Am I Done?

I only have 8 more lbs to lose till I hit goal.  My problem is that nothing is happening.  I have been here at this weight for about 2 months. I really wanted to be at goal on my one year anniversay of the surgery. I can't believe that after all the weight that I have lost that I am letting this last 8 lbs depress me, and get me down.   Shame on me. 

Well, which would you rather have left-8 or 88?

I'd almost bet that you've got 8lbs of extra skin, which would put you at goal if it were removed.  Don't beat yourself up, you've done great.  Two years ago could you imagine being the weight that you are now?  I know that I couldn't!

You are both right, one year ago i was actually 97 lbs heavier than I am right now, so I have so much to be thankful for. I can't believe that I have been feeling this way, I just needed a reality check. 

I know what you mean!  I am thankful for my loss too but I want to get to my goal too!  I only lost 6 or 7 lbs from April - the end of June and last week my scale has gone from 173 - 167 this AM.  I couldn't believe it.  I feel like its jus****er and will come back.  I sure hope not.  Its a boost I needed to get me going again!

Be proud!  You have come so far and those 8 lbs won't even be noticed by anyone except you. 
Hugs
Kim J!

What I did was set a tentative goal based in part on what I knew I could maintain.  Trust me, after even a few years of being overweight, the body changes.  When I got there, I wasn't really content, so I dropped it five pounds, to my current range, which is 145-150.  That puts me in a very comfortable 12 and it's something i can maintain with pretty basic effort=diligent about 80 percent of the time, goof off about 20.

Part of my ultimate goal was to be free of food obsession, and for me to do that I have to pick a weight that allows for that.

It was actually good for me to get sick at the point I did-I dropped way below that range and I saw that it did not look good at all-so now I am truly content with where I am-for the first time in forever. 

I know what you mean.  We get stuck on the numbers game and it's hard to remember where we've come from.  I was totally thrilled to make my goal of 135 and then the dietician said I should shoot for 124 and now I am stuck on trying to get down to her goal when really I should be happy where I'm at.  You should be so proud of yourself.  You've come a long way and you look great.