I've been acting all sorry for myself that I haven't lost much weight lately, which is totally on me. SOOOO, my husband and I were at costco the other day and we're in the meat section. He says "hold this" and puts a 20 pound pack of meat in my arms. I was like we're gonna buy this? Then he says, "no, wait" and he puts another 20 pound hunk in my arms! I totally didn't get it!! DUH!! He says "this is how much weight you've lost so far!" I wanted to cry! It was HEAVY!!!! It really did motivate me again, so we'll see how long it lasts at least until my next trip to Costco!!!! HAHA

If you need a reality check about how much weight you've lost and how far you've come, TAKE A TRIP TO COSTCO!!!!!! Then enjoy the rest of your journey!

Lol, that's definitely an NSV!!

The finale to the Biggest Loser (Australian version) was on last night. Seeing all the contestants before and afters, it totally blew my mind that I've lost as much as most of them. So those INCREDIBLE transformations- I've made one too. I just dont see it everyday in the mirror. I am happy with what I see, for sure, but I'd love love love to really SEE myself like that - the way others see me.

Lol Jacqui, I was watching the Biggest Loser Australia finale too last night and I was oohing and aahing at how great everyone looked, when my hubby thought it pertinent to remind me that I've lost as much as some of the contestants too!

CONGRATS! on the 40 pounds! we often forget how far we have made it when the pounds slow down!

yesterday i had that same revelation. My 2 1/2 yr old was running and wanting me to catch him. When i caught him, i though, gosh, he's getting so big (compared to my youngest who is 10 pounds lighter), and it hit me, he weighs 30 pounds...THAT'S how much i lost and what i was carrying around! WOW!

now, time to shed another 20 (which is what our 1 1/2 year old weighs) so when i carry the 2 of them together i can realize just how that 50 pounds felt to carry!!

glad you found more motivation!! keep it up, you are doing great!

Wow - what a very perceptive hubby! Congrats on your loss and your win with having such a great guy!

That is a great motivator! When I had lost 30 lbs, in my mind that was not much at all. So I went to Walmart in search of something that weighed 30 lbs. I ended up finding a bag of Tidy Cat that weighed that much. When I picked it up I realized that WAS a lot of weight!!

I believe we often see others successes and Celebrate them, but have a hard time with the realization that we have done the same thing. Sometimes we just need to put things in perspective, wether it is holding meat, children, or watching others losing on TV with the realization we are doing the same!

WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!!!