tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782469019777718229.post3079871805707543890..comments2010-05-10T10:38:12.233-07:00Comments on To It Again: Some Thoughts on AccountabilityLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890085786096207738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782469019777718229.post-13787701417770276582010-01-26T12:07:59.643-08:002010-01-26T12:07:59.643-08:00Thanks, Tina! It's so nice to get some reassur...Thanks, Tina! It's so nice to get some reassurance there. I think the hardest part is to just KEEP GOING, even if it's only coming off in .5 pound increments. It's so easy to discredit that weight loss with all the extreme methods touted by TV and advertising. Plus, it's really easy to throw away a .5 loss in one day. You have to be really consistent but not extreme, which requires quite the lifestyle change. I've heard the slower you lose weight, the more you're likely to keep it off because you've really changed your lifestyle.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890085786096207738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782469019777718229.post-47878404300670933492010-01-26T10:45:22.221-08:002010-01-26T10:45:22.221-08:00I'm with ya! I'm down more than 50lbs sinc...I'm with ya! I'm down more than 50lbs since I started losing weight (January 2007), but I haven't really lost any weight since November 2007. I've just bounced around and played with the same 5-10lbs. <br /><br />Although I'm very proud of my previous weight loss and subsequent maintenance (as you should be proud of your 40lb loss too), I find that it keeps me more mentally in the game if I just focus on my loss since January 1, 2010. The two pounds I've loss since then are NOT the whole story but it is the first chapter of a new book. And I expect that this one will be even better than the last!<br /><br />Also, Jeff's right! You're not new to this rodeo so your body isn't going into shock and dropping weight really quickly because you've already changed your lifestyle to focus on healthier eating and activity--delicious, Crumbs cupcake temptations aside. Also, as one Weight Watcher attendee told me when I first (slooooowly) started losing weight: "Slow weight loss is better. The ladies here will tell you some bullshit like how it's more likely to stay off but I think the biggest benefit to losing weight slowly is that you'll be less likely to get the saggy skin and bat wings that require surgical removal later on!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com