Looking at the big picture.

I'm a little frustrated today at the fact that I only lost 1.4lbs after all the working out I've been doing. I am feeling the difference though and I look thinner so I'll just ride it out. 7lbs. more til 100lbs. Feels like it is taking forever to get there.

I titled this looking at the big picture because I was talking to a friend yesterday who is around 120lbs give or take a couple of pounds. She is always struggling with those last 5lbs and she was upset yesterday because she had gained 2 sizes and her heavier friends just blew her off because they thought she was already thin. I really felt for her because I think that heavy people in general just don't get it. Someone with only 5lbs to lose will have to work harder than I have had  to lose the 93lbs. I have. Those last few are awful and it doesn't take as much weight for a thinner person to go up a size. When your really big 30lbs is one size but when you get down that small 5lbs is all the difference in the world. I also think that heavy people spend too much time 'wishing the were thin' rather than really asking themselves 'what am I willing to give up to be thin'. Ask anyone who is more than 100lbs over weight and I bet they would tell you anything. The truth is they wouldn't. You know you are really ready to lose all the weight when you can look at your favorite foods and say I am willing to never eat them again to be thin. It doesn't mean that you won't ever eat them but to truly be willing to give them up that's when you have the right mind set. The other thing is to have a firm goal in mind and stick to it. I want to be 120lbs. I don't care if it's 'too thin' or less than I should weigh. It's where I want to be. I can sympathize with my friend because I know the last few pounds is going to be the hardest to lose and I will not be satisfied because I'm close enough. I guess my opinion is that if you're looking at the big picture we all need support and encouragement. Heavy or thin losing weight is hard work.