not that excited about weight loss

First of all let me clarify, I am not ungrateful for this surgery, I think it was probably the best decision I've made for myself and secondly I don't regret having the surgery at all, but I have a question and I don't know if anyone else has experienced this.  I currently weigh 295 and started at 348, so I've lost quite a bit in 7 weeks.  My main issue is that I'm not that thrilled about it.  I think my main problem is the following though.  About 3 years ago I did weigh****chers,  I started the program out at 296 and went down to 247.  Slowly over the 3 years I gained all my weight I lost back plus the additional to put  me up to 348.  I just feel that with all the weight I'm losing I've already reached that goal once and it's not that exciting.  I don't know if I'll feel like this until I get past 247 or not.  I've just already done this once and I think there's that fear that I will gain it back again.  Thanks for letting me complain, I just didn't know if anyone else has experienced this.

 

I completely know what you mean.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, been there, done that.  Let me know when the scale gets to a number I haven't ever seen.  Or, when I get to where I am keeping the scale that number.  I totally get it.

I still think you have the right attitude.  You are doing this for your health.  It was a good decision.  You are not driven by the scale.  As long as you are making the necessary changes, you are doing the right thing.  Now, when the scale gets to a number you haven't seen, I hope you feel like shouting it from the rooftops!

For me, it took getting below a certain weight. ie. less than 200lbs before I started to really get excited. And now weighing 178, seeing numbers I haven't seen since I was a teenager (12 or so years ago) really helps me feel and stay motivated. Might be the same way for you. Good luck!

My read on what you wrote is that since you've been there before and gained it back it is disappointing and now that you're going through losing a "chunk," you're reminded of it. Once you get beyond it a good ways, you'll feel better about the loss. Just my opinion for what it is worth. (I have PTSD and reminders (re-experiences) can hit me hard so I have to do some serious self-talk to not get caught up with the self-defeating thoughts.

I totally get what you mean.Its hard to get excited about losing when youve been down the same road twice. It took me getting to under 160 for me to feel excited. I mean, I was way happy that I was losing, I was happy when I got under 300 and under 250 and under 200. But nothing beat the feeling of getting to a weight I had never been in my adult life. And now I am even more excited/happy that I am at 148!

You know I feel the same way!!  I think once I hit my surgeons goal I may feel thrilled?? Not sure... Good question to ask my therapist! LOL

it took me to getting under 174 (the weight i couldn't get below before i started gaining weight like crazy) before i was truly excited about it. don't get me wrong, hitting 199 was awesome but not as awesome as 173. 

I know what you mean. I felt the same way. I even wondered why I did this to myself because I suffered with strictures and was sick as a dog for a few months. On the positive I got better and continued to lose weight. It wasn't just the pounds it was the sizes and the clothes I could shop for. Keep up the good work and you will be where you want to be before you know it. For me it's the head that I need or needed to fix. I still see a fat person in the mirror even though I know I'm thin....So good luck!!