How much lost vs How much to go !!!
I find it interesting how people chose to make their Health Tracker --
Some define clearly how many pounds LEFT they have to get to goal;
While others define how many pounds they have lost !
And some do both.
I have listed how many pounds I have lost. Quite frankly, I never wanted to examine just how many pounds I needed to lose -- it just was too overwhelming for me ! Instead, I chose to celebrate each and every ounce lost !!! Today for the first time, it hit me. That tracker was really on the right side of the half way mark. I considered how far I have come. I wondered how much more I needed to lose. I did some higher math (well, just subtraction really !) and HOLY ****
I"m only 41 pounds away from my goal !!!!
when in the heck did that happen ???!!!
So, are you a how many pounds have I lost person, or a how many pounds to go person ?
Some define clearly how many pounds LEFT they have to get to goal;
While others define how many pounds they have lost !
And some do both.
I have listed how many pounds I have lost. Quite frankly, I never wanted to examine just how many pounds I needed to lose -- it just was too overwhelming for me ! Instead, I chose to celebrate each and every ounce lost !!! Today for the first time, it hit me. That tracker was really on the right side of the half way mark. I considered how far I have come. I wondered how much more I needed to lose. I did some higher math (well, just subtraction really !) and HOLY ****
I"m only 41 pounds away from my goal !!!!
when in the heck did that happen ???!!!
So, are you a how many pounds have I lost person, or a how many pounds to go person ?
Briar Rose 
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs. 
I am totally a how many have I lost kinda girl (the number to lose is just too big, seems overwhelming at this point. Now when I get 1/2 way, I think I will do 2 tickers - 1 lost and 1 to go - that way its double gratification!
Great post - thanks for making me think about why I do those crazy things I do!
Great post - thanks for making me think about why I do those crazy things I do!
Lucy 
(Imma Loser!)
HW 335 SW 311 CW 181.2 -- Goals: Twoderville - 6/7/11, 280 - 7/1/11, 260 - 8/1/11, 240 - 10/30/11 Centry Club - 11/22/11, 220 - 12/27/11 Onederland - 5/25/12, 180 - , 170 (surgeons goal) -
We shall see where this leads...
I am lazy, I didnt want to have to figure out on my own how much more I had to loose.. I have enjoyed watching it go down and the other number go up.. I remember when they were opposite and I felt like I was never going to get there.. and now I am like whoa, where'd all that fat go.. lol.. plus when I was pre-sleeve I liked to look at the differences on where people started where they were now, when they had the surgery.. gave me an idea so now I can let other people look at my stats..
God I fight for ever pound to come off my body. I watch every thing i put in my mouth stalls suck cant stand to look at my scale it does not move fast enough for me.
So I do not want to see how much i still have to go to get to goal. My doctor wants me lower than my goal he wants me as small as I can get before I have my tummy tuck in January. So I will be starving lol.
So I do not want to see how much i still have to go to get to goal. My doctor wants me lower than my goal he wants me as small as I can get before I have my tummy tuck in January. So I will be starving lol.
My surgeon gave me the tool. Now it is up to me to use it right.
I'm definitely a pounds-lost kinda gal. At first it was puny and discouraging, but eventually it gets to be kinda impressive, and I love to see that number go up!
Height 5' 7" High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Happy place 135-137 / Current Wt 143
Tracker starts at consult weight
In maintenance since December 2011.
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