tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post2254315593529355467..comments2023-06-12T05:13:53.766-07:00Comments on A weigh to go - from munter to minx: Day 36 - how many tears in a lb?Peridothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16325992771558910173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post-28862027405303410962007-08-01T13:13:00.000-07:002007-08-01T13:13:00.000-07:00How are you?Thinking of you.Big kiss.Mrs L xxxxxxHow are you?<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you.<BR/><BR/>Big kiss.<BR/><BR/>Mrs L xxxxxxMrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370098608400834742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post-20176470945835547522007-08-01T01:47:00.000-07:002007-08-01T01:47:00.000-07:00Hey Peridot - sorry to hear you're not seeing the ...Hey Peridot - sorry to hear you're not seeing the big losses. Our bodies are tricky buggers aren't they - playing nasty little tricks on us. I'm glad you're going to stick it out anyway and who knows what will happen further down the line. It is not a straight line sort of game, LL.<BR/><BR/>When people in my class struggled, my LLC recommended upping their water intake to at least 5 litres and not having the bars for a week. Don't know if this advice has been mentioned to you but thought I would pass it on just in case.<BR/><BR/>Don't lose heart, there was a woman in our group who started with slow losses but she put in a few 5lb weeks and hit her 3 stone in 100 days target. I really hope you do too.<BR/><BR/>(((((((((big hug)))))))))<BR/><BR/>Lesley xxLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197039686417212109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post-94325905183027372007-07-31T06:44:00.000-07:002007-07-31T06:44:00.000-07:00Dearest PYou say...How can I fail at something tha...Dearest P<BR/><BR/>You say...How can I fail at something that so many people have success at?<BR/><BR/>I fear it is our old friend crooked thinking at the heart of this; you want a guarantee it will work yet you are tortured by thoughts of failure. And your failure, at that.<BR/><BR/>You ARE losing weight, you ARE succeeding - it's already happening but maybe you don't really believe it? Or want to believe it (because if you can succeed at this, what else could you succeed at?!)The diet is not something outside of yourself, it's you in the driving seat (of it all, as it were)!<BR/><BR/>I really gave myself such a hard time with Foundation and certainly didn't acknowledge any losses until the end of Foundation. Not really. And then I was focused on the next stage - I never allowed myself to celebrate the mini goals en route.<BR/><BR/>You know that saying, we're so focused on the destination that we forget to take in the views en route...I just wonder if this is going on for you. Why is the 3 stone guarantee so important? Is it that you don't trust yourself (I know I didn't, if it helps) to achieve it?<BR/><BR/>LighterLife presses all our buttons - big time. In my opinion, it's so much more about our minds than the scales - so many times I realised it's SO not about the weight but the scales are our only gauge of whether it is working or not.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this helps so I would just urge you to consider crooked thinking. It's SO incredibly powerful that, often, we don't even realise it's taking its hold.<BR/><BR/>Stay strong, Peridot, you WILL get there - you just have to believe it. And believe in you.<BR/><BR/>If you had really failed, do you know what? You wouldn't be writing about week five - you would have given up long ago...<BR/><BR/>I'm going to post this on minis and here - just in case you can't access one.<BR/><BR/>Go back to your green book...and as my friend, Porkchop keeps saying, the answer lies within!!!<BR/><BR/>Big kiss.<BR/><BR/>Mrs L xxxxxxxxxxxMrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370098608400834742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post-62291931913454968472007-07-31T05:16:00.000-07:002007-07-31T05:16:00.000-07:00Thanks Mrs L. I do need help but I don't know wha...Thanks Mrs L. I do need help but I don't know what help there is - the only thing that would make me feel better is a guarantee that the next few weeks would make up for the last few. But no-one can do that and I really fear that the downward trajectory will continue - so next week a shade over 2lbs, the next a shade under and so on and so on. How can I fail at something that so many people have success at? I'll shut up now - not least as my work colleagues keep looking at me and asking if I'm alright as I have tears in my eyes. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the good wishes.Peridothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325992771558910173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367518755083475837.post-1921328079538300262007-07-31T04:50:00.000-07:002007-07-31T04:50:00.000-07:00Oh PeridotWish I could give you a big hug - you ne...Oh Peridot<BR/><BR/>Wish I could give you a big hug - you need one right now.<BR/><BR/>I see that there is a LLC on minimins; why not contact her if yours is so useless? <BR/><BR/>I don't want to offer Job's comfort so I won't!<BR/><BR/>Knowledge is power so why not tackle this so that you feel more in charge? Contact the medical team at LL HQ - I did - and see what they say.<BR/><BR/>I think those of us in Development forget how hard it was in Foundation - well, you know how much I struggled. Weight loss is a funny business and there is no such thing as one rule for all.<BR/><BR/>Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. You are so determined and I can understand why you'd like to see that translated into pounds lost on the scales.<BR/><BR/>The other tools that might help you right now are the thought records - just so you feel better about where you are right now AND some reframing.<BR/><BR/>Are you noticing other changes? How you sit next to that snack table, for example, is beyond me! If that isn't a massive improvement (and demonstration of success), I don't know what is.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, let me know if I can help.<BR/><BR/>Big kiss and stay strong.<BR/><BR/>Mrs L xxxxxxxxxMrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370098608400834742noreply@blogger.com