160 Sticks of Butter

This week I would like to talk about visualization. To be able to visualize something is a wonderful thing. There is this picture of me with my sister that I am very pleased with. I was not at my thinnest by a long shot, but I thought I looked good and I was happy. I need to lose about 50 more pounds to look like that again, so this is my picture that I look at. Once I get there then I will concentrate on a different visual aid.

The other picture is what losing 26 pounds of butter would look like. This is 104 sticks of butter.

When you look at things in this perspective it has to look impressive. I have lost this many sticks of butter and then another 56 sticks.

This diet is still difficult at times, I would love to say that I have this mastered but I don't think I will ever truly have this mastered. I will always have an eating problem and right now it has it's ups and downs.

Obviously, this week is more of an up for me because I had a loss this week. I know I shouldn't be dependant on the scales as I am, and I think most people in my situation are in the same boat as I am.

Maybe as time goes on, I will be less dependant and my moods won't be tied so heavily to what the scales say.

As always, I am learning things about my self and usually in very small doses, but little steps means that the changes have a better shot of staying in place.

Week 19 is starting for me and I have lost 40 pounds in 18 weeks. That is simply amazing to me. I have never thought I could do this but here I am proving myself wrong.

So, until next time, I hope to lose nothing but weight and gain nothing but knowledge.