The Tortoise and the Hare

I help at my slimming group and do the weigh in sometimes. What really surprises me is the amount of people disappointed by a small weight loss. You see I'm known as the Tortoise by some group members. My weight loss is slow and steady just like a tortoise. I never loose impressive amounts but on the plus side I never gain large amounts either. In fact I average at just over 1/2lb a week but I have learnt to accept this is who I am and how my body works.

Then we have the Hare's of the group. Those people that drop 5, 6, 7 lbs in a week, I've even seen them do double figures at times. I sometimes wish, if only that was me. But went you talk to them, you find out their weight loss is erratic. You see being a Hare they run up and down everywhere and they sometimes runaway for a snooze for a bit before they find the path again. But they may well have to make up for lost ground. They also freely admit they wished their weight loss was more slow and steady, they would be happy with 2lbs a week, every week.

So you see we all wish we could have someone else's weight loss but what we should be doing, is embracing our own achievements no matter how small they are. All those 1/2lbs do add up to something amazing. Trust me, I know. x