Hi Guys and Gals,
We all seem to have the same thread going around at the moment, not losing the expected amount, but by who's expectations are we really going by? I have been having that "little bit here and there won't hurt" syndrome. But gee, who are we kidding. I have got to 73kg's (from 93) and cann't seem to shift the remainder ( I would like to get to 65kg's). But by reading all the post's it seems to get us all motivated again.
I have bought some new clothes and now all my friends keep saying about time you got out of those baggy clothes. I feel really good too but have decided that by buying a size too small then I still feel fat and that will motivate me into loosing that 8 or so kg's.
Bright Yellow - I love the mango smoothies but I add about 1/4 or 1/2 cup diet sprite to it and don't feel it needs sweetening. Must admit it does take a couple of tries to get over the fact that it's not as sweet as we would normally like. I cann't buy the Vaalia yoghurt in the large tubs so have found that Browns is the next best thing.
New Life - I know exactly how you feel as I cann't seem to shift the last 8 or so kg's but maybe what we all need is not so much WILL power but maybe WONT power, I WONT have this, I WONT have that. See if that works better for you. Also maybe stop thinking that you have lost 54kgs (WOW) but that you are a slim person who has 7kgs to loose and you are just starting out on your diet. Take a step back and then refocus. I find that once people start noticing your weight loss that we all fall into a false sense of wellbeing and think "Gee I'm good". It's really only ourselves we have to blame if we deviate but it's also only ourselves we have to please by doing the right things. Gee I think I may have just motivated myself. HeHe.
Ichooselife - Thanks for Mary's story. I can relate to the end result. My hips used to wake me up 6 or 7 times a night, I found it hard to bend my knee's to get into the bottom cupboards, walking long distances, climbing stairs and getting breathless. But after losing 23kgs I no longer wake during the night, can get into the back of the cupboards, walk for ages and don't bet puffed out. Over the last 3 days I have (with the help of hubby) loaded 2500 x 3.5kg paving bricks onto our ute and then offloaded and stacked them without even the smallest twinge and feel great. I wouldn't have been able to do that 20 odd kg's ago.
To everyone who is struggling at the moment, maybe we should be concentrating on the positives and not the negatives. As the old saying goes "if you cann't say anything nice then don't say anything at all" by that I mean, don't beat yourself up if you're not living up to everyone elses expectations, just do the best that you can for YOURSELF.
That's enough dribble for tonight, cheers and keep up the good work.
VERY not happy today 