according to mfp

I calculated my expected weight loss and at my weight and calories I am expected to loose between 1.6 and 2 lbs a week. This would get me to 20-25 weeks to get to my goal. I suppose if I could make it to 150 I would be ok. that is only 27 lbs but I would much rather be 137 which is a 40 lb loss. I think my doc is focusing on 150. I guess I will shoot for 150 and see how I feel when I get there. So 150 will take approximately that would take 13-17 weeks. I guess that isn't toooooo bad. That would bring me to near my surgiversary. But I have to remember, the closer and closer I get to goal the less and less amount of weight I will loose per week. So my goal is 150 by May 13... my surgiversary.That would be an 84 lb loss in a year. I watched a video on youtube yesterday that made sense to me. He said f the scale. not to worry about it. to focus on the new things I CAN do that I couldn't do before. He is happy with his loss and thankful for the weight he is. He is not to his goal and has become satisfied with being a normal weight rather than being stressed about the scale and the goal weight. He is inspiring. I'm going to try to do the same thing. F the scale. I'm not going to obsess over it. I will weigh myself when I am ready to do my weigh ins instead of several times a day. I am going to enjoy the things that I AM thankful for and remember that I had the surgery. There is nothing more I can do other than work the plan and leave it at that. Let the surgery do what it's going to do and accept wherever it brings me. I'm done obsessing about what I eat. I'm done obsessing about my weight. These are pre op obsessions and I refuse to continue them. I wanted to break the cycle but how can I do that if I am still obsessing over the weight loss or gain. I need to just remember, sticking to plan my body will bring me to where it's supposed to be. no matter WHAT that weight will be. I should be happy now at the weight I am because it's 60 lbs less than my start. how can I NOT be satisfied with that?

this is the most encouraging post I have read from you.  Hurray.  Keep your heart and mind in this space and you will be fine, where ever that is.