I Need to Lose Weight
Making Progress But Needed More Incentive...... I know this is a copy from another experience group but both groups are about the same subject so I think this applies here too:
I have been making some decent progress losing weight but I know in the past I would lose some and then gain some back, usually more than I lost. I am 5' 9 1/2" tall and a few months ago I was getting very close to 280 pounds so I decided something needed to give. A few months ago I was prescribed a new medicine with the helpful side effect of causing weight loss so I cut back on the late night snacks and noticed it was working, slowly but working.
So over a few months I lost almost 20lbs but then progress started slowing down even more and when I was about 260'some pounds I had an idea. I needed to make myself accountable to many people for my weight loss instead of just myself. If I could make my goals and progress public, very public, then I would have great incentive to keep losing weight until I reach my ideal weight.
I also realized the other aspect of the site could be having a place to put pictures showing progress while losing weight and that the pictures should be outside my comfort zone. Embarrassment can also be a great incentive to improve your appearance and in the few days between coming up with these ideas about the site and actually getting the site setup I lost another 10 pounds. I then knew this was my answer to staying on the program. Whenever I'm about to eat something I really don't need to eat I think of the pictures I have up on the site, and how soon I want to be able to put the next set of pictures showing improvement, and that change in focus helps me make the right decision and feel good about passing up some unnecessary treat.
I'm hoping this will work for me and others can also use the site in a similar fashion; The focus being accountability and making progress public so many people can help encourage and give incentive to those wanting to stay focused on whatever program they have chosen to lose weight. I'm very excited about this site and I hope others will see the same possibilities and help me develop and improve the site.
I'll be happy to discuss the details with anyone who is interested. Opinions and comments are also very welcome.
I have been making some decent progress losing weight but I know in the past I would lose some and then gain some back, usually more than I lost. I am 5' 9 1/2" tall and a few months ago I was getting very close to 280 pounds so I decided something needed to give. A few months ago I was prescribed a new medicine with the helpful side effect of causing weight loss so I cut back on the late night snacks and noticed it was working, slowly but working.
So over a few months I lost almost 20lbs but then progress started slowing down even more and when I was about 260'some pounds I had an idea. I needed to make myself accountable to many people for my weight loss instead of just myself. If I could make my goals and progress public, very public, then I would have great incentive to keep losing weight until I reach my ideal weight.
I also realized the other aspect of the site could be having a place to put pictures showing progress while losing weight and that the pictures should be outside my comfort zone. Embarrassment can also be a great incentive to improve your appearance and in the few days between coming up with these ideas about the site and actually getting the site setup I lost another 10 pounds. I then knew this was my answer to staying on the program. Whenever I'm about to eat something I really don't need to eat I think of the pictures I have up on the site, and how soon I want to be able to put the next set of pictures showing improvement, and that change in focus helps me make the right decision and feel good about passing up some unnecessary treat.
I'm hoping this will work for me and others can also use the site in a similar fashion; The focus being accountability and making progress public so many people can help encourage and give incentive to those wanting to stay focused on whatever program they have chosen to lose weight. I'm very excited about this site and I hope others will see the same possibilities and help me develop and improve the site.
I'll be happy to discuss the details with anyone who is interested. Opinions and comments are also very welcome.
61-69, M
