We had a sub facilitator on Thursday, and I actually really liked her.
She said things that rang true with me. Things I think and do. On one hand it made me realize that I am not unique and that other people have the same issues as I have, and then on the other hand I realize that I am not unique.
There is a certain "me against the world feel", and it is always nice to know that other people have the same struggles as I do, but sometimes we don't want to admit that other people feel the way we do. My husband calls it something like one upmanship, or beat that tragedy. You think you have it bad you should have seen what I had to go through.
So I guess one of the universal things that she spoke of was that failure of diets is impatiences. Truer words could not be spoken. When anyone starts a diet, there is a rapid weight loss in the beginning, usually water, and then it slows down. But what I do, and I guess she does to, is take that initial weight loss and extrapolate it to my goal weight. I loss four pounds in the first week, in ten weeks I will be 40 pounds down, and so on. So the next week I am down three, and the next two and the next 1 -2, and I am thinking I should be down 16 pounds and I am down 8. And the one or two pounds are hard and you are hungry and you are upset that you haven't gotten to the point you were suppose to be and then it just isn't worth it.
This is important because when I decide to change I want immediate change, I want to see a difference, feel a difference, be different. Weight loss is not instant gratification, in fact the gratification comes long after the dieting. There is no gratification while dieting except looking at the scale, and when the scale isn't moving you have nothing. And food is nothing but gratification. So the dilemma.
She said things that rang true with me. Things I think and do. On one hand it made me realize that I am not unique and that other people have the same issues as I have, and then on the other hand I realize that I am not unique.
There is a certain "me against the world feel", and it is always nice to know that other people have the same struggles as I do, but sometimes we don't want to admit that other people feel the way we do. My husband calls it something like one upmanship, or beat that tragedy. You think you have it bad you should have seen what I had to go through.
So I guess one of the universal things that she spoke of was that failure of diets is impatiences. Truer words could not be spoken. When anyone starts a diet, there is a rapid weight loss in the beginning, usually water, and then it slows down. But what I do, and I guess she does to, is take that initial weight loss and extrapolate it to my goal weight. I loss four pounds in the first week, in ten weeks I will be 40 pounds down, and so on. So the next week I am down three, and the next two and the next 1 -2, and I am thinking I should be down 16 pounds and I am down 8. And the one or two pounds are hard and you are hungry and you are upset that you haven't gotten to the point you were suppose to be and then it just isn't worth it.
This is important because when I decide to change I want immediate change, I want to see a difference, feel a difference, be different. Weight loss is not instant gratification, in fact the gratification comes long after the dieting. There is no gratification while dieting except looking at the scale, and when the scale isn't moving you have nothing. And food is nothing but gratification. So the dilemma.
Garry at work walked 47,000+ steps on a treadmill and Mario did 41,000 steps (also on a treadmill). They're losing weight BUT they are still eating a whole lot more than you & have the energy to do it. I did 20,000+ steps ONCE & thought my knees were going to fall off.
ReplyDeleteLooking at you, you are noticeably fitter, so you're succeeding (way better than I am). I'll be glad when you can eat more & have more energy so we can do somethings - even walking Today & Thunder.
I agree, patience is key - but it is soooooo hard! I remind myself that physics will always win, especially when I get on the scale and it shows movement the wrong way.
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