Ever been CONTENT along your journey

So... I was pondering on some things and I came to the conclusion that I am just plain ole content with my weight loss.

Yes, I would not mind getting down to my goal weight but I have just simply gotten into a content mode. I have NEVER been a slim woman. EVER in LIFE. I was always bigger than most people. I am pretty much at the lowest weight I was when I had the lapband.  

I would say that I am like a size 16 some 14s right now. My wedding dress is a 18 though... boooooo..... 

I can eat more than what I could at the beginning of the sleeve and I get hungry more frequently. I HAVE let more carbs and calories back into my program. Well I do not have a plan that I follow anyway.

I have never been one that counts calories all day either though. hmmm.....

Maybe after all the preparation of the wedding madness goes away... I will focus back on weight loss.  My 40th birthday is 2 weeks before the wedding also... Geesh. Maybe I just have a lot on my plate and just not thinking about losing weight. 

Just thoughts..... Happy Holidays everyone!!!! 

I think you're just distracted - you've got a LOT to be distracted about right now :-)  

I wouldn't say that I'm "content" - I want to lose more but it comes down to this:  do I want to do the work it will take to get there OR do I just want to coast and stay where I'm at?  

Fair question and there's no right/wrong answer but I haven't always been honest with myself about the answer. I've conned myself into thinking I was ready to get off another 10 pounds but my actions put the lie to that real quick - lol!    

YES!  I completely get this.  At 197 pounds I feel like I would be OK at this weight.  I can exercise, I can fit in to an airplane seat comfortably, etc.  My lowest weight ever was 165 so realistically that is what I'm really looking forward to getting to.  But yes I am so glad to NOT be 250 lbs. anymore...and grateful to just be me right now.  Congrats on your upcoming wedding :) 

Congrats on your wedding & weight loss. You definitely have some distractions goin on so weight loss might be on the back burner for now. You might be content for now but that might change once you have more time to look over your goals & see if you want to stay where you are or keep on keepin on. How about practicing maintenance for now?, at least until you have more time for yourself to see if this is where you want to be. Good luck in whatever you choose to do.

I still have quite a ways to go to reach my ultimate goal, but I'm also content with where I am now.  If I don't lose another pound, I'll continue to feel successful and amazing - life now is so much eaier than it was 120 pounds ago!

I've never been slim EVER either.  I was a kiddie Weigh****cher in th 70's where I was the only kid in the room, (not the case today). My doc originally said I could lose 100 pounds, (from 235 to 135) which seemed completely unattainable to me at the time.  6 months post op I was in the 160's and still losing steadily. He told me if another pound didn't come off, not to stress about it, but I didn't feel like I was "done" yet. I continued down with his blessing to 145 and decided to try and enter maintenance.  Did that for 4 months and decided maybe I'd go for that 135 after all. SO downward I'm headed again. I'm no longer counting calories, but weigh once per week.  About 6 pounds to go now!  I'll probably get there eventually but I'm not killing myself to do it.  I'm healthy now. I really just consider it an extension of my goal range.  I'm not that hung up on the scale number anymore. Much more concerned with how my size 4 skinny jeans fit!