A chat with my husband (a professional sports coach) about my weight loss frustrations
Me: I was SO GOOD this month! Ate clean, kept my calorie count low, worked out 5 or 6 days a week, balanced out cardio with lifting, and I only lost half a pound after two months of plateaus!
Husband: I know! I've paid attention! It looks like you've lost more than that, though. You look great and I can tell your energy is way up!
Me: Thanks hon... It's just frustrating to work so hard toward a goal weight and make so little progress.
Husband: You've been doing this for about a year and a half, right? And how much weight have you lost?
Husband: Ok, so, that's about 1.5 lbs a month, yes?
Me: Yeah, sometimes more than that, sometimes nothing, but on average, yeah.
Husband: Do you like working out at the gym?
Me: Yeah, I do! It's my me time!
Husband: And all that running you do to train for that marathon, are you enjoying that?
Husband: Are you planning to quit eating clean or were you just doing it temporarily?
Me: I don't feel like I need to ever go back to eating junk. I've found a good groove!
Husband: So how many pounds do you think you need to lose to get to your goal weight?
Me: 22, I'm halfway there.
Husband: So let's say your metabolism is slowing a bit and a half pound a month is about the average of what you can expect. That means it could take 4 more years to get there.
Me: Oh no! Oh my god! That's too long!
Husband: Oh so all this effort was just temporary? You were planning to give up after a while? Stop exercising at some point? Eat junk again someday?
Husband: Well, do you see yourself enjoying running, getting your "me time" at the gym, and eating clean foods for another four more years?
Husband: So what's the problem then? You're having a blast, you look GREAT, you're feeling better than ever, you're making progress... What's four more years?
Me: I see now why you're such a great coach š
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