Does weight loss make you happy?

fromtired2trained
fromtired2trained Posts: 1 Member
edited November 13 in Success Stories
[Edited By MyFitnessPal Moderator]

Is it weight loss that makes us happy?

Has someone met their weight loss goals, and would you say the feeling right now is happy?

I'm sure as we go though our weight loss journey, we find along the way, other things that truly affect if we are happy or not. What have you noticed along the way of your weight loss journey that you had to change/ work on in order to continue to be happy and/or continue your weight loss journey?



Take care friends!
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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    For me, no. I'm mentally the same person at 132# as I was at 320#.
  • omloml
    omloml Posts: 1 Member
    hzl22 wrote: »
    No but it helps to your overall well being to be healthy and comfortable in your skin

    I often referred to my self as comfortable in my skin...I used exactly those words... I'm pleased to be on the journey now, but I hate feeling hungry and need to master how to not
  • vesnaavramoska
    vesnaavramoska Posts: 9 Member
    I wasn't unhappy before starting on this journey but I do have a lot more energy. This makes me do more physical things with my daughter and that makes me happier than before.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    I'm with @zyxst, same person as before. However, getting in to better physical condition takes some stress out of my everyday thinking knowing that I'm getting a stronger body, organs and bones.
  • Popsicle_Feet
    Popsicle_Feet Posts: 47 Member
    I don't think it's weight loss in general that makes me happy, but I do believe it's the little achievements that bring me closer to a bigger goal that make me proud. That makes me happy.
  • Syneea
    Syneea Posts: 451 Member
    I'm generally a happy go lucky person as well, but losing this weight has made me happiER. Looking down at a pretty small waist makes me smile every time. :-)
  • mbouchard1234
    mbouchard1234 Posts: 45 Member
    Oh definitely made/makes me happy....in so many ways other than the obvious health benefits. It made me proud, gave me more confidence, direction, and a sense of regaining control of my life and actions. It's a long, hard journey...but so worth it
  • drivennightrunner87
    drivennightrunner87 Posts: 302 Member
    Of course. Nobody wants to be fat.
  • LVNF04
    LVNF04 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I've always had confidence and charisma, but I felt I could be better, I sacrificed, not eating the things that were making me fat and started trying to eat things that worked for me than against me, exercise became a routine, everyday, anytime I had free time I would do some form of exercise. Now I fit into clothes that I want to wear, and I know when I walk into a room everybody gives me a look at least once, people are more friendly, and it's easy to make friends, I look around me all the time and see so many people out of shape, either because of poor choices in foods, or lack of exercise, lack of correct information, or no desire to try to make a change because they gave up, and said this is it, it's never going to change so why bother. defeated. But yes, it does make me happy, and now I know what to do I will continue trying to perfect what I've been given.
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