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I have been thinking about how my weight loss is going and reading about people's concerns with it being slow, maybe for me too. Then, this morning, I got on the scale and it hadn't moved and I felt that little frustration monster whispering to me, just for a sec tho because I realized something. I thought about how many times I have been on a diet and fallen of the wagon, been unsuccessful, and given up. I thought about how many mornings I have woken up and felt disgusted with myself for what I ate the night before. I thought about how hopeless I felt about my future ability to lose. And I remembered all of the negative discourse in my head about what I failure I was. Then, I realized that things are different now and that even though the weight may be slow to come off, I am not falling off the wagon anymore. I am diligently working towards my goal. I am not tempted by junk food as much, and I am staying strong. The negative voices in my head are being silenced, and THAT is a victory in and of itself! Hopefully the weight loss will follow.

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Love that! It's a good reminder for all of us :)

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Good for you! Half this battle is dealing with our head issues and it sounds like you're doing an amazing job of handling those! :)

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Carly,

you have a great attitude and one which will determine your success! Good for you for staying positive when it is so easy to let those negative thoughts get the better of you!

Good work... hang in there cos that pesky scale will move... you will give it NO choice!

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I've felt the same way in the past. You have a great attitude. Keep up the good work!

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