struggling with my obsessiveness..help!

as i touched on before i do have an "all or nothing mentality" that can can cause me to burn out at times, if not properly managed. what i do struggle with is the acceptance of "slower weight loss being better for you"

regardless of how much i embrace the theory of the 1-2 pounds at a time, ultimately, in practise, once i see the pounds fall off i am eager for more. what happens is that each day i feel i HAVE to beat the previous days exercise even if only by one sit-up or an extra minutes walk. yesterday i posted that my "calorie differential at one stage of the day was that i took in 2000 and expended 4000 approx. after listening to my head for once i had an extra 1000 cals of good healthy food. now this morning i feel full of guilt

the trouble is that i have lost 19 pound since june 1st which is about 6 weeks back so its around 3 pound a week i guess which doesnt quite sound so bad. am feeling fitter by the day, am back playing cricket and feel good

actually as i write this i am becoming aware that for my size at start perhaps my rate of loss isnt over the top! any views very welcome

jeez, i feel better for writing already, so best post it

thanking you all

19lbs in 6 weeks is great... but you may want to be careful because

1. you should keep an activity level that is managable for you to keep up without burning out, or you will risk gaining any weight you lose back
2. you should make sure you give your body time to rest or it will burn out and cease to work in its best condition.

but congrats on your loss so far, it really is great :D

take care.

oh heck. grrrrr now i am confused and pissed off. i stocked up my calorie intake, weighed in today as usual and lo and behold... i put on 3 pound. ok so not "n#2 for a day or so, and a healthy breakfast an hour ago, but 3lb.....

A person varies by at least that much over the course of a day. It's hard to compare results unless you measure in similar circumstances - that's why a lot of people (myself included) get up, pee, and weigh themselves. Even then it only gives you a rough idea whether you've lost fat.(my scale can vary by 3 pounds for no reason at all so I never take it too seriously).

If the weight gain is real, it might be because your food intake hasn't kept up with all that great exercise you're doing. Too big a gap between food calories and calories burned can make your body decide a famine is on, and then it'll hang onto the fat for dear life. This is a really common topic in this forum, read the posts. Anyway, a deficit of 1000 is actually quite large, and 2000 is far too big.

Greetings from the Stampede City, Calgary,  Canada.