Its only 10 pounds

Jun 23, 2013

You've lost almost 105 pounds, how hard could 10 pounds be?

Apparently extremely difficult. Unfortunately by the time many of us reach this point we have lost the motivation to drop that last few pounds.

How could you be this close to goal and not get there?!?!

I have had this conversation with myself so many times I have lost count. At 263 pounds I was MISERABLE and UNCOMFORTABLE. At 180 (my last stall weight) I wasn't so uncomfortable and I had lost over 80 pounds-I was doing fantastic. Who cares if I hang out here for a while?

I decided to kick up the exercise and get in shape and ended up losing 20 pounds without really trying (fantastic!!). Hello 160!! I haven't seen this weight since I was 17. Oh 17, what fond memories I have of you. Now I'm incredibly comfortable and certainly not miserable, if anything I'm ecstatic! Everyone notices how marvelous I look and no one recognizes me at first. Oh, but how the novelty wears off.

Six months later, living in a small town, I have run into most everyone I know and no one seems to notice how skinny I am anymore-well at least no one comments on it like they used to. Hello motivation! What, no motivation to knock off that last 10 to goal so everyone notices the bariatric patient lost more weight? Now you are telling me I have to want to lose the weight, for merely wanting to see a number on a scale or see if I can fit into single digit clothes? BLASPHEMY!

So here I sit at the crossroads trying to decide if I a) not care about numbers and just stay healthy or b) give it all I've got and finally finish something I started.

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