So the only person I've told besides this blog how much I've been losing has been Mike. I was kinda hoping when I had my family over on Sunday that they might notice I've lost weight. But nothing. I almost thought about saying something (hello, I've lost almost 40 pounds, isn't something fucking obvious?) but then I didn't because it just doesn't feel real to me if I do. If I say nothing and nobody else says anything, maybe they don't notice. Or maybe they just don't feel like saying anything. But I feel like if I went the whole day without saying anything about it, while they haven't said anything, and then I do mention that yea, ok, I've lost this much weight. That any kind of recognition or compliment is just being fished for. Doesn't feel real, like oh yea, I guess you have, or something. Maybe I'm just being silly about that. But it's frustrating, you know? I've worked pretty hard at losing this much, at least eating wise. Was I that obese that it's going to take a lot more than 39 pounds to notice anything? I don't know. I have notices clothes getting looser, this morning I looked in the mirror and thought my face seemed to be a tiny bit thinner.
Anyways, there's not really a point to this, just throwing out some thoughts.
So here's a picture of Boots, my dirty old boy cat. :)
Remember I said I'd take a few pics of my route into work?
These are from a few weeks ago, when we still had snow.
Thank god it's finally becoming spring around here, although you can't find prettier outdoors than in NH. :)
Hope ya'll have a great healthy day :)
I know the frustration of feeling like you're working your butt off but no one notices - last fall, my boss asked if I had lost weight since the beginning of the semester, and I said "Yeah, just like ... 75 pounds." It amazed me, and I thought that I was so big that someone couldn't notice a nearly hundred pound loss - but sometimes people we see frequently don't see the gradual changes right away. ♥ Keep in mind that you're doing a great job, and as long as you know you're looking and feeling good, that's what counts! Keep up the great work!
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