Survival Mode Put Us Back to Zero
A lot of you came here many moons ago when I left Sparkpeople. I loved the community of that place and the support I got there. It was at the height of us being on our game. That motivation you have in the beginning when you're consistently rewarded with weight loss, smaller clothes, compliments to keep your motivation high and you somehow begin to step out of being invisible to the public to people smiling at you, opening doors or striking up conversation. You start to feel human. You don't have to worry about going to restaurants or 'fitting' somewhere. You can go to a wedding and see those God awful thin folding chairs and while you still don't like them, you're not concerned. Many of your worries that fit people never had to think of, have faded away. We started for the long haul in our 30's and that's when we had the most success, losing 226 and 190 lbs respectively. When we went on vacation, as long as we came back and got rig...
Congrats! I, too, just said goodbye to my vacation weight. All I can say is Baby Steps Baby Steps...but at least those steps are in the right direction!
ReplyDeleteYay!! *clapping of hands...Go ahead and enjoy that victory, you earned it, hope you have a wonderful weekend. Hope it is still cool enough to enjoy some time on the lanai. :)
ReplyDeleteYippee!!! Great job, hotstuff! Just take this and enjoy and savor it. My weigh-in was up 1.6. Sigh... after a week of almost all fruits, vegetables, and water I thought I'd fair better. But I'm just looking at it as information and nothing more for today. Enjoy your weekend and stay cool! It's due to hit 90 here today. =o(
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! I'm glad you were able to lose the vacation weight so quickly. :)
ReplyDeleteI've been losing steadily, but this week I was so stressed with the host issues that I overate. :( But next week will be better!
I'll dance for you! (A bit less) Hip-hip-hooray!
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Fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteYES! I got down to 147 after surgery, but back up this week. Yesterday 152--but I was pretty sure that was the results of the Mongolian Grill the day before, those sauces (I don't use the oil sauces) are very very salty. Son loves to go there, and I try to concentrate on veggies, but always indulge in ONE crab rangoon. So delicious! Today--150 lbs. So I'm hoping that 152 was momentary. I WILL NOT go back to work on July 9, having gained a bunch of weight. I WILL NOT!
ReplyDeleteI gained five pounds of sodium weight this week. I have GOT to pull in the reins and stop eating out, even if it's "healthy" eating out. I know it's sodium weight because my belly is bloated, but other areas are smaller (e.g. I can finally see my cheekbones again). Still, it's annoying as hell, considering I finally got under 340. I'm trying to flush it out with green tea and a ton of water right now. I'll be happy to break even next Friday.
ReplyDeleteYaay! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Great news! Enjoy your weekend.
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Great news! I did a little dance for ya = )
ReplyDeleteI am glad the vacay weight is gone ! The same thing happens to me, where if I lose a lot one week, the next week is squat. The body can drive you crazy sometimes.
ReplyDeleteGood news on losing 3 stress points!
ReplyDeleteWow that's great! Well done! @ a weigh in it's always a happy moment when you have a loss rather than a gain! Although it's obviously not the end of the world! I am a new reader of your blog and am loving it, well done!
ReplyDeleteHUZZAH!!!
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