Littleslimmingbee
Gold Member
Hi all. I need your honest opinions and advise.. i know your all very good at this and most of you know me quite well now, and if not.. heres a quick blur of my slimming life if you care to comment.
I reached target in august 2009 and have been maintain my target weight on 10 st 1 since.. a total loss of 4stone 7.5lbs. I am a size 10 is the majority of shops and was very much happy untill christmas. I decided i wanted to drop another 7lb for my 5stone award. I find that when i gain a few lbs on the odd ocasion, i feel very uncomfortable with myself and although i always get it back off almost straight away, i just feel i dont have much leway before i 'dont' like the way i look again. If that makes any sence.. I just feel if i were at a lower weight, the occasions i gain a few lbs, wont bother me as much, as il still be under my original target weight, that when im at i am happy with. (really dont know if im making any sence here)
anywho, iv been faff assing about since January, and although the odd weeks iv not given it my all.. the lowest iv gotten too is 9st 12 and back up again. Im finding it VERY difficult to actually lose weight now, i suspect after loosing so much, maintaining for 9 months and generally being of a healthy weight range now, loses are very slow if any at all, but the effort put in on some weeks has been monumental with little reward. Im finding it an uphill battle, and thus am easily falling off the wagon. iv been 100% on plan for 12 days and counting an have been weighing fortnightly to relieve some of the pressure and get back into enjoying the plan. I am most deffinatly back to enjoying the plan, but am concerned if i dont see a good result this wednesday, my confidence is going to take another knock.
my concern is, if its THIS difficult to get these last 7lbs off, is it a sign that its just a weight i may not be able to maintain? i have maintained my 10st 1lb loss for 9 months quite happily.. but what if i get this 7lb off and really struggle? its not that i neednt loose the weight. I could still very much healthily loose the weight and have it to lose. Im deffinatly not skin and bones yet not that i ever want or will be!
anywho. My question is, if i continue to struggle, when do i call it quits and stick to my original target weight.. or is this me copping out becos the goings got tough? i mean, some people find the entire journey very difficult, esp those who havnt much to loose. Loosing my weight was very easy with slimmingworld and i loved every minute, i continuesly lost unless i had a real reason not too, and the most difficult bit were the emotional changes.. so now its becoming a struggle almost, its a bit of a shock tbh. I love slimmingworld.. i really do.., and never see myself eating another way. So i am confident in my ability to only take this journey once, and keep it off for life.
is it a cop out? or do i have to realise when my bodys done?
sorry for the long and rambely post!
I reached target in august 2009 and have been maintain my target weight on 10 st 1 since.. a total loss of 4stone 7.5lbs. I am a size 10 is the majority of shops and was very much happy untill christmas. I decided i wanted to drop another 7lb for my 5stone award. I find that when i gain a few lbs on the odd ocasion, i feel very uncomfortable with myself and although i always get it back off almost straight away, i just feel i dont have much leway before i 'dont' like the way i look again. If that makes any sence.. I just feel if i were at a lower weight, the occasions i gain a few lbs, wont bother me as much, as il still be under my original target weight, that when im at i am happy with. (really dont know if im making any sence here)
anywho, iv been faff assing about since January, and although the odd weeks iv not given it my all.. the lowest iv gotten too is 9st 12 and back up again. Im finding it VERY difficult to actually lose weight now, i suspect after loosing so much, maintaining for 9 months and generally being of a healthy weight range now, loses are very slow if any at all, but the effort put in on some weeks has been monumental with little reward. Im finding it an uphill battle, and thus am easily falling off the wagon. iv been 100% on plan for 12 days and counting an have been weighing fortnightly to relieve some of the pressure and get back into enjoying the plan. I am most deffinatly back to enjoying the plan, but am concerned if i dont see a good result this wednesday, my confidence is going to take another knock.
my concern is, if its THIS difficult to get these last 7lbs off, is it a sign that its just a weight i may not be able to maintain? i have maintained my 10st 1lb loss for 9 months quite happily.. but what if i get this 7lb off and really struggle? its not that i neednt loose the weight. I could still very much healthily loose the weight and have it to lose. Im deffinatly not skin and bones yet not that i ever want or will be!
anywho. My question is, if i continue to struggle, when do i call it quits and stick to my original target weight.. or is this me copping out becos the goings got tough? i mean, some people find the entire journey very difficult, esp those who havnt much to loose. Loosing my weight was very easy with slimmingworld and i loved every minute, i continuesly lost unless i had a real reason not too, and the most difficult bit were the emotional changes.. so now its becoming a struggle almost, its a bit of a shock tbh. I love slimmingworld.. i really do.., and never see myself eating another way. So i am confident in my ability to only take this journey once, and keep it off for life.
is it a cop out? or do i have to realise when my bodys done?
sorry for the long and rambely post!