I'm a Newbie and would love to chat!

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aly6690

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Hi!

I randomly found this website and thought I'd give this forum stuff ago!

I really want need to lose quite a bit of weight. I know I need to lose the weight but this time I want to lose it too. I'd like to lose about 30kgs which I think is about 66lbs, not sure though. In the last 6 weeks, I have lost about 8kg but now my weight loss is starting to slow down and am starting to lose motivation.

One of the things that I find difficult is when people comment on the fact that I've lost weight/look as iof I've lost weight. This probably sounds stupid but I really dont like it. Does anyone else ever feel like this?

Having read some of the threads on here and decicing to write this has made me realise that talking about it on here for some reason feels easier, maybe its because if you're on here you have lost or want to lose weight.

Would really love to chat to people about losinng weight and just general stuff too!

Sorry of the really long post, didnt mean to write so much, sorry!
 
Hi, I also had a lot of problems with compliments but it does get easier and I can accept the compliments much better than I could a few months ago. This forum has helped me so much with so many things and I really enjoy the compliments that I get from the people here.
Start a diary in the diary section and read other peoples diaries to get loads of motivation, inspiration and make new online friends.
Looking foward to hearing how you are progressing
Val
 
I totally agree. Even though i want people to notice that im looking different i feel really uncomfortable when people comment on it. I think it's because i feel like my weight loss is a really personal thing so when people comment on it; i feel like it becomes less about me and more like i'm losing weight for it to be observed by other people. Also i feel like they are drawing comparisons from what i looked like then and acknowledging that i previously looked worse and therefore making some sort of judgement. I don't even think what i've written make sense, i'm not that good with words. But i totally understand where you are coming from :]
 
Good job on losing 8kg so far! I've noticed that a lot of people have problems with their weight loss slowing down after awhile, but seriously don't lose hope, it'll start back up again if you just stick with it. :)

Also, with the compliments, I think it does get easier after awhile. It's a little harder at first, I think, for a lot of different reasons (you feel like they're judging the way you looked before, you yourself don't see much of a difference yet, etc.) but as you continue losing weight and feeling more comfortable in your own skin, the compliments should start feeling better too.

Anyway, I'd certainly love to chat with you, as I'm new here too. Hope to see you around a lot. :)
 
Hi guys,

Thanks!

It's weird but having read your comments pretty much somes up everything I feel with the whole compliments thing! It's weird but it kinda got me down the other day. My boyfriend made me sit down and he basically said some of what you guys have been saying and he also kept saying that I shouldn't care what other people say. I dunno, I am hoping that I can actually be happier about the compliments soon. But it may take time!

Thanks!
 
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