That helps me too. My husband was kind enough to put together an Excel spreadsheet that I type in my weight on weigh in day and it creates a line graph similar to yours. Seeing the change in that line can definitely motivate me to do the right thing.
I was just catching up on your blog. I haven't had time to read in a while. you are doing awesome and I absolutely love your video. It is so inspiring! You are so beautiful and you should be so proud of yourself!
I left the following comment in August on an earlier blog post. I'm not sure if you got it or not, but I thought it might bear repeating:
I was thinking about you this evening and your recent struggle up the scale and decision to just maintain for a while. I wondered if it had anything to do with your decision to stop blogging in the morning. So, I had to find this blog to see if it coincided with your gains. It looks like you continued to lose for a couple more weeks after this, but I still wonder if they are somehow related. In this entry, you mention blogging in the morning sets you up for an on-track day. I would like to challenge you to return to your morning blogging. If you don't have time to dual blog, then just blog in the mornings to set yourself up for an on-track day.
Now this is really weird...when I read your last post, I was going to suggest that graphing your weight might help show trends. I guess great minds run in the same ruts! :)
Maintenance can be harder than losing because it lacks the achieving-a-future-goal drive of weight loss. There isn't a scale reward at the end of the week, either. Add to that the fact that losing large amounts of weight puts the body into a kind of panicky survival mode, raising your hunger levels to the stratosphere, and it's hard not to regain. The only thing that has helped me in the past was running (helps control hunger & raises mood) & cutting back on starchy & sugary carbs (big hunger enhancers, causing a huge insulin release--and insulin is the fat-storing hormone).
But you can do this. You turned the boat at 266 and you can turn the boat now.
A thirty-something with more than an extra hundred pounds she needed to ditch. I am very happily married, generally quite positive, and have finally started making changes to develop a sustainable, healthier lifestyle. My initial goal was surpassed on April 5, 2010 and I'm now trying to get to a weight I am comfortable maintaining for the long term.
I write this blog as a record of my own journey. If you take something away with you from reading it – a sense of understanding or a growing determination to succeed at your own weight loss challenges - I couldn’t be happier. I love the thought of helping others and inspiring positive change. However, by accessing this site you must understand that I am not responsible for how you interpret my words nor for any actions you choose to undertake. Consulting a medical professional throughout any weight loss journey is the very best thing I can advise. I wish you all great success!
The Numbers
Highest Weight:
April 2009 - 266.0 lbs
(41.7 BMI)
Starting Weight: August 2009 - 254.6 lbs
(39.9 BMI)
Initial Goal Weight: April 2010 - 150.0 lbs
(23.5 BMI)
Current Weight: October 2010 - 159.2 lbs
(24.9 BMI)
*one last temporary set back*
Final Goal Weight: Whenever It's Right - 130.0 lbs
(20.4 BMI)
Nice breakthrough this past week!
ReplyDeleteooooooo...I need to this. This speaks to me. Says a lot, doesn't it! Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteThat helps me too. My husband was kind enough to put together an Excel spreadsheet that I type in my weight on weigh in day and it creates a line graph similar to yours. Seeing the change in that line can definitely motivate me to do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteI was just catching up on your blog. I haven't had time to read in a while. you are doing awesome and I absolutely love your video. It is so inspiring! You are so beautiful and you should be so proud of yourself!
ReplyDeleteMine probably looks something similar. Sometimes you gotta take a step back to see what's really going on.
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ReplyDeleteI left the following comment in August on an earlier blog post. I'm not sure if you got it or not, but I thought it might bear repeating:
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you this evening and your recent struggle up the scale and decision to just maintain for a while. I wondered if it had anything to do with your decision to stop blogging in the morning. So, I had to find this blog to see if it coincided with your gains. It looks like you continued to lose for a couple more weeks after this, but I still wonder if they are somehow related. In this entry, you mention blogging in the morning sets you up for an on-track day. I would like to challenge you to return to your morning blogging. If you don't have time to dual blog, then just blog in the mornings to set yourself up for an on-track day.
Now this is really weird...when I read your last post, I was going to suggest that graphing your weight might help show trends. I guess great minds run in the same ruts! :)
ReplyDeleteMaintenance can be harder than losing because it lacks the achieving-a-future-goal drive of weight loss. There isn't a scale reward at the end of the week, either. Add to that the fact that losing large amounts of weight puts the body into a kind of panicky survival mode, raising your hunger levels to the stratosphere, and it's hard not to regain. The only thing that has helped me in the past was running (helps control hunger & raises mood) & cutting back on starchy & sugary carbs (big hunger enhancers, causing a huge insulin release--and insulin is the fat-storing hormone).
But you can do this. You turned the boat at 266 and you can turn the boat now.
Kathy W.
Oh cool. I need to this. This speaks to me. Says a lot, doesn't it! Thanks for the idea!
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