Gaining a new mentality toward "losing weight"

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AspenDan
AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
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So I've been eating better moving more lately, about a month or so, and I'm down over 20 lbs, but I decided not to weigh myself on the scale for a week. During that week I started to just kind of forget about how much I weighed, but consider more how I feel, and it's really cool. Whether I lose weight or not, eating more healthy foods has given me more energy, made bathroom visits more pleasant, and I crave *kitten* food a lot less..also my cardio performance continues to slowly increase as well... I suppose at this point I'm starting to realize, losing weight is hopefully just going to be a bonus to getting more healthy, and this is just a better way to live.

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    I can't quit the scale, but was much happier with my weight loss before I started weighing. I would just notice that my clothes got bigger, then fit into smaller sizes. I'd notice I was feeling better.

    I was shocked when I found out how much I'd lost! That's when I got a scale. Ever since, I've been too obsessed with that number.

    Good for you, quitting the scale. I just cannot bring myself to do it.
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
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    Yeah I think there's a happy medium, like once a week. I'm gonna weigh myself once a week and I'm sure for a few days after I will always go back to obsessing over the number, but I think it'll slowly fade..
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
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    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    I suppose at this point I'm starting to realize, losing weight is hopefully just going to be a bonus to getting more healthy, and this is just a better way to live.

    Well said!
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
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    =)
  • Caligirl4soccer
    Caligirl4soccer Posts: 40 Member
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    Awesome. Keep it up

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