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Seeing the positive.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

I have really been struggling with binging the last few months.
I binge. I do well. I binge. I do well. I binge. I do well.
What a pattern.
I was looking at my weight on my page and I have stayed the same -give or take a few pounds for 2 months.
Now,I have 2 ways to look at this.
Negative: I have not lost any weight for 2 months. I am doing awful.
Positive : I have not gained any weight for 2 months. I am doing great.

If I was on maintenance this would be a success,but because I am supposed to be losing weight, should I look at it as a negative?

I decided to look at it in the positive.
For me, not gaining for 2 months is success.
I wish I would have lost,but, dealing with binge eating is what it is.

I looked at the fact that I have lost 25lbs since Christmas and I am giving myself a push to lose another 25 lbs before next Christmas.
Hopefully that will make it less stressful(less stress= less binging!) and will give me the little push I need to get back into momentum to start losing.
25lbs seems much more manageable than 75 lbs,don't you think?
We are renovating right now,and ,like most renovations,it is taking much more time than originally though.
I am really struggling with not feeling overwhelmed by it all and up to now i'm doing not too bad.
My kitchen looks emoticon! It all done but needs to be cleaned which can't be done before my bedroom is all done.
But when it is done,it's going to be gorgeous!!!
Then the major cleaning starts! emoticon
At the same time we are working on making the chickens a home (we got 4 chickens that were cute when we got them but now they are getting big and need to go outside) and I'm planting a garden.
Planting a garden is time consuming,but having fresh vegetables is so great and one of my greatest hobbies.
I'm not much into planting flowers because I can't eat those! emoticon
So I am refocusing on my goals and my food plan and by Christmas, I should be halfway to my goal weight! emoticon emoticon
Have a nice day! emoticon
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D-ABBY 5/24/2012 9:03PM

    You are doing great. Keep up the good work. emoticon

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ROCKMAN6797 5/23/2012 2:18PM

    One day at a time....keep at it!

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KATHRYNLP 5/23/2012 7:41AM

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ANJAYS-JOURNEY 5/23/2012 7:35AM

    Sounds positive to me, you are doing so great!!!

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TRUEREINVENTED 5/23/2012 7:26AM

    I think thats great. The binge eating is what it is--and if you can just drag out the time between them, then that is a success. Dont forget too-that every single time you DONT binge--is another success.
25 pounds since christmas is nothing to scoff at either. :)

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WALLAHALLA 5/22/2012 11:04PM

    Positive...definitely positive! Small, measurable, attainable goals is the way to go.

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LITTLEBO 5/22/2012 10:54PM

    Definitely a POSITIVE!!!!!

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ESILBO 5/22/2012 10:36PM

    LISE, IT MUST BE NB...LOL I AM THE SAME, TWO MONTHS LOST IN MY WEIGHT LOSS. EVEN IF I AM BACK ON TRACK, ITS MY SECOND WEEK NOW, MY SCALE DOES NOT MOVE.
YOU MAKE ME SEE IT ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, I GIG NOT GAIN...THANK YOU MY FRIEND.
HUGS
LISE emoticon emoticon emoticon

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MCFITZ2 5/22/2012 10:24PM

    You are positive and very busy. You will succeed at this 25 pounds gone is great. emoticon

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