"It's not what you're eating, it's what's eating you?"
 

I recently got hooked on the show "Supersize vs Superskinny" via YouTube (US-er here) and though it seems silly to get an eiphany (sp?) from a reality show, I did. Although I've kept off around 20 pounds for two years now, I have continuously lost another ten, then gained it back, so on and so forth. It's like I hit 150 and...I couldn't figured out what was happening.

I realized from watching this show there is almost always a psychological reason, usually when we don't realize it, for changes in our diet. After a bit of soul searching, I realized I was a bit afraid of following in my borderline-anorexic mother's footsteps and thus re-creating the body hatred zone for my daughter as well. Through watching the show I also learned the dangers of eating disorders, and further ingrained into my head that it is better to be healthy than it is to be thin.

Since I came to this 'realization" I feel very calm, as opposed to stressed out as I did in my previous attempts, and the drive to push forward toward a healthier lifestyle-for everyone in my life, including me.

I just thought I'd share. If you feel a roadblock, dig into yourself, think about when you first started feeling 'bad' about your weight, and WHY you want to change it.

Good for you for doing some soul searching!

Always stay positive, you get better results that way. I too have been at roadblocks in my journey but you just have to get the strength to pull yourself out and keep moving forward. Good posts!

Before when I was off my meds I ate out of depression (I am bipolar) and now-or should I say a few days ago I ate out of boredom. I was so relieved to figure that out because then I could correct it. Congrats on figuring yours out! :)