts: 322


    exactly its why everyone is being pumped full of drugs for anxiaty depression and such. Some need it most dont

    This is funny because just the other day I was saying how every time I would try a new anti-depressant, or up my dose...my doctor would give me a speech on how daily walks can help with depression...etc...I always thought it was a line of crap. Seriously, 12 years of this cycle...and then a year ago, I started walking. Well...he was right. I'm on zero medication and feel generally happy...who knew?? LOL!
  • cherbapp
    cherbapp Posts: 322
    And to the original poster...

    Yep...cried when I lost 50 whole pounds. I was so proud that I made it halfway!!
  • stephanie1133
    stephanie1133 Posts: 211
    First off, congratulations! You are doing fabulously!

    I cried this morning actually! I am now a "normal" weight. I started out with a BMI over 35, so I was in the obese II category. To go from that to normal was just very emotional!
  • MommaKit79
    MommaKit79 Posts: 852
    THAT IS AWESOME!!!! Congrats to you and yes, NEVER give up. Even if you wouldnt lose anymore, at least work toward being healthy!! :-)

    I almost cried last weekend when i bought a pair of jeans in a size 13/14...and I havent seen that size in about 16 years or so.

    I will probably cry when I hit the magic ONEderland!!!!!
  • strawberrytoast
    strawberrytoast Posts: 711 Member
    wonderful :)

    to be nosey what thyroid meds are you on?

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