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Jenn1214

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Like most people who are trying to lose weight, I've hit some bumps in the road. My weight loss has slowed and even stalled a few times, and sometimes it's hard not to get frustrated. I will never go back to my old mindset of just giving up, but I do beat myself up occasionally when that scale just won't budge. Not as much as I used to, but sometimes I feel like I'll never reach my goal weight, and I have just so much farther to go. Even my weight loss of 43 pounds seems like nothing when I started out over 100 pounds overweight.

Last weekend, my fiance and I hosted a BBQ and we went to a beer distributor to get ice. We got a "party pack" that weighed 42 pounds and I thought to myself "Wow, that's about how much I've lost so far." I asked my fiance if I could carry it to the backyard when we got home so I could see how heavy it felt. I picked it up, walked a few steps, and put it down. I couldn't do it. Just imagine, I was carrying that around on my body all day, every day! It really put things in perspective for me.

My journey is far from over, but I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far...I've lost a giant bag of ice! No more beating myself up and thinking my weight loss isn't good enough. Soon enough, i'll have lost two of those bags...and I'm sure as heck not trying to carry those!

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<P>Sometimes, we don't give ourselves enough credit for all of the hard work we have put into our band. 42 pounds is alot of weight to losts and you should be very proud of yourself. Next week will mark one full year since I had my band. I have lost about 80 pounds but my weight do slide back and forward due to my water retension. But I try really hard not to compare myself to anyone else and to be grateful for the weight God has allowed me to lose. You are doing an awesome job. Be very proud of yourself for that. Good luck with your future weight lost. </P>

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Way to go with your weight loss! You're an inspiration to me. I went back and read all your posts because I identify so much with some of the issues you've blogged about. Your writings help to reinforce for me the fact that others who are/have experience very similar struggles as me - food addiction, emotional scars, depression, etc. etc. etc. - are making a go at losing weight and healing themselves. Not only that, but they're doing a pretty darn good job of it too! (Notwithstanding all the ups and downs and bumps in the road.) Here's to your continued success.

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Great Post, I agree we do tend to beat ourselves up when the scales don't move. I loved the analogy, we should all try that and it may help us to add prospective to our weight loss. We become so focused on the scales and the numbers. B)

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