Measuring Success
 

For the past 3 weeks my weight has been at a distressing level and just subbornly refused to move. Yet I feel good about myself. Why?

Well, I've realised over the years that my body has no upper limit on weight gain. Whenever I stop trying, I just get bigger & bigger. Even though my struggle seems never ending, I look around me and see friends who I envied 5 years ago who are now much bigger than I am.

Even though I have not succeeded in losing as I would wish, I did succeed in maintaining within a reasonable range and that's a very good thing.

No matter how much you wish to lose, the next time you start to beat yourself up, take out a pencil and paper and calculate all the weight you would have GAINED if you had stopped trying.

Then measure your success.

How true. That is a very good way to see thing on LCing. Good for you.....Are your stats up to date?

Very true. :)

Excellent point Max! I've been reminding myself of that very thing the past couple of weeks. :D

Max! What a wonderful and refreshing way to look at the issue!:sunny:

Thank you for helping others to see it your way.

Joan

That is great way to look at things and a refreshing way to change the attitude about stalls.