Written by tigs01 on 09/02/2011 12:15
Honestly, it's Biggest Loser Syndrome all over the 5+ board at the minute!
'Only' lost half a pound this week. 'Only' lost a pound. 'Only' lost 2.5 pounds this week. 'Only' lost six pounds since I started three weeks ago.
There are many of us who, at times, would cheerfully commit murder to lose any of those amounts.
A loss is a loss. It's a darned sight better than a gain, that's for certain. Where would you be now if you hadn't joined WW and followed the plan? Pound to a penny says you'd likely not have lost anything and more than probably gained!
When was the last time you started a weight loss plan of any kind and stuck to it for longer than three or four weeks? I say this because I have, in the past, normally lasted anywhere from 12 to 18 weeks before giving it up as a bad job, with WW at any rate. This means that I know all too well that my body loses weight to a particular pattern. Generally that means a huge first week loss (it was around 11.5 pounds this time around), followed by a couple of much smaller losses then a small gain or STS. I usually gain or STS around my period, and don't lose much the week of ovulation either. (Sorry, any fellas who might be reading!)
So, an average five weeks for me might be lose 3, lose 2, lose 1 and a quarter, gain a pound, lose 3. I quite often lose a half pound or a pound and a bit - two pounds and above seems increasingly rare as I get nearer to goal.
Thing is, my body has a pattern and I know what that pattern is. The overall trend is down - very much so. If you fall at the first hurdle and lose the plot at your first gain or STS, or are disgusted with yourself because you haven't lost half a stone every week, you never get to find out how your body copes long-term with the plan. You are depriving yourself of the opportunity of sticking to the plan to the letter and seeing the benefits that doing just this will bring you.
This is not a race, not against yourself nor anyone else. There will always be someone who loses weight faster than you, more consistently than you, who seems to have an effortless journey to goal. As I am prone to say, we are all different, and every body reacts differently to a decrease in caloric intake and an increase in activity levels.
Stick with it. Don't expect miracles. Most of all, don't expect Biggest Loser-style losses. Unless, that is, you really want to subsist on 800-1,500 calories a day and exercise for five hours a day, minimum. Three of those with a personal trainer screaming at you and holding a bucket under your head so you can puke while still jogging on the treadmill.
If you don't stick with it, you will never know how well you would have done. Nothing worthwhile ever came easily; the amount of effort and perseverance you choose to devote to becoming slimmer, fitter and healthier is equal to the eventual rewards. You may lose weight slowly, you may be lucky and mostly have good losses more often than some. The thing is that if you stick with it, you will almost certainly reach your goal.
Weigh. Measure. Point. Track. No guess-work. Eat your dailies and your weeklies. Follow the plan. If confused, ask. On the boards, in class. We are all in this together, however long the journey may take.
So, who's coming along for the ride?
'Only' lost half a pound this week. 'Only' lost a pound. 'Only' lost 2.5 pounds this week. 'Only' lost six pounds since I started three weeks ago.
There are many of us who, at times, would cheerfully commit murder to lose any of those amounts.
A loss is a loss. It's a darned sight better than a gain, that's for certain. Where would you be now if you hadn't joined WW and followed the plan? Pound to a penny says you'd likely not have lost anything and more than probably gained!
When was the last time you started a weight loss plan of any kind and stuck to it for longer than three or four weeks? I say this because I have, in the past, normally lasted anywhere from 12 to 18 weeks before giving it up as a bad job, with WW at any rate. This means that I know all too well that my body loses weight to a particular pattern. Generally that means a huge first week loss (it was around 11.5 pounds this time around), followed by a couple of much smaller losses then a small gain or STS. I usually gain or STS around my period, and don't lose much the week of ovulation either. (Sorry, any fellas who might be reading!)
So, an average five weeks for me might be lose 3, lose 2, lose 1 and a quarter, gain a pound, lose 3. I quite often lose a half pound or a pound and a bit - two pounds and above seems increasingly rare as I get nearer to goal.
Thing is, my body has a pattern and I know what that pattern is. The overall trend is down - very much so. If you fall at the first hurdle and lose the plot at your first gain or STS, or are disgusted with yourself because you haven't lost half a stone every week, you never get to find out how your body copes long-term with the plan. You are depriving yourself of the opportunity of sticking to the plan to the letter and seeing the benefits that doing just this will bring you.
This is not a race, not against yourself nor anyone else. There will always be someone who loses weight faster than you, more consistently than you, who seems to have an effortless journey to goal. As I am prone to say, we are all different, and every body reacts differently to a decrease in caloric intake and an increase in activity levels.
Stick with it. Don't expect miracles. Most of all, don't expect Biggest Loser-style losses. Unless, that is, you really want to subsist on 800-1,500 calories a day and exercise for five hours a day, minimum. Three of those with a personal trainer screaming at you and holding a bucket under your head so you can puke while still jogging on the treadmill.
If you don't stick with it, you will never know how well you would have done. Nothing worthwhile ever came easily; the amount of effort and perseverance you choose to devote to becoming slimmer, fitter and healthier is equal to the eventual rewards. You may lose weight slowly, you may be lucky and mostly have good losses more often than some. The thing is that if you stick with it, you will almost certainly reach your goal.
Weigh. Measure. Point. Track. No guess-work. Eat your dailies and your weeklies. Follow the plan. If confused, ask. On the boards, in class. We are all in this together, however long the journey may take.
So, who's coming along for the ride?
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