update on progress

[Thumper1616]

Today I went to the Dr. to see what my official weight loss for the past 6 weeks has been and it is 14 lbs.
I really wanted to hit goal of 18 lbs, that just means I need to lose 23 lbs in the next 6 weeks I guess.
Anyway...just wanted to keep everyone up to date.

[Richt]

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Dont feel too hard on yourself, the less you have to lose the slower it will come off. You have done really well so far, keep up the good work.

[Thumper1616]

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Oh trust me...I have TONS to lose....115 to reach 200 lbs..oops, make that 101 to reach 200 lbs

[Richt]

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Sorry I misread your ticker, I though that your goal weight was 115 and that you were just 14lbs away. Please forgive me.

[Thumper1616]

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Well in the land of make believe...my goal weight is 115 lbs.....of course I haven't weighed that since 4th grade.
LOL...wait...that's not funny

[Lamby-pie]

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Hang in there, Thumper! We didn't put that weight on overnight, we won't lose it all overnight.
I didn't make my Feb. 1st. mini-goal either, but I've learned to shrug off the little things, and stay on track, no matter what.
Think where you will be a month from now!

[julirama723]

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Thumper, don't be discouraged. Be proud of those 14 pounds! Those are 14 pounds you'll never see again!!!

It is almost impossible to lose a certain magical number of pounds by a certain date. Weight loss is not linear, and often we get smaller but the scale doesn't reflect that! What I do to combat this is have sort of "open-ended" minigoals of reaching a certain weight, and I just record the date when I reach it. That way I don't force my body into a certain time frame of weight loss. It just happens when it will happen, and I celebrate the day that it does!

[higgies]

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Great job on 14lbs!! That's really something to be proud of. Keep working the Atkins and you'll be gone with that weight in no time!!

[zencyn]

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I think, it's a great idea to set mini-goals, but don't attach a date to them. There's no way to predict how fast you are going to lose weight and you'll just be setting yourself up for disappointment even if you do good.