For the newbies: here is what losing 80 pounds is like
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So you found out about this app and are determined to lose a bunch of weight and let your inner skinnier person out. It's going to go something like this:
1st week -
I'm going to lose two pounds a week. This is going to be great. I'm going to be so determined and so dedicated...
2nd week -
The hell!?!?!? Why didn't I lose anything? I've been so good. I worked so hard. I should just give up. I'm just meant to be fat. I'll never lose this weight.
3rd week -
How did that burger get in my mouth? Or the pizza? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I'm a failure...
4th week -
Holy cow!! I lost four pounds. That's a pound a week. That's not bad. I think there's hope.
2nd month - I'm losing so much weight. This is so great. I'll be to my goal in no time at all!!
3rd month - Um.... hello??? What happened? Why aren't we losing weight now. I didn't change anything. I even worked out more. Why do you hate me?!?!? I want cake!
4th month - Whew - doing good. I'm OK. Look at how far I've gotten. Yay me. Just hang in there. I'm going to try going to the gym.
5th month - Going to the gym is hard. I can barely get three days a week in. And everyone there must think I'm so fat and wonder why I'm there. And I'm so sore. Can't move anything. Sitting down is hard.
6th month - I thought I'd be farther along. Why haven't I lost more? I've only gone down two sizes. Shouldn't I be at my goal weight already? Maybe I should try that fad diet or that starvation diet? So tired of people trying to get me to splurge and eat my old favorite junk foods just because I'm working out now and deserve a treat. They just don't get it. I can't afford to splurge right now!
7th Month - I'm going to kill someone right now. I hate this stupid diet. Why didn't I just stick with what I was doing before? It was working. Maybe not as fast as I wanted, but it was working. Where are the cookies??
9th Month - I reached the halfway point!! I'm doing so great. I love my gym. I go there five times a week now. I found this really great class and the instructor is so awesome. This trainer taught me some great new exercises. Some of my friends want to exercise with me now. They are so amazed at how much I've lost and they want to know my secret. I've given up all my old fat clothes for all these awesome new clothes. (Yikes for my credit card bill, but yay for my closet!)
10th month - Plateau?? FU plateau!! So tired of this. Maybe I should try working out with a trainer because obviously I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I've even started gaining weight because I can't stop binging on junk because I'm so depressed to have become so stuck and just when I was half way there...
12th Month - Dammit!! I keep dropping sizes. Getting replacement clothes is getting so expensive!! I barely have the stuff for two months and it's too big again. Must buy smaller sizes so I have more time with them. So glad I stopped starving myself. BMR and TDEE all the way!!
16 Months - I feel great!! You know, even if I don't make it all the way to goal, the size I'm at now is pretty nice. I'm definitely getting a lot more attention. I'm OK if this is as far as I can get. I'm just really enjoying this new lifestyle. And all these changes I made for my health have inspired me to make other changes in other parts of my life. Over all I'm a much happier person and my life is a whole lot better than before. I got rid of the negative influences in my life and have a great circle of supportive, positive people. Work is much better. My attitude about life is better. Life is wonderful!! I feel like a burger tonight. I worked out hard today and I have the calories. I can have it.
18 Months - 80 pounds!!!!! I can't believe I lost 80 pounds!!!! I'm a smaller size than I was in high school!! It's so weird to see myself in the mirror. I'm the same size as my skinny friend. How did that happen? And I'm a single digit size now. Never thought I'd be able to say that!!
Your amazing Wendy.
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Um...I'm at month 10 where I'm totally bummed that I seem to be working harder than ever and not losing weight or inches. I feel fantastic, to be sure...circuit training 4 times a week and yoga three times and walking the dogs a couple of miles every day. BUT, it is totally scary at that point to start seeing yourself gaining weight on the scale when you're eating like 1500-1600 calories. That is so depressing. Since I started working harder I've gained 5 lbs! And don't tell me it's all muscles because I've taken my measurements and they have not changed.0
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hard, loooong work! but it\s great! wow0
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This is absolutely what happened for me (and is still happening, I have a ways to go).
WTA: 40kgs is 88.1lbs0 -
So much love!
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lol this hits home!0
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3rd week -
How did that burger get in my mouth? Or the pizza? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I'm a failure...
Yup!! I know I'm not a failure, and will get through this, but man oh man! I love your post!! Definitely will be rereading this again and again!0 -
Congrats on this weightloss, I am with ya on all aspects, I am smaller now before I started having kids, I think its awesome that I have 6 kids, and don't have the prego weight on me anymore :)Destination 160 I am preparing for take off
ISW 275
CW 194.8
GW 160
Congrats again, feel free to add me 0 -
This was fun to read but very true at how easy it is to get discouraged at each plateau. Thanks for this post a must save for motivation!0
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This is awesome. My timeline is about the same even though I have more to lose. In 11 months, I've lost 104 of the 200 I need to lose. Sometimes it seems like I'm doing awesome and other times I feel like this is taking forever, but ultimately it doesn't matter how long it takes, I just have to keep heading in the right direction...and that isn't just measured on the scale.0
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Love it!!! Definitely going to refer to this whenever I feel like dropping the whole thing. Not there yet, but it's still early and I'm sure it will reach that point eventually. Thanks for posting this!0
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Thank you and CONGRATS on your success!0
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Great post! Same sentiments here! Congrats on your fantastic loss as well!0
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This is great! i lost this weight a few years ago and regained it after an injury and have not compounded it with a pregnancy so here I go back on this journey! GL to all of you!0
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THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS! It was great to read and realize we just have to move through the ups and the downs. Copy and paste to hang on my fridge.0
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Awesome and soooooo true.0
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Great post!0
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18 Months - 80 pounds!!!!! I can't believe I lost 80 pounds!!!! I'm a smaller size than I was in high school!! It's so weird to see myself in the mirror. I'm the same size as my skinny friend. How did that happen? And I'm a single digit size now. Never thought I'd be able to say that!!
Excellent Post - - and so true. My total was 90, and it is so strange for me to be shopping for clothes that I could never fit in during high school. Thanks so much for summarizing it - - and allowing everyone to post confirming that this really is the way it works (and that it's sooooo worth the time, energy and frustration)!!0 -
I'm on month 5 and I'm really glad I read this.. so far I have followed this pretty closely.. months 3 and 4 weren't so great, reading this gives me hope that I'll hit that halfway point around May and perhaps someday it will all feel like it's worth it!!0
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Thanks for taking the time to write this. SO TRUE!!!0
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So what weight where you and how did you stop craving cream cakes if you did. I mostly crave cream buns I used to crave chocolate but not eating it as much.0
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This is perfect. You've really captured all the various stages. Keeping this bookmarked for future reminders that it won't happen overnight.0
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GREAT POST!!!! I think we forget, it didn't take us a few days to get to this weight and it won't take a few days to take it off. It is a life journey with ups & downs. Thanks for sharing...............0
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I love love love this. I'm not sure whether you are more mind reader or fortune teller. I guess time will let me know. Great post!0
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Rock on Skinny Beautiful Babe! WTG! WOwza - YOU DID IT!:flowerforyou:0
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Love it!!!0
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great post! loved it
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I have a 100lbs to lose and I have gained and lost and gained again over the past 6 years because of a lot of these hurdles! I have now realized this is a journey and nothing is going to be fast about it! I now know I have to take 1lbs at a time! Thanks for this post! I want to add you as my friend I hope thats ok. when I want to give up I will remember you did it so can I!0
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This is so true! I've definitely experienced some of these emotions and I'm sure it will continue. It's soo worth it in the end. Thanks for posting! 0
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