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A Little Bit Goes A Long Way
So I've been doing NS for 2 weeks now (well 2 1/2 weeks). I weigh and measure once a week on Monday mornings. Each week I've only lost .4 of a pound...so a total of .8 of a pound in 2 weeks. That doesn't seem like much, and I'll be honest, when I stepped on the scale (especially the first week) and saw that small amount of loss, I was disappointed. But then I started to do a little self talk. I tell myself that .4 of a pound lost is better than .4 of a pound gained (or more). .4 of a pound x 4 weeks (in a month)=1.2 pounds lost a month. .4 of a pound x 52 weeks (in a year)=20.8 pounds lost. That doesn't seem like much for a year, but it's better than staying the same...or gaining. If I wasn't trying at all, that's what I would be doing. A year ago, I weighed close to what I weigh now (+/- 5 pounds). Wouldn't it be nice if I weighed 20.8 pounds less this year than last year? And 20.8 pounds x 5 years...that's 104 pounds! Wouldn't it be nice if I weighed 104 pounds less this year than I did 5 years ago!?!? So that .4 pounds doesn't seem so bad. A little bit goes a long way...
Published Wed, January 23, 2013 05:12 PM by MeggyPeg
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