I've had ENOUGH

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Registered: 07-27-2004
I've had ENOUGH
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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 10:41pm
I've had enough of judging myself because I've been doing water aerobics for an average of three times a week for months now and watching the scale sit still. So, I've had it. I'm not going to judge myself anymore just because gravity has a greater pull on my body than I want it to! LOL

Rather, I am going to start being proud of myself about how I feel. I feel great! DH agrees with me! ;o) AND I'm wearing clothes that I haven't worn in a long time because they actually fit. I may not be losing weight, but that's because my body is replacing my fat with muscle.

So if any of the rest of you are going thru this, join me! STOP beating yourself up because of some stupid scale and this rest of society that think you have to be stick thin to be somebody and listen to how good your body feels.

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Registered: 08-19-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:38am
Hey true,

I've been to that point before but im not going to stop.I'm a teen and i weigh 250lbs. my weight is to the point of where it hurts but the only thing i fear is losing my boobs lol!
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Registered: 08-07-2003
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 8:27am
You took the words right out of my mouth! I've been working out at least 4 days a week for the past month. I know I'm replacing the fat with muscle, but I still felt disappointed when the scale didn't go down (it doesn't help that I haven't been watching what I eat-I'm working on that starting Monday). The thing is, I feel wonderful!!!!! I have NEVER felt this good about myself. You should see me inspecting the newly developed muscles in my arms. lol. I'm so proud of those bad boys! All in all, I'm with you. Let's forget that scale and focus on how we feel. Congrats to you!

Amanda

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Registered: 08-31-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 3:37pm
We are our own worst critic....if we could just learn to love ourselves then there would be fewer problems! So Im all for it :) Stop beating yourself up because the scale isnt rewarding you...there are other things you can be celebrating!
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Registered: 09-24-2004
Sun, 09-26-2004 - 8:20pm
i gave up on looking at my scale a while back... it is just disappointing when you dont see it move. and at one point for me it went up a little after 1 month of exercising... thats when i said phoey on my scale LOL

i now just focus on what i can see. i pay more attention to the changes i can see in my muscles, or how my clothes are fitting and how i feel. noticing those kinda of changes makes me feel so much better than trying to depend on the scale for feedback. Seeing the scale not move is just discouraging.... but feeling your clothes become looser and feeling better makes it much more worth it

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Registered: 07-18-2004
Sun, 09-26-2004 - 10:17pm
i think i got into my predicament because my mom and dad didn't have scales or full length mirrors in our house. and i carried that over when i grew up.

anyways, i am slowly approaching my goal, to lose 120 lbs. i've gone from 275lbs to my current 189lbs and it's taken me a long time to do it. i made my new year's eve resolution on 1/1/01. i had no idea that it was gonna come with LOTS of depression and flip-flopping and cheating and beating myself up. things'd go really great for a coupla months... then i'd get depressed and in the space of a couple weeks gain back every pound i lost, plus a few more. :(

someway, somehow, i seem to finally be reaching my goal. it felt really great to go to the Gap a couple weeks ago, because i haven't been able to buy anything there for 10 years. i got myself a pair of size 16 jeans and a large blouse. and some pretty underwear. i haven't been a size 16 in 15 years. but i haven't reached my goal either. anything can happen between now and then. plus, i'm thinking as hard as it was to get to this point, that getting to 150 is going to be just as hard.

however, i decided a long time ago that i wasn't really aiming for a certain weight. i just wanted to be able to buy cute clothes that weren't from the plus size store anymore. i want to be my old 38x27x39 self. or close to that. i'm 5'10 with a larger than large frame. *sigh* so i'm positively skin and bones at 150. my bf loves me at my current size, but i don't. i wonder how i'll feel when i get to my goal? i guess my problem is more that i still see the 275 lb me when i look in the mirror. i KNOW i've lost weight. i have proof. but when i look at my reflection, i think, "what a fatty mcfatty!". and that sucks. :(

V***V

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Registered: 01-27-2004
Sun, 09-26-2004 - 11:22pm

(((((Flame))))), you've spoken very truly.

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Registered: 01-05-2000
Mon, 09-27-2004 - 6:40am
AGREE, AGREE, AGREE!!! Joining Curves Oct. 15 and can't wait. :-)Stephanie