Sunday 6 June 2010

The Big 3-0!

Yay! Last Thursday the scales were kind to me and I'd lost another pound - making 5lbs in five days, four of the pounds that I'd gained and a little extra one for luck!

16st 8lb - 232lbs - BMI 38.6
(just two more pounds til I take some comparison photos!)

That makes a grand total of 30lbs since I started on this weightloss journey back in mid-January. I know my rate of loss has been much slower than for many other bandsters, and there have been moments when I wondered whether I had done the right thing when the weight seemed to be going nowhere fast, but right now it feels like I've found my sweet spot, and long may it last!

Is it just me though, or do you find yourself thinking 'Oh, I've only lost 30lbs' but when you'd lost, say, 20lbs and saw that Mrs X has lost 30lbs, you'd think 'WOW! 30lbs! I wish I could lose that much.' So, of course, now I've lost 30lbs, I'll be thinking to myself 'Ms Y has lost 40lbs, wouldn't it be sooooo great to lose that much' and 'Mr Z lost 30lbs in three months, why did it take me nearly five?'

But, quite honestly, right now I am SUPER chuffed to be weighing in at 232lbs (probably a LOT happier than I was when I weighed that much on the way up the scales!)

10 comments:

  1. As another slooo loser, I have decided the difference with the band is that it doesn't let you give up. I have lost 25-30 on other diets only to get frustrated and give up. With the band, it's forever, there is no giving up :)

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  2. Well done! 30 lbs is when I first started to notice changes with the fit of my clothes and my appearance. Good Times! Congrats!

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  3. You're right. I wish I could lose the 30. Getting closer though and I know we will all keep going down. Congrats on the loss and go get thee some new clothes!

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  4. Fab. Congrats on the loss! Sounds like you've hit your sweet spot. I agree, it's hard not to compare others' losses to my own, but we have to remind ourselves that all the losses whether big or small are getting us closer to where we want to be. Keep up the great work!

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  5. Yay for the 30 pounds! It doesn't matter if you are losing faster or slower than other bandsters. If your doctor is happy and you are happy with your progress, that is all that matters. We're not in a race with each other, although we challenge each other. Please be happy with how you've done so far. You're doing great!

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  6. Great post! Made me think twice about feeling so bad being a slow loser too. Thank you so much x

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  7. 30 is a lovely number!!! You are doing great!!! You have lost a small toddler! :)

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  8. 30 is great - I always think I'm a slow loser compared to others, but it's all relative. What ever works for you to get it off and keep it off.

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