tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post1315155386241474533..comments2012-04-07T05:06:02.983-07:00Comments on CCC's Journey to Less of Me: October's here...and I am not.*ccc*http://www.blogger.com/profile/01938403363974512245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-16155549559193625082007-10-04T19:45:00.000-07:002007-10-04T19:45:00.000-07:00It's just a dip in the road. Don't be so hard on y...It's just a dip in the road. Don't be so hard on yourself. You know we're here for you. Please share sooner. We should have a healthy food party. I know there are some great recipes out there and it would be a huge help to us all. Luff you!Oh_mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026938493011446262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-49459372683921185582007-10-04T08:37:00.000-07:002007-10-04T08:37:00.000-07:00I am creeping right along with you. I read back in...I am creeping right along with you. I read back in my blog a few months ago (ok so 2006) and I have only lost MAYBE another 20-30 pounds all year long in 2007. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. but I haven't gained any weight either, which is a freaking miracle in itself. I was supposed to meet my goal weight in August. Here is is October and I'm STILL not at my goal weight and actually nowhere near it. (well ok so I'm about 34 pounds away, so semi-near). We ALL go through this. There is no magical formula to get you out of the funk. You just have to keep on going. That's what I'm doing. Hell, that's what we're all doing. We're just keeping on going. <BR/><BR/>Chin up. We'll make it. We may not win first place or even 50th place corssing the finish line but we're going to make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-54018901360078653462007-10-03T11:07:00.000-07:002007-10-03T11:07:00.000-07:00Nothing worth doing is easy. You know why you wan...Nothing worth doing is easy. You know why you want this for yourself, you now have to accept that you deserve it and that you're not going to accept anything less, regardless of what the excuses and justifications are. It makes me happier than you will ever know that I serve as a source of inspiration to you. Yes, I have "done it" this far and continue to strive to get to my goal. IT'S TOUGH alright, but we're the exception, not the norm and that includes you too.<BR/><BR/>Teale quoted a passage from Dr. Phil which I think is important to what you said in your post that might help with the scale anxiety:<BR/><BR/>"Stop telling yourself that you absolutely "have to" lose weight, because that's a lie. You don't "have to" lose weight. You may want to, you may even need to, but you don't have to. It would be nice if you did, but it isn't something you must do. That's just what you have been telling yourself because you thought it would motivate you. Lying to yourself like this won't help you; trust me. You have to breathe--no choice there--but you don't have to lose weight. So instead of all that drama and self-recrimination, I want you to choose to feel very calm and very relaxed. Get up each morning, look at yourself in the mirror, and see yourself not as someone who is overweight or out of shape, but as the someone you will become, a person with a greater level of dignity and worth who, for probably the first time ever, is finally going to succeed--for a lifetime."Angela Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559024896322851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-11931935336216882402007-10-02T14:35:00.000-07:002007-10-02T14:35:00.000-07:00My god, I could write this identical post!! My la...My god, I could write this identical post!! My last few weeks has been the same! I shook my head while reading, crying with relief, that I am not the only one who isn't full steam ahead right now.Siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996261651645719451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-50646326291494129682007-10-02T08:05:00.000-07:002007-10-02T08:05:00.000-07:00I think self-talk is great, but unfortunately you'...I think self-talk is great, but unfortunately you're in that slump where negativity is taking over... what about these things to say to yourself:<BR/><BR/>"You've lost 30 pounds this year! That's GREAT work! You have more energy, feel healthier, and have the tools to lose even more"<BR/><BR/>"I'm so busy this week, I don't know if I'll be able to make a meeting. I better look online and find one that fits with my schedule that I can at least stop by and WI at, even if I don't stay for the meeting"<BR/><BR/>"Last time I did WW, the weight dropped like crazy and I didn't even have to exercise... this time though, I'm learning how to become totally healthy, not just eat differently... even if it takes longer to come off, it will be worth it in the end."<BR/><BR/>I think that admitting these things is helpful to you, and you'll also get some motivational feedback that will hopefully give you the boost you need! Hang in there!!!Tealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994083331228276203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-25816158142072250072007-10-02T06:31:00.000-07:002007-10-02T06:31:00.000-07:00You have probably reached one of those miserable p...You have probably reached one of those miserable plateaus that come about after a certain amount of weight has been lost. Take out some old pics of yourself before the 30 lbs. Try on a pair of your biggest fat pants. Then ask yourself - do I want to go back there? 30 lbs. is an accomplishment! Don't look at the finish line - just focus on the next bend in the road. Don't give up! Even if you're not losing right now - you're not gaining either!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090094523848914985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-41372393601940365222007-10-01T17:31:00.000-07:002007-10-01T17:31:00.000-07:00You ask a VERY VERY deep question....."Why does a ...You ask a VERY VERY deep question....."Why does a scale--even one I only visit just once a week--still have so much power over me?" MY answer.....and let me repeat, MY answer to this...AND my thought process is this: I equate SUCCESS with numbers that go down." END OF STORY. We strive to be at our "goal" (which is different for all of us) and know that in order to get to it, we HAVE to do (fill in the blank here). If we don't, we are failing ourselves. The musician side of me says, "If you practice a piece of music and know it inside and out, you WILL be able to perform it with perfection...NO EXCUSES. The audience will know if you did your 'homework' or not." Ultimately, weight loss is the same way.<BR/><BR/>All this to say, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU with everything you said. I know it's hard. I know it sucks. I know it's hard work. And to be ridiculously cliché -ish-"If It We're Easy, Everyone Would Do It" comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>You are under a CRAZY amount of stress. Try to analyze your every minute of every day and ORGANIZE yourself as if Bill Gates offered you a million bucks to make your life the most efficient it could possibly be. It would definitely be worth it at that point, right?<BR/><BR/>I know it's hard, CCC. I know it is! Let us (blogging buddies) be a SCREAMING voice in your head that says, "HEY CCC!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!! GO CCC!!!!! COME ON!!! YEA!!!"<BR/><BR/>I'm stepping off my soap box now :-)<BR/><BR/>It happens one choice at a time. Those choices turn into habits, which, in turn, lead us to our final goal :-)<BR/><BR/>HUGS!!!!!<BR/><BR/>ShannonShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257968770537997571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023503051242263219.post-88436074050842044132007-10-01T16:47:00.000-07:002007-10-01T16:47:00.000-07:00I understand how you feel completely. I slipped up...I understand how you feel completely. I slipped up over the weekend and was wondering the same things about myself. But you realize that you may need to change some behaviors so that is the first step. I also feel the same way..always being disapointed in losing such small amounts CAN be disapointing and make you discouraged. Just hang in there and know it will come off, it just isnt fast for everyone. I also did WW 3 times and each time it worked less and less. Sometimes we are afraid to leave what we know and has worked, but maybe something else is in order for you. WW wasnt for me anymore because of my lifestyle, work, stress,etc. Find whats right for you and it will come off.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938217552213908906noreply@blogger.com