Good morning Vixen! I read this the other morning and just ran out of time to respond. I have a few minutes now...
I feel ya!! I lost a great deal of weight over the course of a few years several years ago. It was rather painless because something just "clicked" and it became a goal of being HEALTHY instead of a NUMBER on the scale. I had an end goal in my head and when I hit that it was a total and complete shock. I had made healthy eating and moving my body such regular part of my life that I couldn't imagine NOT doing all of that...
Fast forward 5 years. Even though I have not gained it all back I am sitting pretty much at half (if not a bit more)above where I felt so good in my skin.
It sucks.
I hate getting dressed in the morning because all my clothes are so dang tight on me and I'm so uncomfortable all day long... I not only refuse to buy bigger clothes I can't afford it. Which scares me because I know that if I COULD I WOULD.
Although I have never been addicted to and drugs I have gotten myself to the edge of wanting, needing, craving alcohol and I KNOW AS I KNOW that that has been the issue over the past few days.
I can pinpoint the exact moment it happened. In all of my 40 plus years at the time (45 to be exact) riding around with a bestie and her BF at the time and discovering that if you put alcohol in a plastic gas station soda cup NO ONE IS THE WISER TO WHAT YOU ARE DRINKNING. Why had I not know that before??lol
I have told no one...but I have spent the last 2 years drinking like that. I can't afford it. Financially or otherwise. When I drink I don't care what I weigh or that I haven't moved my body in weeks. I feel better and work towards my goal.
I realize I am rambling so I will stop now. I just wanted you know that you are not alone. If you want to vent at any time...I am here
We can do this!!!! What other choice do we have?