But I know if I keep stepping on the monster I would never get past 250pds
I'm no longer fighting 250 one day and the next time 251 and the next time 250 and the next time 251 or 252. AS I said put the monster in the closet for 1 week. Got on this morning and now 249.8.. But now is the question...I know I put the monster up..Can I NOT look every 2 seconds to see if I can keep going down and not jump back over....PRAY for me to leave that monster where it belongs.OFF my back..
I lost a whole roll of my stomach my face is leaner so I know it's working I "m just scared of that mark on the scale is so close I just don't want go back over again and play with that mark It has haunted me for years...
Chipmunk I think it is fantastic that you lost 16 lbs in one month!! A big congratulations to you!
I noticed in your struggle with the scale that you answered your own question "Can I NOT look every 2 seconds to see if I can keep going down and not jump back over....?" Apparently not.
You hid the scale from yourself because you said you knew you would never get past 250 if you kept stepping on it.......and you were right. When you stopped stressing over seeing 250 one day and 251 another day, etc.......you gave yourself freedom from stress and got below 250. Stress can cause us to gain weight, in my experience. So if you focus on not letting yourself go back to 250 and over because you are scared, you will be stressing again and probably do just what you don't want to do so badly.......gain the weight back.
So, instead of focusing on the numbers that fluctuate and stress, I'm hoping you'll focus on noticing that you've lost a stomach roll. Isn't that awesome?! And focus on the difference you see in your face. Isn't that exciting?! I think it is because I too have noticed it in my face and look forward to when I can say the same about my stomach.
I think we help ourselves if we focus on where we want to go with our goals
instead of where we don't want to go.
I'm hoping you will be able to focus on what you like about this journey.
I like this passage: Philippians 4:7-9. Basically verse 8 of this says: whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable---if anything is excellent or praiseworthy---think about such things.
You can do this and you are doing it successfully. Just know we are all on the journey with you and we are in your corner.
Hugs and blessings,
mrsj