I'm just going to toss some ideas out there and you can pick and choose what feels good to you. I may be all wrong on some things for you, but I've been working through some of this stuff over the last few years, so I think I know how you're feeling.
I think your focus is off. You talk about losing 20 lbs. and how great that felt last time you lost weight, but I think you need to look at the bigger picture. Do you just want to be thinner, or do you want to be healthier and experience a higher level of wellbeing, as well as joy? Because those are two very different motivations. And being thinner can produce some level of happiness, but there are millions of naturally thin people who don't experience much joy.
We women-of-the-certain-age category must accept that we have to work harder to lose the weight. But if our daily choices are fueled by wanting to genuinely feel healthy all the time, we make life choices that go beyond food and exercise. And then we make lifestyle changes to support the direction we want to go.
Is your pantry still full of processed foods? (Are you eating enough veggies?)
Is 30 minutes on the treadmill enough for your body to burn extra calories from fat? (You might have to do it twice a day, and you could add weight training and some core work or Yoga too.)
Are you having to re-evaluate your priorities but still clinging to the way you've always done things? (You might need the help of a life coach through mid-life issues.)
Do you have really good friends and do you avail yourself of their company?
How often do you get out? And are you involved in activities and pursuits that really fire you up?
Just some things for you to think about...
Georgia
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I could sure use some help!
