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Originally Posted by gonnadoitthistime
Just in the past few days have been working on the fact I don't stick to a program for weight loss for more than a few weeks, and how much I beat myself up about that..... So, to be positve I have decided that this is simply the best way to lose weight for me!!! In Jan I was at 241, today at 213, so I tell myself I am moving in the right direction and that is what counts (instead of focusing on how quickly I should or could be losing, how fast other's lose, how there must be something wrong with me that I can't stick with it for months on end etc etc.)
That is a really fantastic way to look at what you perceived before as unfinished weight loss programs.
Clearly, your CBT is working very well for you.
I learned how to love myself when I began living without regard for my weight. Granted, that didn't do much for my weight (gained 15lbs on an already overweight frame) but it did make me feel much better about myself. Before, I always faced weight loss with a sense of extreme urgency; I wanted to have the weight off NOW. And I did get the weight off in a very short period of time, and it made me unhappy, over and over again. Skinniness isn't happiness.
Now I'm just making healthy choices for myself in the long-term, and it's making a big difference in my happiness.