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This is my comfy place
I lose about 20-25 lbs, clothes get baggy, get a few compliments and then i lose the motivation to lose more weight. This time will be different. Why? I joined a female gym in May and i am blogging. I know that just counting calories, a great supportive family, and wanting it just isn't enough. I am 206 lbs and far from a healthy weight. I still hesitate to blog because i feel that either what i have to say has all been said before or it's just not that interesting. This site is so wonderful and reading other blogs are very inspiring and keeps my hopes up knowing that i'm not the only one going through all this alone and others have some of the thoughts and feelings that i do. I'm just getting out of my slump. I'm back at the gym after not going for 2 weeks and it feels great. I maintained my weight loss in that two weeks and got a little too comfortable and confident. It's all going to change because last night i weighed in and i was up 2.5 lbs. I just finished with my TOM so i'm hoping some of that was water weight. I cannot start gaining it back again. I just hope this time around is different and i can push through this comfy place i seem to be in. I want to fit in a smaller size and not settle for wearing my loose fitting clothes. So i'm telling myself and others that this time i have to succeed. My last two attempts failed (about 5 years ago) but i also didn't have this the knowledge, the gym membership, or this wonderful site.
5 Comments
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Comment by Tanya on July 22, 2008 at 12:37pm - Dot, you have a WONDERFUL attitude!!! That with everything you mentioned will keep you on the right path!!! I sometimes don't post blogs out of similiar fears; why would anyone want to know what I have to say? Everyone's thoughts and opinions are so important even if we don't agree or have a diferent approach. But the support here has been fantastic. Hopefully this is it, you WILL be successful!! Good Luck!!!
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Comment by Kristi on July 22, 2008 at 12:38pm - Don't be hesitant to blog! We LOVE reading everyone's stuff. I think even when you are saying something that someone else has already said, it's nice because it brings a sense of camaraderie that everyone is going through the same struggles, you know? So don't let that hold you back! Best of luck to you on this journey! I can't wait to check back on your progress!
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Comment by Bonnie on July 22, 2008 at 1:24pm - Absolutely, Dot.....don't be hesitant to blog. I think that we all have the same fears and struggles, and everyone can't answer everyone's blogs every time, ....just because life gets in the way....but there's always someone who is online and needing to hear just what you've got to say, at that moment in time. People on this blog are wonderful....and very supportive. I haven't looked at your whole page yet, but you are just as cute as a button (your pic on this blog post). You hang in there, and you'll do it!
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Comment by JillianBean on July 22, 2008 at 2:18pm -
I know exactly where you are coming from. And it's nice to hear that I am not the only one out there that finds the comfy spot, and then things all fall apart. For me, I call it self sabatoge. I get to a point where I am doing so well, everything is fitting loosely, or I've even bought clothes in a smaller size...then for some reason, I hit full stop. I just stop watching what I am eating, stop exercising...basically sabatoge all my hard work, and for what?? A few bags of chips and a lot of self loathing!! I am determined this time to not sabatoge myself!!
Together we can get through this. When I started this time, I was 205, and I am now down to 180!! I never thought that was possible, but now I can imagine hitting the 170's and further than that getting down to 160. It is totally possible!!
You can do it!!
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Comment by Kendra on July 25, 2008 at 9:27am - Thanks for commenting! I have a hard time blogging myself. I get in a rut and feel like whatever I type will come across as goofy, or misunderstood. I want more readers, but yet when I read other blogs, I'm scared to comment because of the same reason as above. You look great in your pictures! I can really tell a difference. If that is your dh standing with you in the wedding attire, and the one of you, him, and your girls, looks like he is doing a great job too! Well done! My dh is blessed with a high metabolism. It's hard to cook around here. My kids are pretty picky. I told my dh that from now on, I will cook what I can eat (usually a meat or beans, veggie, and one starch) and everyone else can eat what I eat, or fix a sandwich. Anyways, this comment is turning into a post, so I'll end it here. Thanks again for commenting! :) Looking forward to sharing this journey with you.
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