I'm not as smart as I thought...

TheirEllie82

After years of being overweight and unhappy, I decided to finally do something about it and lost almost 90 pounds over 2 years but have let 20 pounds creep back on recently. I struggled with depression while I was my heaviest and thought that the depression was brought on by the situation I had myself in (relationship, job, housing) and my weight. I kept telling myself that I would be happier if I lost weight and I was and life got better but then things got very bumpy in life again and I gained weight. I made a conscious decision to be happier and not worry about things so much recently. Suddenly today while thinking about what I'm going to have for lunch, partaking in the networking lunch I was invited to at a chain restaurant doesn't sound so delicious, but the frozen Indian food in the freezer sounds better.

I guess the short version is that it took me this long to realize that when I decide to be happy and treat myself right that eating right just comes easier. So my new goal isn't to eat right but to love myself and be happy and let the rest fall in place.

MeganAnne89

After years of being overweight and unhappy, I decided to finally do something about it and lost almost 90 pounds over 2 years but have let 20 pounds creep back on recently. I struggled with depression while I was my heaviest and thought that the depression was brought on by the situation I had myself in (relationship, job, housing) and my weight. I kept telling myself that I would be happier if I lost weight and I was and life got better but then things got very bumpy in life again and I gained weight. I made a conscious decision to be happier and not worry about things so much recently. Suddenly today while thinking about what I'm going to have for lunch, partaking in the networking lunch I was invited to at a chain restaurant doesn't sound so delicious, but the frozen Indian food in the freezer sounds better.

I guess the short version is that it took me this long to realize that when I decide to be happy and treat myself right that eating right just comes easier. So my new goal isn't to eat right but to love myself and be happy and let the rest fall in place.

This is so important.

I find that a lot of the time people ended up being overweight for a reason, whether they were hiding from something they happened in the past, they have extremely slow self-worth or confidence, whatever it may be, there is generally a reason why they got that way (and I'm not talking about when the reason was a medical issue). Sometimes when those people start to lose weight, they're losing it solely for the reason that they think when they're skinny, that all of their problems will magically disappear, but that's just not true. It should never just be about losing weight, it should be about healing both your body and your mind and becoming an overall healthy person.