bigacey
03-30-03, 02:03 AM
As I regularly post in this forum I thought it best to post here also.
Saturday saw me reach a goal that I have desired for many years and the difference 1 lb + or - can make to those readings on the scale is sometimes mentally so important to our confidence and inner feelings.
In the UK weight is still talked in stones and lbs ( 14 lb = 1 stone )
and there is often a stigma attached to certain weights, yesterday I reached my latest goal of 19 stone 12 lbs and It was great to see the scale go under the 20 s, but in Febuary 2002, 3 months before I finally bottomed out and started what I considered at the time as a do or die journey I weighed in at 29 stone 13 lb so close to entering the realms of the thirty stone division, thankfully I never went up and in late May when I kicked off my journey I weighed 413 lbs, so as you will gather I felt lucky and relieved that I avoided the 30 stone and now feel fantastic that I am into the teens so to speak.
I write this not to bum for I get annoyed at the very thought of why I allowed myself to climb to this weight and for so many years, Now I can honestly say that no pleasure , taste , comfort or whatever I gained from grossly overeating could compare to the feeling and the benefits that dumping those lbs has made and is continually making to the quality of my life, not everyone has so much to lose but Mrs Acey who has been fit and active all her life slowly over the last 7 or 8 years climbed and with hindsight it was purely sharing my poor diet and food selection, but to help me she joined my journey and trimmed back to 138 lbs and dumped 42 lbs and what a difference to her life also, especially now we are both in our early fifties.
So guys and ladies if you are reading this post pleased don't make the same mistake as I did, the hows and why's are not important enough to justify carrying the weight and the burdens it brings, indeed one small important sentence that sunk home for me from a wise member is " using food as an emotional crutch "does not solve anything indeed it will eventually add to the stress and pressure.
My journey has still lots to go but it is and will be one way and Its thanks to many good caring people at DT that has helped in a huge way, Thank you
Saturday saw me reach a goal that I have desired for many years and the difference 1 lb + or - can make to those readings on the scale is sometimes mentally so important to our confidence and inner feelings.
In the UK weight is still talked in stones and lbs ( 14 lb = 1 stone )
and there is often a stigma attached to certain weights, yesterday I reached my latest goal of 19 stone 12 lbs and It was great to see the scale go under the 20 s, but in Febuary 2002, 3 months before I finally bottomed out and started what I considered at the time as a do or die journey I weighed in at 29 stone 13 lb so close to entering the realms of the thirty stone division, thankfully I never went up and in late May when I kicked off my journey I weighed 413 lbs, so as you will gather I felt lucky and relieved that I avoided the 30 stone and now feel fantastic that I am into the teens so to speak.
I write this not to bum for I get annoyed at the very thought of why I allowed myself to climb to this weight and for so many years, Now I can honestly say that no pleasure , taste , comfort or whatever I gained from grossly overeating could compare to the feeling and the benefits that dumping those lbs has made and is continually making to the quality of my life, not everyone has so much to lose but Mrs Acey who has been fit and active all her life slowly over the last 7 or 8 years climbed and with hindsight it was purely sharing my poor diet and food selection, but to help me she joined my journey and trimmed back to 138 lbs and dumped 42 lbs and what a difference to her life also, especially now we are both in our early fifties.
So guys and ladies if you are reading this post pleased don't make the same mistake as I did, the hows and why's are not important enough to justify carrying the weight and the burdens it brings, indeed one small important sentence that sunk home for me from a wise member is " using food as an emotional crutch "does not solve anything indeed it will eventually add to the stress and pressure.
My journey has still lots to go but it is and will be one way and Its thanks to many good caring people at DT that has helped in a huge way, Thank you