This post comes after reading a comment my blogger friend Karen who blogs over at Waisting Time. wrote on my blog.
Here is a copy of her comment:
I’m torn on how I want to respond to you… so… please bear with me as I ramble and take what you want from this:)
My initial reaction is to ask if you really want/need to lose 10 more. Can you be comfortable in your current body? Can you easily live with the eating and exercise it takes to stay here? If so… why not:) There is nothing magical about a number. As a yo-yo dieter, I’m thinking it is all about finding a “happy place” and sticking there!
BUT, you can also ask yourself if that 10 pounds would make a difference and if so, what can you totally change up to see if you can get there.
Thank you for the kind, gentle way in which you encouraged me to “poop or get off the pot” 
My understanding of this expression is essentially saying to stop being indecisive and act.
Karen hit the nail on the head. I keep going back in forth in my thinking and it shows in my measure of success. I end up yo-yo dieting. I don’t want that anymore. So how did I get here?
I got caught in the “dwelling” stage of this journey. I have been feeling sorry for myself. I have not wanted to do the work and then complained when I gained weight or felt tired. This is how I have been acting for most of January and February.
What do I want?
I want to lose the last stubborn 10! I want it! I really do!!
What am I going to do about it?
It is time to stop dwelling and start practicing what I preach! This comes at a tough time for me because I have 2 vacations coming up in the next 2 months. But if I let myself go now and in between vacations then it is only going to be that much harder when we get home from our second vacation. My plan? Nothing really new. Go back to basics (again) Track and stay within my 26 points. Eat mostly clean. Exercise at least 4 times a week. Cardio, strength training and yoga. No more excuses. No more feeling sorry for myself. No more being a sloth! I have lost my right to complain about how hard this journey is. I can complain again when I put in the hard work!!!
THANK YOU Karen!
Time to poop!
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Oh, phew! I was a bit nervous saying that. And, honestly, I really was torn. Because for some people the “right” answer would have been to stick. And for someone else it really would be to do exactly what you have chosen to do. I’m glad you thought it through for yourself and are going with what makes sense to YOU! I’m impressed that you are starting now and not doing the whole “I might as well wait until after vacation” thing that I can so easily do myself.
I will be here rooting you on. And, actually, by your side in action too because I need to kick things up a notch myself. And, if/when you decide that you are at a “happy place,” I’ll be right there to cheer on your accomplishment and what I know will be great success in maintaining:)
Thank goodness for you! I am glad we are sharing the journey together!!!
It is hard to *really* get down to it and fight the last bit (still doing that…). And you never know, it just may not be possible – which is totally okay. As long as you are still willing to try – go for it!
I am feeling like it is possible! Cross your fingers! And toes too!
I’ll be posting my own thoughts about that tomorrow or the next day…whenever I can find the time to get what’s rambling around in my head down on paper…with the whole “paper” thing being totally figurative.
I totally understand Karen’s comment. I had that same “just a few more pounds” obsession too. I wanted to weigh 140 pounds. I have no idea WHY that number was so damn important but I wanted it. And no matter what I did, I couldn’t lose those last 5 pounds to get to that goal. I finally decided that I was happy where I was and it was okay to not weigh 140.
I know it is not about a number. I just want to be comfortably in my healthy weight range with a little wiggle room. I am going to give it an all out effort and if I can’t… that is ok I will be happy where I am now!
Whew! I thought this post was about something else entirely!
There’s a find balance between striving for something and becoming obsessed with it. I’m still learning how to stay in balance (and spend more time off-kilter than not) and accept myself for my actions and not for my weight or body shape.
You are right about the balance Cammy. I am trying to keep it balanced- but I myself teeter too far sometimes to one side……
I’m really feeling this. I’ve been waffling lately. I’ve been losing and regaining the same 2 pounds for over a month. It’s time for me to POOP too!
LOL Noodle! Let’s do this!!!
That saying made me smile. It is something that my Mother said. Anyway, this makes a ton of sense and I am with you. I want it. I just have been lazy and these last few months. I am not going to make excuses any longer. I need to remind myself daily of what is important. I am going to kick it.
This is really a sensitive topic among dieters. When there is only 10 left to go, you often look really great to other people, but you may still feel unfinished with your weight loss. I say that once you’ve analyzed that you really do want and need to lose those 10 pounds, and that you will still be at a healthy weight – go for it! You can do this.
we’re all so lucky to have each other. As much as you appreciate Karen, I’m sure she’s just as glad to have a friend who can take what she says in the spirit it is given. There is something gained on both sides and I’ve been on both.
Again, we’re all so lucky.
I think you have a good plan.
Honestly, at your stage, it might be about tightening and building a bit more muscle to get your metabolism up just a bit more. There’s only so “little” one can eat. But you can do lots more strengthening and training.
Good luck!!! And don’t forget to enjoy where you are and the health you have achieved.