Weight loss encouragement
I am writing because I know that often I read e-mails from those who,
for one reason or another are disappointed with their weight-loss. I
have written previously asking about the balance between micro-managing
your weight; weighing, noting, worrying and even obsessing over a pound
lost or gained. My question was prompted by a weigh-in of my own when,
after a three week period, I showed only 2 pounds of loss. Deep down I
was upset, and haven’t been back on the scale since. That was October
21st. Yesterday, I was at the Dr.’s office, and was waiting for the
Doctor to arrive, when the scale beckoned. Normally, the "normal"
doctor’s scale would not weigh me, and I have had to travel quite a
distance to a digital scale that handled over 350 pounds. In my mind, I
thought to myself that I would be nowhere near being able to register at
350 or below. But, I decided to try it. Low and behold, it actually
registered 349. Even with the likelihood that there is a difference
between the digital scale and the doctor’s, it was an encouraging sight
to see that I would not be needing to make those long trips to the
digital scale anymore. I am also now committed to weighing in over a
longer spread, rather than every day or every week. So, for those that
are tempted to discouragement, hang in there. This also is without
exercise. I started at 411, just before my surgery on August 22nd, and
have lost 62 pounds. I am sure that with exercise it could have been
more, but my back and leg problems have kept me from doing that yet.
Danny
September 19th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
I have a friend on another list who offers to "keep" people’s scales
for them for the first 2 years <G>.
The minute someone complains about their weightloss, she pops up and
tells them to send her the scales - or threatens to go get them.
Pam
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I am writing because I know that often I read e-mails from those
who,
for one reason or another are disappointed with their weight-loss.
I
have written previously asking about the balance between
micro-managing
your weight; weighing, noting, worrying and even obsessing over a
pound
lost or gained. My question was prompted by a weigh-in of my own
when,
after a three week period, I showed only 2 pounds of loss. Deep
down I
was upset, and haven’t been back on the scale since. That was
October
21st. Yesterday, I was at the Dr.’s office, and was waiting for
the
Doctor to arrive, when the scale beckoned. Normally, the "normal"
doctor’s scale would not weigh me, and I have had to travel quite a
distance to a digital scale that handled over 350 pounds. In my
mind, I
thought to myself that I would be nowhere near being able to
register at
350 or below. But, I decided to try it. Low and behold, it
actually
registered 349. Even with the likelihood that there is a difference
between the digital scale and the doctor’s, it was an encouraging
sight
to see that I would not be needing to make those long trips to the
digital scale anymore. I am also now committed to weighing in over
a
longer spread, rather than every day or every week. So, for those
that
are tempted to discouragement, hang in there. This also is without
exercise. I started at 411, just before my surgery on August 22nd,
and
have lost 62 pounds. I am sure that with exercise it could have
been
more, but my back and leg problems have kept me from doing that yet.
Danny
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