Please tell me in a few words how you feel about yourself during your weight loss journey!

ineedachange185
ineedachange185 Posts: 30 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hi, I will turn 30 in May and up until today I have lost a total of 35 lbs. Everyday is a different page to this journey but as much as I want this I lose motivation and am not happy with the way I look. I have three kids and a husband so I know I did something right. So if you could please tell me how you are enjoying your journeys it would really help me. Thanks

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  • Lindsay_the_great
    Lindsay_the_great Posts: 209 Member
    I love the energy and stamina my husband and I have gained on our health journeys. Both in the bedroom and out! :wink: I recently hit the spot where I can easily double my hiking/walking distance (from 4-5 miles without a rest to 10 or more!) and that is a triumphant place to be.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Surprised, pleased, and proud.
  • Beanogirl
    Beanogirl Posts: 97 Member
    Proud, happy, amazed!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Strong, satisfied, surprised :D
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Empowered.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    I'm maintaining these days, but I felt satisfied as I lost weight (215 ➔ 150 pounds). I was already quite active, but it was nice to be able to take up running again and to be able to climb hills faster on my bike.

    I think it helps not to think of this as a "journey," though, because journeys have destinations. Once you reach your goal weight, you'll need to continue the same lifestyle to maintain it. And I found that once I was within ten pounds of my final weight goal, the weight became much less important than body composition, health, and fitness. Weight is easy to measure, but it is a relatively poor metric for assessing health.
  • ineedachange185
    ineedachange185 Posts: 30 Member
    Thank you everyone who wrote something. Bwogilvie you said journeys have ends so I am now looking at this as an adventure because they don't necessarily have endings. I just have to feel comfortable in my new body and forget what everyone else says.
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Strong, Fierce (as Tyra Banks would say), Unstoppable
  • dandee1307
    dandee1307 Posts: 15
    lonely until I joined here. After that: energetic, motivated, supported
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
    CONFIDENT!! :)
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