what size will you be a year from now?
“Will this matter to me a year from now?”that has been a mantra that I use in everyday life sometimes. I think it’s just something to put things in perspective and “not sweat the small stuff”. But I’ve been thinking about something that one of my good buddies on here wrote to me recently, I have been getting so caught up in the pound for pound mentality. If there is a week that goes by and I don’t lose, I feel like a failure. I know there are so many things that can happen in our bodies, water weight, that time of the month, what time of the day you step on the scale. I think what it is, with me at least, is that I really feel like I need to see something tangible, to show that all of these changes,and all of this hard work, has been worth it! I’ve never thought of myself as an impatient person, but when it comes to weight loss, I think I am.
I have been stuck in a tiny plateau for the last 2-3 weeks,and was very frustrated about it, but then I had remembered that I had taken all of my measurements about a month ago. So, earlier this week, I got the measuring tape out, and did all of my measurements again,and the most amazing thing happened… it showed that I had lost a total of eight and a half inches,in the last month! So, what I am realizing is that no matter what the scale is saying, my body is changing. Of course, I would love it if all of those inches were concentrated in my stomach area, but that’s just not how it works, I guess!lol The funny thing is one of the places where I’ve noticed that I’ve lost weight is in my hands! Of all places,geez! My wedding ring keeps wanting to fall off! I was hoping to wait until I’ve gotten closer to my goal weight, before I resize it, but we’ll see. Today I saw two co-workers that I have not seen in about a month,and they both said that she could definately see the weight loss in my face. I’m thinking to myself, “that’s all well and good, but I wanna see this “muffin top” disappearing from the top of my size 20 jeans!” lol
But really, what I am learning is that this is a journey,and we can’t get stuck in a rut, there will be plateau’s,but if we just keep doing what we’re doing, things will inevitably be different in a year from now, it’s just the way it works!
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Well, I for one am very proud of you and your accomplishments so far!! It’s just gonna get better and better!! You are looking great and what you have lost so far proves that you are on the right track!! We worry too much about what the scale says ( that’s why I hate it!! ) but your measurements show loss of inches and that is awesome!! Keep it up girl!! You are doing great!!!
You are soooo right. I always lose sight of the small successes and focus to much on what the scale says. I went through that this week and then took out the measuring tape and realized I had lost an inch off my waist that week and another off of my butt. I look at my feet and my toes dont look like tiny breakfast sausages. I see my calves as I walk and they have definition. All of these things are signs of success but we tend to overlook them and rely on that stupid number on the scale. Who invented that thing anyway? I just say “well look at that gravity is up today.” LOL.
It can be quite discouraging to keep weighing at the same weight and the old me would’ve given up and said, “Well, I tried weightloss and it didn’t work”!
I have noticed a lot of things are centered in how much weight we have lost this week, or at all. It’s kind of counterproductive. I am a diabetic, and just the fact that I am watching my carbs now and walking, and taking my meds, I am much healthier. It’s more important for the health benefits that I do what makes me healthy than to worry about what the scale says today. Yeah, I’d love to post a weightloss every week, but the fact is we can’t every week and it’s the strong person who will make it to the final goal who can overcome and deal with the plateau and accept it for what it is….temporary. A year from now we won’t remember the plateaus or how much we weigh today. It won’t matter. What will matter is how much healthier we are.
Don’t sweat the smart stuff, that’s right! Keep up the good work!
small stuff, sorry. I think I am going to join this site. it think it would help me to lose weight.
Congrats on all the inches lost!
Thank you for your comment. YOu say I inspire you but for everyone that comments, it inspires me! Thank you for that. Yes, funny about the high school weight. Fact is, I was almost 200 pounds in HS but in 9th I lost to 138 and that was for about a year and then gained it back so even HS weight is so long ago that I don’t remember it so once below 150, it is a whole new world for me.
I agree with you that we can’t havea pound to pound attitude. I just try to keep going and let it become second nature to just eat healthy no matter what. It helps me get into my goal mentality
Rachel
You go girl, you’re doing great!
Keep up the good work!
amen! I used to always run into people that were thin and be like well crap i was hoping they got fat! Which IS terrible! but i know that everything is gonna get so so so much better soon, and by the time my husband gets home i will have at least a little bit to show for it!!
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thank you for your comment it helped a lot to know someone else has gone through what i am :]
Look at it this way hun…it’s really NOT a plateau if you lost inches right? You actually gained muscle (that is if you’re strength training;)) Muscle weighs more then fat and what’s best…1lb of muscle will burn an additional 50 calories a day sitting on your butt doing nothing! Sooo…it speeds up your metabolism
Way to go on the inch loss hun!!!