Sep 16 2008
Lacking belief.
I don’t believe I can actually lose 80 lbs.
I want to lose 80 lbs. I want to be healthier. But what I want to accomplish and what I believe I can accomplish are two different things. And in this case, the difference is PROBLEM!
Last night I created a virtual before and after of myself using Prevention.com’s weight loss simulator . The “before” image is more or less accurate (I think my boobs are a bit bigger) but as for the “after” - I looked at it and realized that I don’t believe that I can actually accomplish the real life version of the virtual “after.”
I think the Prevention.com tool is useful - it’s definitely helpful to have a way of visualizing your success. Seeing is supposedly believing, right? But looking at the virtual after - I actually feel a bit discouraged.
Maybe 80 lbs. as my ultimate goal is unrealistic. I’ve lost weight in the past and I definitely believe that I will lose weight again. But 80 lbs? It’s overwhelming.
Maybe I’ve been looking at this in the wrong way. In Weight Watchers meetings, it’s often said that it’s best to focus on smaller goals along the way than it is to focus on the ultimate goal. In the program, your first weight loss goal is actually 10% of your weight at the time of registration, then another 10% or 25 lbs (whichever comes first). I don’t think I ever paid enough attention to this WW fundamental (which may be a part of why I’ve failed in the past? ) Ten percent of my weight - 23.5 lbs - is definitely doable!
This is my before/after losing 23 lbs:
And I definitely believe I can accomplish this “after!”
Tomorrow I’ll be going to my first WW meeting in a long time. A part of me is afraid to go back. I’m afraid of going, doing well, messing up, and then giving up. I hope this time I don’t fall off the WW wagon.
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You can do it! Your not going to loose that from one day to another. I’m going thru the same thing.The only problem I’ve had is being motivated to keep going. Just keep going. You’ll losse it eventually.