Hi everybody,
Old-timer here. Lost more than 100 pounds and kept it off for two years then regained about 3/4 of it. Since my regain started, around Jan of 2012, I've gone back on plan three or four times and lost ten to fifteen pounds then gained it back.
Here are some things I hate about being this size:
1. Getting dressed: when I'm in a 2x to 3x I have such a hard time to find anything to wear. Once, I went to a formal dinner and ended up wearing a wool jacket over a tank. The room was blistering and everyone kept offering to take my coat, but the tank was skin tight and so I kept the coat on all night. Ugh.
2. Sleeping: I sleep so much better when I'm not so large. I wake myself up just rolling over, and my husband complains that I snore.
3. Travelling: I travel a lot and it's so stressful. Yes, I can buckle the seatbelt, but just BARELY. I always pay the extra money to preseat so that I can get an aisle. The seat next to me is always one of the last to fill up. It's embarrassing.
4. Stress: for me no exercise=stress=not coping=binging. I cope so much better when I get on a good exercise routine.
5. Eating: yup, when I'm not on plan, I eat so much I make myself sick. I eat when I'm not hungry. I eat crap that doesn't make my body feel good.
6. Avoiding people: which I can't do much because I have a very public job, but I hate meeting new people at this size. Life was so much easier when my BMI was under 30. People were friendlier and more respectful. I never felt like I stuck out.
I made a hair appointment, painted my toenails, bought a couple of new things to wear, because feeling fat and ugly is dragging me down and making it harder to commit to a new start.
:c arrot:
Glad to be back. I'm committing to give it my all.