I am tired of being disappointed every time I get on the scale, but the weight is coming off so slowly. How can I stay positive when I still have so much weight to lose?
The weight is coming off slowly compared to what? Whose time frame are you setting your goal by? This is not an end-oriented race; it is an ongoing process. You will lose weight at your own pace, and the final goal is not to arrive at a particular weight by an arbitrary time, but to develop a new way of eating that you can live with for the rest of your life.
Set short term goals and treat yourself with kindness when you get there. Don't set a goal of 50# in 3 months. Qualifying the weight loss with a time frame sets us up for a potential or even probable failure. Set a goal of rewarding yourself with a new work out outfit or running shoes when you lose 50#. This is 100% positive.
It is documented that commercial diet programs fail, behavioral modification programs fail 95% of the time. Society assumes that severely obese people have only themselves to blame. However, most of us are successful in most aspects of our careers and personal lives. We are not lazy people without discipline; we are successful people.
We are not failures for seeking surgical help, as it takes courage and commitment to health to even consider Bariatric surgery. We all know this is not the easy eat out.
Susan Marie Leach
