After a year - over 150lbs lost - learned a few things

Excellent, inspiring post! Congratulations!

Regarding #2 I stopped chasing happiness and simply accepted the present for what it is. If I want to change the future I set about making plans and making that happen, but for today - I'm good.

speyerj wrote: »

Just found this and I think it needs a bump. Especially this:

"It is also about forgiving yourself for gaining weight in the first place. This may not apply to everyone but I certainly tried to punish myself in previous attempts to lose weight. It is hard to try and be kind to myself and happy today while holding a grudge against myself. I had to let it go."

The shame I felt for losing and then regaining 100 pounds was pretty intense and it stopped me from getting back on the wagon. I'm glad that I figured out if I was going to be successful in this journey, I had to kick shame out of my path or I was going to trip over it.

@bmeadows380 wrote "I can relate to this especially. I've been fighting the war with weight for years myself...
(See post bmeadows made above for deleted sections)
...And sometimes, once in a while, I get my heart away from focusing on the forest to see a tree now and then - such as noticing how small my jeans are getting compared to before and that I do look kind of nice in that new dress....."

**New member here, reading old posts - I copied this section from the first post "I have been losing the weight loss war for 3 decades. I have had a few temporary battle wins but the war had gone badly up until last year. I have believed many myths and felt personally cursed. I have never had a sustainable plan." to comment on as well.

It is so hard to forgive oneself for not figuring it out sooner or stopping the regain. Cannot get the years back, but really happy to feel like I finally know how to proceed, and I have learned so much! Every failure has brought me to today.

@NovusDies - hi, thank you for so eloquently expressing what could have originated in my head!

Can you please post a link to your year 2 update here? I have no idea how to find it and would love to read it too.

Thank you also for your many contributions to this board and sharing your journey. Blessings.