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Thursday, July 05, 2007

I really don't expect much from this. It's likely a defense mechanism to avoid being crushed by yet another failure. I'm always been fat, and the odds say I always will be. It's a hard distinction between pessimism and realism.

I made it down from 288 to 240 on Weight Watchers once, and, lo, here I am well above my previous starting point. Trying again just seems so pointless.
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ELSIE_BEE 7/7/2007 9:44AM

    It's awfully hard when you look at the big picture--cut it down into manageable chunks and just get through it one day at a time.

When we look at the enormous amount of weight we need to lose, it does seem hopeless but if we look at it one week at a time, it's a lot more manageable. Can I look like Kate Moss by next week? Uh, no. Can I build more lean muscle and lose a pound? Of course I can! When you do that week after week, eventually you will notice a great improvement.

Please don't give up. The only people who are assured of failure are those who don't try.
B33JAY 7/6/2007 9:00AM

  It took me ten years to quit smoking and stay quit, and then after being quit a year, i took it up again and had to quit all over. Bit of a slow learner maybe, but I know that if I keep trying, if you keep trying, there is success. Each failure teaches us something we are doing wrong and that we need to change. Some of us are doing more wrong than others. Don't give up. don't start with an attitude of pessimism. Why not this time? Why not you? And if you have answers for both those questions, what can you do to counter those problems?
CALLMEJAY 7/5/2007 1:45PM

  I know what you mean. I think it's essential to figure out how to be different from the majority of people who have lost weight. You might be interested in the National Weight Control Registry (http://www.nwcr.ws/) which tracks those who have successfully maintained a loss. Perhaps it's also misleading. A ton of people on MeFi are probably in the top 10% of IQ or wealth or books read or something. Why not top 10% of weight loss maintenance?

That's not to say we have to figure it out immediately, though. Losing the weight we want to lose will give us plenty of time to come up with a successful maintenance plan. :-)
FEROCIOUSKITTY 7/5/2007 1:11PM

    You're right - most diets fail, and most people who lose weight gain it back. But until that "most" becomes "all," I know I want to keep trying again, even if it takes me a hundred times. I've always been fat, and I may always be fat too. But it would still be cool to be less fat than I am right now.
GOMICHILD 7/5/2007 12:18PM

  No you can do it! You've lost some weight once and can do it again.

Stuff those odds. Don't dwell on the past but recognize those patterns which lead back to this. Plan on how to avoid those.
LANAWEST 7/5/2007 11:53AM

    Don't give into those type of thoughts. You can do it, and on Sparkpeople, I have found many new friends that have the time and are willing to be very encouraging. Keep in touch and you can do it.
AMANDARAQS 7/5/2007 11:44AM

    Nooooo! Don't create what could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, think of it as THIS is the time when I'm ready to do it, to lose weight and get fit. The odds have nothing to do with it -- YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT!!!! Seriously!! It's not going to be easy, but you CAN do it! This site is amazing -- look around at all the people who have lost 50, 100 --- even 200 pounds, and KEPT it off! This site is full of people who wanted to lose weight and DID IT! You CAN be one of those people! There are also A LOT of people here who had little to no success with Weight Watchers. I never liked that program, but this one is great. Be sure to do your cardio and strength exercises, and you will notice a big difference in the way your clothes fit. REALLY! If you need a diet or fitness buddy, send me a mail. We're all here for each other!

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