I've been having trouble shaking this vacation weight. Vacation pounds are supposed to melt off, right? Sunday I scored a 193 on the scale. I was thrilled by that and it was a huge surprise, too, because I've been mostly a steady 196 since getting home. Today, in fact, I was 195. I know it's foolish, but I'm not going to be happy until I can hit 190 again. It's crazy that I have so much self-worth locked up in seeing a specific number on the scale. I don't like this bit about me and I'm trying to work my way through it. One of the things I've been using as a tool in working through this is this picture (originally posted a couple days ago.)
I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that this is how I look now. I look at the man in that picture and I see someone who is thin. Someone who is of normal size. Someone I wish I looked like. In my head, I still look like this:
It's not right. I don't know why I can't revel in my accomplishment full-time. I don't know why I am continually so hard on myself.I came up with an idea and I didn't prepare properly to carry out the idea. I wanted Ken to take pictures of me at Disney this year similar to ones in past years. Consider this before and after..
Or even this one from last September and this September:
I really hate the way I'm standing in the 2008 picture. I look retarded. Not severely, but retarded nonetheless. But I'm astounded at how different I look in the two pictures. But that's nearly a 40 pound difference.
Okay, enough whining and pissing and moaning. I'm thin, I look good and I just need to get over that and not care that the scale is telling me something other than what I want to see.
6 comments:
Damn Walt you look amazing!
The difference is astounding!
No more self thoathing Walt you look great.
Glad your trip was fun and that you survived your parents. If my whole family got together like that blood would have been spilt.
Have a great week
~ Leah
OH ... MY ... GOD!!
You are such a skinny whinny.
You look great.
Walt, you made the body healthy ... now you just have to work on the old brain and love yourself.
You are amazing! Look at how skinny you are!! Your scale is telling lies, I think.
You look gorgeous. Stop with the scales, that way lies madness! Just look at yourself, awesome, pure awesome.
If I may offer something unsolicited? Sweet thing, you don't appear to need to lose any more weight. I don't know how comfortable I'd be seeing you push yourself to keep losing at this stage.
Don't slip into Body Dysmorphic Disorder - you are amazing and should be so proud of yourself!
I agree with Dane here, honey -- you're absolutely fine right now. If you insist on doing something bodywise, start adding muscle mass (burns more calories, does good things for your cardio health, and looks all hunky and stuff).
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