I see so many people on the progresspic page that started out so much lower than I did and have so much less to lose, that it just makes me feel so discouraged, overwhelmed, and impatient sometimes. I know I shouldn't compare my journey to others (and obviously there are plenty more people who have/had more to lose than I do/did) but it just makes me feel like it's just such an insurmountable task considering how much more I have to lose than most.
I started at ~260, and I'm down to ~190, but it was a hellava struggle to get here. Despite an insanely strict diet (like I weigh/record everything- even things like garlic powder got measured and recorded- and I keep my daily calorie allowance low), I lost weight slower than online calculators estimated (and I had put my exercise level at sedentary too)!
I went and got my BMR medically tested and found out that my BMR was quite a bit lower than it should have been considering my size and so that was a big hit to my motivation. It just made that UGW seem even further and further away. Like everything was stacked against me to lose weight. I'm still at it, but I have about 75lbs to go to reach my goal weight and it's just such a long long ways off. Even if I stick diligently to my diet every single day, and exercise diligently every day, it's still going to take me forever. I try not to focus on the big picture, but the small goals just seem so worthless- even with the 70 lbs I've lost so far, I've hardly noticed many physical changes and I know the losses are going to keep slowing down from here.
I just want to get back to the weight I was at years ago (I know that's when I looked my best) but 75lbs is just so much to go, especially since my weight loss is slower than most (due to the bmr issue). I'm just so impatient to get there and when I hear about other people that only have 30lbs to lose to get to their goal, while I'm happy for them, it seems to stupidly, make me feel worse about my own situation. I know I'll get there eventually, but how do I keep the motivation going when my UGW feels so far off and I have SO much to lose?
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