Good things about stalling/slowing

It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out of
them. )

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

"Luna" wrote in message
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It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out of
them. )

Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so many
people forget that they will have to buy several different wardrobes as they
loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

Regards,
Gunn

Gunnloth wrote:
:: "Luna" wrote in message
:: ...
::: It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even
::: if for a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to
::: take stock of my situation, and to remind myself that this is not a
::: race to a finish line, it's a permanent change in the way I live my
::: life. My stall was also good practice for maintenance. I had to
::: keep doing low-carb, and keep up the exercise, without the external
::: reward of seeing the number on the scale drop, which is exactly
::: what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to appreciate my
::: lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old feeling
::: better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
::: break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking
::: out of them. )
::
:: Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so
:: many people forget that they will have to buy several different
:: wardrobes as they loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

Well, for me, clothes became a crapload cheaper once I got out of the damn
big man's store! I could not believe the kind of ripoff prices I was
captive to paying there.

It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out of
them. )



Well said, my dear.
:-)

*

Gunnloth wrote:

"Luna" wrote in message
...
It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out of
them. )

Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so many
people forget that they will have to buy several different wardrobes as they
loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

you're the person who couldn't even figure out that fitday had a purpose
beyond weight loss. duh yourself.

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
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Gunnloth wrote:

"Luna" wrote in message
...
It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if
for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of
my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish
line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also
good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up
the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the
scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned
to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out
of
them. )

Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so many
people forget that they will have to buy several different wardrobes as
they
loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

you're the person who couldn't even figure out that fitday had a purpose
beyond weight loss. duh yourself.

At least I admitted it! Why spend money on something that can be done in
Excel? Do you want a valium too?

Regards,
Gunn

Gunnloth wrote:

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
Gunnloth wrote:

"Luna" wrote in message
...
It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if
for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of
my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish
line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also
good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up
the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the
scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned
to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out
of
them. )

Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so many
people forget that they will have to buy several different wardrobes as
they
loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

you're the person who couldn't even figure out that fitday had a purpose
beyond weight loss. duh yourself.

At least I admitted it! Why spend money on something that can be done in
Excel?

fitday's web service is free. does excel have a food database built
into it? i've been using it for years and i've yet to see that little
feature.

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
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Gunnloth wrote:

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
Gunnloth wrote:

"Luna" wrote in message
...
It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down,
even if
for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take
stock of
my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a
finish
line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was
also
good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep
up
the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the
scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I
learned
to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain
old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to
take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking
out
of
them. )

Clothing must get real expensive after a while. Why is it that so
many
people forget that they will have to buy several different wardrobes
as
they
loose weight? It should be a duhhhh moment.

you're the person who couldn't even figure out that fitday had a
purpose
beyond weight loss. duh yourself.

At least I admitted it! Why spend money on something that can be done
in
Excel?

fitday's web service is free. does excel have a food database built
into it? i've been using it for years and i've yet to see that little
feature.

A little work never hurt anyone, especially when it comes to customizing a
feature of a program for yourself.

Regards.
Gunn

Luna wrote:

It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to.

I don't have anything to add, just that I *so* agree with this.


--
As you accelerate your food, it takes exponentially more and more energy
to increase its velocity, until you hit a limit at C. This energy has
to come from somewhere; in this case, from the food's nutritional value.
Thus, the faster the food is, the worse it gets.
-- Mark Hughes, comprehending the taste of fast food

i just got out of a long long stall....im about a pound from where I am
comfortable but I think I will likely go up a few here just because I have
been soooo bad in the last few days. your right its sure hard to hold on.

Its my first time using this newsgroup in a long time. Was reading some of
your answers here, it seems some people are nice but some are just
mean....Why are people like that?

oh well....

lenni


"Luna" wrote in message
...
It's been a GOOD thing for me that my weight loss slowed down, even if for
a little while it was driving me crazy. It forced me to take stock of my
situation, and to remind myself that this is not a race to a finish line,
it's a permanent change in the way I live my life. My stall was also good
practice for maintenance. I had to keep doing low-carb, and keep up the
exercise, without the external reward of seeing the number on the scale
drop, which is exactly what you have to do in maintenance. I learned to
appreciate my lifestyle for the intrinsic rewards like just plain old
feeling better than I used to. Also, it was nice to be able to take a
break from buying new clothes since I wasn't constantly shrinking out of
them. )

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.