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Originally Posted by Ufi
Thanks for the encouragement. I lost a pound this past week. I guess right now I'm just finding the idea of being eternally and constantly vigilant to be exhausting and discouraging.
I know EXACTLY how you feel. It does seem overwhelming at times to think..."oh great, I'll never get to just eat what I want when I want to again." Sometimes I get over it by thinking about how many years of my life I DID eat what I want when I wanted it. I got plenty of time in to "treat" myself, day in and day out. Though the reward wasn't a sence of fulfilment the reward was a huge blob of fat that made it very difficult to do even the simplest of chores. So do I want to eat for the love of eating, or treat my body with respect and be able to live like the human body was intended to function? I have got a taste of freedom, and it is a miracle. There is no food, function, or person who can make me go back to miserable. Sure I have a treat now and then, but that is what it is...a treat, not a cheat
meal, or a cheat
day or a cheat
week of treats. Just a treat.
Sometimes I want to just scream out to everyone who just can't seem to make it work and tell them what they are missing out on. I really can't convey my thoughts as eloquently as many others on 3FC, I'm just a county girl with bad grammar and a hard head, but I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that you have just got to except that this is forever, like a recovering alcoholic or a junkie trying to clean up, you can't take time off and just decide to go out on a binge and think it won't hurt just this once. It messes with you. Not only mentally, but physically and emotionally. I sure hope that you get back into the groove and get the weight off once and for all. It really is worth the effort.