is it even possible?

lingading
lingading Posts: 258 Member
edited September 28 in Motivation and Support
I've never been a "normal" weight. As a kid I was always one of the chubby girls, as a teen of course I was convinced (at 200 pounds) that I was fat, and from there I ballooned to a whopping 372 pounds. I've lost 71 pounds so obviously I know that its possible for me to lose weight.. but I've never been normal, and feel like I can never get to my ideal weight. It's frustrating to not know where this weight loss will take my body because it has never been there. It makes me nervous, honestly. I've always been big, and I don't know if I know "how" to be at a healthy body weight - almost to the point that I don't see it as ever actually happening. Gahhhhh! Stupid mentality. I suppose seeing will be believing - or will it?

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  • sunyg
    sunyg Posts: 229
    I know its so hard at times to think you will get there but YOU will get there!!!! Just keep at it and don't give up. Look how far you have come already. 71 pounds is amazing in my opinion.
  • vibegirl
    vibegirl Posts: 69 Member
    How about working on changing your beliefs? You attract what you think...whether u believe it or not. Like the rest of us, we tend to hold ourselves back etc...but read thru so many of the profiles here with as much to lose as you..and so many who have succeeded. Baby steps and some new choices every day...as every day is a brand new slate!
  • vpsmith14
    vpsmith14 Posts: 71
    Oh you definitely can do it. 71 piounds is absolutely amazing. See you've already proven you can do it and are on your way. Good for you. As for an ideal weight. What's that?????? Really what you should be working for right now is NOT an ideal weight that someone made up but work for your health. It is amazing how wonderful you will feel with each pound that comes off and how you are lowering your risk for so many disorders. That should be your focus. In time you can start to rethink that whole ideal weight thing and it will come. One day at a time. You are amazing to have lost 71 lbs. That's says so much about you. Keep it up girl.

    Tricia
  • marylouise86
    marylouise86 Posts: 43 Member
    totally know how you feel! i cant even remember a time when i was at my target weight or been of an average size! :ohwell:
  • dracobaby82
    dracobaby82 Posts: 380 Member
    How about working on changing your beliefs? You attract what you think...whether u believe it or not. Like the rest of us, we tend to hold ourselves back etc...but read thru so many of the profiles here with as much to lose as you..and so many who have succeeded. Baby steps and some new choices every day...as every day is a brand new slate!

    Completely agree!
  • dracobaby82
    dracobaby82 Posts: 380 Member
    i know how you feel. I've always been heavy and I can't remember a time when I wasn't the biggest guy in my friends circle or in class. But it is DEFINITELY possible to get to your goal weight. It's a new experience and it's something to look forward to. Stay motivated, stay positive, and one day we will be lean, mean, sexy looking machines!

    LOVE this... so much motivation, and yes 71 pounds is a lot, feel proud of what you have accomplished so far... one day you will get there. I know with me a few weeks ago I thought I couldn't do this... I'm now at half of my goal to lose and finally I have dropped a size in shirt and jeans. Just keep on going... and know how healthy you will be!
  • storyt17
    storyt17 Posts: 13
    It is possible to be happy with yourself. I don't think I will ever be "normal" but I want to be happy and healthy. What's normal anyway! Screw normal. I have also always been a big girl. At my heaviest I was 247 lbs. I was not happy. I couldn't run up the stairs without getting out of breath. I took control and decided I just wanted to be happy me. I lost about 80 lbs and I sometimes can't believe there was this smaller person in me. I am 20 lbs from my goal of 100 lbs lost. I still feel like a big girl. My mom says I still have a fat head. Since it takes so long to lose the weight it is not something that you notice over night. I was sooo excited to see my collarbone and lose my chin fat! I am not sure where my body will be when I stop loosing and it weirds me out as well. I look at pictures of me from a few years ago and I am amazed that was me. I still am not a "normal" weight but I am much happier where I am. I like my curves. I would like to keep them actually but I have to see where it goes I guess. Way to go on your 71 lbs! If you need support I am totally here in your corner!
  • lingading
    lingading Posts: 258 Member
    Thanks everyone. Sometimes its just hard to believe that there truly is a light at the end of the tunnel. Don't know what I'd do without you all!
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