Weight Loss Tip: ALWAYS Take the Positives Over the Negatives!

It’s a very nice sunny day here on Long Island. Every Tuesday and Friday, I head to Port Washington (my hometown), and usually visit both my grandmother and my dad. My grandmother fractured her hip this past summer, and I help her to continue to rehab and get better on it. She’s doing more and more now without her walker, so that’s a plus!

My dad was looking to put on some muscle after a three year span that included two heart attacks, which left him pretty thin. Mission accomplished there, too ;-)

Today, though, I’d like to talk about positives over negatives. To be completely transparent, me writing this to you is just as cathartic for me as it can be for you…

When we start off on a new journey, we have grand aspirations. To lose 60 lbs in six months. To fit into a favorite article of clothing that no longer fits. To be able to keep up with our kids when we have difficulty handling our own day-to-day activities.

Whatever your aspirations, they sound great before you start. And you may even take some big leaps the first few weeks down your new path. But then, something happens!

The scale may not budge, or (God forbid!) it may move in the wrong direction! Those jeans you use as motivation are TIGHTER this week than they were one week ago! You’re having trouble keeping up with the kids this week, when things seemed a million times easier just seven days ago!

Whatever the negative, ALWAYS look for the positive in the situation! So, the scale didn’t move. How’re you feeling? Do you feel stronger? More flexible? Are day-to-day tasks becoming easier?

So, those pants are a little tighter on you than you expected them to be. Look in the mirror. Do you look firmer? Do you FEEL better than you did when you started?

Getting my drift?

Not every week is going to be rainbows and sunshine! The first few weeks into a new endeavor always seem to yield huge results, because you’re taking massive action on them. When you start a health and weight loss journey, for instance, your body releases A TON of water weight (not literally, silly!), and thus you can lose anywhere from 3–10 lbs in Week 1 alone!

When the scale slows, and potentially even stops a few weeks in, that’s just one of SO MANY things to consider before feeling bad about yourself!

Truth be told (and some of my clients may like this), I’m starting to fall out of love with weighing yourself on the scale. I have a client who REFUSES to know his weight, whether it be through self-checking, through me checking, or from his doctors, who are under explicit instructions not to reveal either WHAT he weighs, or HOW MUCH he has lost since his last visit.

Instead, he gauges progress by how he feels, and how his clothing fits. He’s down a clothing size or two depending on the brand, and is KILLING IT!

If you’re worried about a number, don’t let that be the be-all, end-all. If you’re worried about something fitting, one week of seeming stagnation doesn’t undo the huge spike in sustained energy you now have. If you’re worried about how tiring it is to keep up with your kids, applaud yourself for sticking to your discipline regarding your new, healthy lifestyle habits!

Are you a glass half-full, or glass half-empty kinda person? If you’re the latter, and you’re truly serious about making a permanent change, then you’re going to need to reevaluate that line of thinking.

Until tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Pete Weintraub

pete@weightlossbypete.com

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