{"id":2627,"date":"2011-07-26T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2011-07-26T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:30:10","slug":"chewing-the-fat-discouraged-ready-to-quit-not-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/07\/chewing-the-fat-discouraged-ready-to-quit-not-losing.html","title":{"rendered":"Chewing the Fat – Discouraged, Ready to Quit, Not Losing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear OLofW<\/strong><\/em>L ~ I can’t even begin to tell you how discouraged I am.\u00a0 Soooo discouraged.\u00a0 I got on the scale this morning, and I’ve only lost 2 pounds over the past two weeks.\u00a0 This is slower than molasses!\u00a0 I don’t know if I can take it!!! Slap me, kick me – please say something!\u00a0 Make me feel better!\u00a0 ~ Desperate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Desperate ~<\/strong><\/em> Call me crazy, <\/em>but I think permanently removing 2 pounds in 2 weeks is great!!!\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll do my best to put this into perspective so that you can get a grip, which will ultimately lead you to feeling better.<\/p>\n

Perspective is a good thing!<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does it take to ‘drop a pound?’<\/strong>\u00a0 Each pound of body fat equates to 3,500 calories.\u00a0 (More or less, but close enough to use as our guide.)\u00a0 In order to permanently remove one pound of fat per week, you need to burn off 500 calories more than you are eating per day – that’s 500 calories per day for 7 days.\u00a0 500 x 7 = 3,500.<\/p>\n

This is called a ‘calorie deficit.’\u00a0 You can imagine that you are eating a certain amount of food, while burning more calories than those foods add up to, affording an opportunity for your body to miraculously dip into your fat reserve to make up the difference.<\/p>\n

I think one pound a week is a reasonable amount of weight to let go of.\u00a0\u00a0 More than reasonable, something glorious to celebrate (and not with food, please!).
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\nCan I make you feel better?<\/strong>\u00a0 I can only deliver the facts about burning calories, and offer a healthy, honest and ‘light’ perspective. So go ahead, give yourself a pat on the back for making truly remarkable progress!.<\/p>\n

Take it in! \u00a0Say to yourself<\/strong>, <\/strong>“Wow one pound per week is an accomplishment; even 1\/2 a pound per week is significant. \u00a0 Even 1\/4 pound per week means that I am dipping into my fat reserve and moving in the ‘right’ direction.\u00a0 I feel good!!!”<\/p>\n

Can you look down the road toward Sveltesville and see that it matters not how fast you arrived there?<\/p>\n

Seeing things in a new ‘lite,’ are you?<\/strong>\u00a0 Any aHA moments happening out there?\u00a0 If you, “Desperate,” are having an epiphany of any magnitude, please share with us.\u00a0 That goes for those of you who are reading this, as well.
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\nIs dropping one pound a week something to celebrate or what???<\/strong>\u00a0 ~ OLofWL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PS:\u00a0 Have you noticed that people now say “drop pounds” instead of “lose weight.”\u00a0 If you lose it, you will find it.\u00a0 If you drop it, will you pick it up???\u00a0 What words most resonate with you, regarding weight loss?\u00a0 Oops, I mean the dropping of the pounds?\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!<\/em><\/p>\n

Janice
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Dear OLofWL ~ I can’t even begin to tell you how discouraged I am.\u00a0 Soooo discouraged.\u00a0 I got on the scale this morning, and I’ve only lost 2 pounds over the past two weeks.\u00a0 This is slower than molasses!\u00a0 I don’t know if I can take it!!! 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