Weighting Around
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| 6eme, dimanche le matin* |
Since the last update a few weeks back, my weight’s been bumping around in the same two pound range, still a few pounds from the goal I’d set back in November. And I’m OK with that. I’m eating in a way that’s sustainable long-term for me, I’m feeling comfortable in my body, bien dans ma peau. If I eventually drop more weight, fine, but if not that’s fine too. I’m not going to make myself crazy over an arbitrary number, as long as I’m healthy and can fit into my new jeans. 😉
*No, I’m not in Paris now. The picture above is one of my favorites, taken during our 2008 visit.
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Good for you, feeling comfortable is what it’s all about. And maintaining is no easy feat either, so well done!
Since mid-December, I’ve been watching the carbs. So far, I’ve only lost 7 lbs. After the initial 4-lb loss, each pound has come off sloooowly, my body is really trying to hang onto that extra weight. But, I weigh daily and keep a log, it helps the motivation to see that the trend really is down, I just have to stick with it!
And you look fabulous, as we’ve seen in recent photos. Wonderful that you can find that balance which keeps you feeling healthy and looking great.
Sounds like you have a healthy attitude and the number is so close to your goal that your body might be a little reluctant to shed these few pounds just yet…one day you” step on the scale and they will have disappeared…
congtraulations Deja, you look wonderful.
Tabitha – thanks! You’re right, maintaining is the long battle.
Pam – 12 pounds in three weeks is great!
Rita – as the saying goes, “it’s a marathon, not a sprint.” Hang in there!
materfamilias – thank you! Balance IS what it’s all about!
Cybill – been there done that (made myself crazy over not achieving a specific weight) and have vowed not to go there again. It really is about baby steps and finding a way of eating that you can stick with long term. It’s better to lose 5 pounds that you can keep off than 25 that will come back and bring friends!
Kalee- yep. Even though I’m within the standard range for a “healthy” weight for my height, the desire to achieve a lower number was about aesthetics. I wouldn’t mind being more slender, but am not going to lose my mind to get there.
Marguerite – thank you! Yes, it’s important to remember that as we age, our bodies might not be able to achieve those weights of our youth. I know one woman in her 70’s who is anorexic, and constantly making herself sick. That isn’t how I want to spend the second half of my life, regardless of what clothes I might be able to wear.
hostess – thank you! Yes, I’ve either reached the weight that my body wants to be, or it’s adjusting before dropping more pounds.
Metscan – thanks! I agree that weight is a very individual thing.
Reflections and a Latte – You’re very welcome. I spent many years in that obsessive place, and had very few moments of satisfaction. I’m grateful to have been able to move away from there and back out into the world.
Susan Tiner – I’m glad it’s helpful. I think it’s a struggle for so many of us.
Yes, he does look grumpy. The men were waiting for the cafe to open, and his expression/body language was what intruigued and prompted me to snap the pic. There’s a story there, but I don’t know what it is.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I am in them middle of mine. Just started three weeks ago and I am down 12 pounds. It is tough, but the blogs are really helping me get through.
Glad to hear that you aren’t torturing yourself over 2 pounds.
I’m just beginning my long overdue weight loss attempt and I’m scared I’m not going to be able to do it – baby steps. It’s a long time since I felt bien dans ma peau and I really really want to get there.
I think we all may set a goal, but I love your approach to it. I’ve said, “I would like to lose __ pounds, but if I get to a certain point and think I look great and I’m eating the way I want to long term then that’s it for me. Medical charts be damned!” Numbers are only that, numbers. Bravo to you on doing so well!
Acceptance of what you can reasonably do to maintain good health is the balance we are looking for. Life has to be satisfying above all else. Congrats, femme
Congratulations Deja! We all know what weight is the perfect for just you or me.
Spring is on it´s way, enjoy; )!
Thank you for this reminder. I can obsess about the way my body looks and completely ignore whether it is healthy.
It helps reading about how other women struggle with weight loss. You look great, and it sounds like you feel great too. That’s the most important thing.
That fellow in the bicycle outfit looks slightly annoyed.
It’s really good to hear you’re feeling good and not torturing yourself over a couple of pounds. Sustainable, healthy eating habits are what it’s all about. And you look sensational. I put on a couple (or maybe four!) kilos towards the end of last year and I think I’ve now taken a couple of them off, through minor tweaks and more exercise, but I can only judge by clothes, not scales. Having had a history of eating ‘issues’ in my 20s, I don’t think I’ll ever go back to weighing myself regularly – too easy to get obsessive and lose perspective!
I have hit a stall. I am staying on WW. I am sticking to my points. I am exercising more and I don’t get why I can’t lose those last 10 lbs. I just don’t get it. That said, I am trying to enjoy my success and now that if I stick with it that the scale will eventually move in the right direction. And, according to the medical charts I am no longer overweight and that is really what matters.
Tiffany – thanks! You seem to have a healthy, sensible attitude. So many of us, it seems, spent our young womanhood overly hung up on weight. Oh, if we could go back and talk some sense into our younger selves!
LBR – I sometimes think the plateaus are a good thing, a way for our brains and perception to catch up with our smaller size. Even beyond charts and weight, being healthy is the most important thing.
RoseAG – But the way I’m eating right now doesn’t feel like torture. Sure, I’m restricting some foods, but I’m not going hungry and don’t feel deprived. Right now I’m at a weight that’s within the 10 pound range I weighed in my 20’s and 30’s. The way I look at it, there’s enough struggle in life not to add to it unnecessarily.
You’ve tortured yourself this far.
Why not tighten up better eating habits a little bit more and close in on those last 2-3 pounds? We all fluctuate, if you fluctuate from a goal +2-3 base weight then you aren’t just 2 pounds over goal, you’re goal + 2 + fluctuation.
They say the average woman in mid-life only gains 1-2 pounds a year. In any one year that’s not alarming. Multiply it by 10 or 15 and it’s more than just a dress size.
Life is struggle!
Perfect. Absolutely perfect.