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Be Proud of yourself!

lavieboheme1229
lavieboheme1229 Posts: 448 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
This post is not written from a soap box, nor is it written to put myself on a pedestal. This post is written as hopefully encouragement and motivation to everyone who reads it.

I walked into Banana Republic Outlet with a friend on Wednesday afternoon, just there to poke around. I can really only afford anything in the clearance section, and they rarely have a large size 14, or and X-large shirt of anything I find attractive. My friend is petite, a size 4, and, in my opinion, has a body I would love to have. Fit, but still a woman's body with curves.

I started looking through the rack to see if I could find her something cute. I stumble upon a shirt in an XL I thought would be cute. I pull it out to try it on. I was swimming in it. I tried the large on, it was still big. I ended up buying a medium.

Then we went into Saks off 5th Ave outlet. With some renewed confidence, I went to the clearance racks yet again. I pulled 5 or six things, all a size "Large", all too big.

And then it hit me. I can walk into any store I want, and I will not be too big for all the clothing in that store. I don't have to worry about reaching to the very back of the rack to find the biggest size, or hope they have a 14 that I can squeeze into. I can simply shop, see something I like, and more than likely, I will fit in it.

And at that realization, I felt ten times taller with Pride. Pride in myself. I did this. I decided to do this. And I did it. And I have lost 28 pounds. My clothes from college are getting loose. There aren't enough belt loops on my belts anymore. When I drive, my arms don't touch my stomach anymore. The pain in my knees and ankle has disappeared. The body I see in the mirror is finally starting to catch up to what I always saw in my head, what I always thought I should look like.

I simply woke up one day and decided it was time. I don't know if I necessarily hit rock bottom, I just decided to start using MFP. I knew a few people who had used it successfully, so I said, "Why NOT?!". This "why not" translates to quite a few things in my life. Why can't I be that skinny girl I see standing in front of me in line? Why can't I be the girl people wish they looked like? Why not me? I am worth it! My head was the only thing in my way.

ANYONE can do this, as soon as their head is in the right spot. It has taken 3 months for my SO to decide he wanted to start trying to lose weight. I didn't push him before, because he had to decide.

When you start to get discouraged, or want to finish that entire box of Girl Scout cookies, just have one, and be proud of yourself. It is OK to have pride in your own thoughts and actions and accomplishments!

Much love and hopes for success,
~Brianna

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