This is more a "you are not alone if you don't jump around for joy at hitting goals" kinda post than anything.
I crossed the 140lbs down level at weigh in this morning (week 106) and it had about as much reaction as if I'd gotten an email from Amazon that they overcharged me a nickel and they were crediting my credit card (i.e. almost none)...I have not been this weight since something like 1992? 1993? (high school for me)...so you'd think that it would be hooting and hollering and such...but it's just a "good" and then moving on.
Why?
1 - I've been doing this for 106 weeks. It's a little hard to be OMG YAY lose your mind after 742 days of doing a thing.
2 - I weigh slightly less than last week. i.e. If you win the lottery you instantly have a vast increase in net worth. With weight loss, it's taken years to hit this point and every week just builds on the previous week. I didn't lose 140lbs this week, I lost 2.4.
3 - I've tried to change my mindset so that this becomes a lifelong thing. There is no magic day when I am "done" and and can go back to eating entire pumpkin pies. This has to be forever or I'll just be back above 200 in no time.
So, if you're a little underwhelmed at hitting a goal, that's ok...there is at least one other person who is still crazy motivated but isn't losing his mind at hitting goals either :)
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