Please help me feel happier about losing 17lbs (yes I know how that sounds!)

[Hiphopopotamus]

So I've radically overhauled my diet in the last couple of months (properly since February) and I've started exercising. I hate weighing myself so haven't done it at all but I plucked up the courage to do it this morning. And it absolutely dismayed me - I'm 16st and 2lbs! I was really starting to feel thinner and good about myself and this completely knocked me back. So I at least thought that maybe I'd lost quite a lot since I started being healthier, and had built up in my head that maybe it was at least a couple of stone. I rang up my doctors surgery as I knew I was last weighed there in January and asked what my weight was when I was last weighed. And it's 17lbs heavier than it is now. Which I know I should be pleased about because it means I lost 17lbs but I really thought it would be more. I'm still so huge and it feels like a tiny dent in what I have to lose.

Meant to mention that I'm getting married at the end of this year and starting to go dress shopping which is just bringing all of these feeling to a boil.

That's a fantastic achievement! You should be really proud of yourself, 17lbs is loads.

And it shows you know what you're doing in trying to be healthier, and it's working!

Chances are you weighed more than what the doctors recorded you at!

Your clothes are getting looser, your muscles are getting stronger and your dress will look amazing on your wedding day

Bin the scales! Good luck!

You’ve done really well, I think you’re being waaay too hard on yourself. You say that’s properly since feb so 3 months give or take ie 12/13 weeks so more than a pound a week. That’s steady sustainable weighloss. Crash/ faddy diets that make you shift 4lb a week aren’t sustainable in rl- who wants to live on bars/ shakes forever. Well done keep it up. 👏🏻👍🏻

As a side note- I’d hang fire on the dress shopping if you’re planning on dropping more weight- you may change your mind about style/ have to pay for alterations. Whatever size you are I’m sure you’ll feel fab on your wedding day x

17lbs since February is a real achievement! And your body will be healthier with all that exercise and cleaner eating. Don’t underestimate the longer term health benefits.

Keep going

Thanks guys. My logic head knows that it's good but I think I'm just feeling demotivated with how much I have to go. It's another 4st 3lbs until I'm a healthy BMI. That just feels insurmountable. I'm so angry I let myself get to this stage.