Help me find ME in all this "FLUFF"

tessr

61 ... Am I to old and fat to think I deserve a healthy well body?
Can I do this if I continue to give up?

AnnPT77

tessr wrote: »

61 ... Am I to old and fat to think I deserve a healthy well body?

Nope, not too old and fat. I lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight at age 59-60, after around 30 years of overweight/obesity previously. If I can do it, I suspect anyone can. I'm not remotely special. (I've maintained a healthy weight for 7+ years since, too.)

You deserve it, but sad to say . . . you'll need to commit to it, work for it, invest - really mean it. You're worth that investment for sure, and the quality of life improvements are more than worth it. But it's a challenge, especially in the face of long-established habits.

Can I do this if I continue to give up?

Probably not . . . but maybe.

First, I'd encourage you to seek relatively easy, sustainable tactics - changes in habits that you think you could continue forever to reach then sustain a healthy weight permanently. That can be gradual. "Lose weight fast" then "go back to normal": That's quicksand. That's major weight yo-yos, the most unhealthful scenario.

But still: If you lose some weight, get some new habits in place (when you have the willpower/motivation/whatever to create change) then make it a point to maintain that new slightly lower weight when life gets more challenging . . . repeat that cycle . . . that can work.

Can you avoid a pattern of "lose/regain it all (and maybe more)"? Theoretically, yes - it's your decision. (Own the decision. You can make that happen.)

Can you replace it with a pattern of "lose, reach a health weight, stay there"? Yes, with the right (very personalized) tactics.

If that seems out of reach, can you maybe find a pattern of "lose some weight, hold steady there for a while, lose some more", then rinse and repeat when you have another jolt of "willpower" or "motivation" to create more change in your life? I'm thinking you could. You gotta wanna, and mean it, though.

You do deserve to be at a healthy weight, and happy at that weight, with a good, balanced life. Only you can give yourself that (huge!) gift.

AnnPT77

tessr wrote: »

61 ... Am I to old and fat to think I deserve a healthy well body?

Nope, not too old and fat. I lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight at age 59-60, after around 30 years of overweight/obesity previously. If I can do it, I suspect anyone can. I'm not remotely special. (I've maintained a healthy weight for 7+ years since, too.)

You deserve it, but sad to say . . . you'll need to commit to it, work for it, invest - really mean it. You're worth that investment for sure, and the quality of life improvements are more than worth it. But it's a challenge, especially in the face of long-established habits.

Can I do this if I continue to give up?

Probably not . . . but maybe.

First, I'd encourage you to seek relatively easy, sustainable tactics - changes in habits that you think you could continue forever to reach then sustain a healthy weight permanently. That can be gradual. "Lose weight fast" then "go back to normal": That's quicksand. That's major weight yo-yos, the most unhealthful scenario.

But still: If you lose some weight, get some new habits in place (when you have the willpower/motivation/whatever to create change) then make it a point to maintain that new slightly lower weight when life gets more challenging . . . repeat that cycle . . . that can work.

Can you avoid a pattern of "lose/regain it all (and maybe more)"? Theoretically, yes - it's your decision. (Own the decision. You can make that happen.)

Can you replace it with a pattern of "lose, reach a health weight, stay there"? Yes, with the right (very personalized) tactics.

If that seems out of reach, can you maybe find a pattern of "lose some weight, hold steady there for a while, lose some more", then rinse and repeat when you have another jolt of "willpower" or "motivation" to create more change in your life? I'm thinking you could. You gotta wanna, and mean it, though.

You do deserve to be at a healthy weight, and happy at that weight, with a good, balanced life. Only you can give yourself that (huge!) gift.

AnnPT77

tessr wrote: »

61 ... Am I to old and fat to think I deserve a healthy well body?

Nope, not too old and fat. I lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight at age 59-60, after around 30 years of overweight/obesity previously. If I can do it, I suspect anyone can. I'm not remotely special. (I've maintained a healthy weight for 7+ years since, too.)

You deserve it, but sad to say . . . you'll need to commit to it, work for it, invest - really mean it. You're worth that investment for sure, and the quality of life improvements are more than worth it. But it's a challenge, especially in the face of long-established habits.

Can I do this if I continue to give up?

Probably not . . . but maybe.

First, I'd encourage you to seek relatively easy, sustainable tactics - changes in habits that you think you could continue forever to reach then sustain a healthy weight permanently. That can be gradual. "Lose weight fast" then "go back to normal": That's quicksand. That's major weight yo-yos, the most unhealthful scenario.

But still: If you lose some weight, get some new habits in place (when you have the willpower/motivation/whatever to create change) then make it a point to maintain that new slightly lower weight when life gets more challenging . . . repeat that cycle . . . that can work.

Can you avoid a pattern of "lose/regain it all (and maybe more)"? Theoretically, yes - it's your decision. (Own the decision. You can make that happen.)

Can you replace it with a pattern of "lose, reach a health weight, stay there"? Yes, with the right (very personalized) tactics.

If that seems out of reach, can you maybe find a pattern of "lose some weight, hold steady there for a while, lose some more", then rinse and repeat when you have another jolt of "willpower" or "motivation" to create more change in your life? I'm thinking you could. You gotta wanna, and mean it, though.

You do deserve to be at a healthy weight, and happy at that weight, with a good, balanced life. Only you can give yourself that (huge!) gift.