Beth, I just have to say thank you for sharing your thoughts and your struggles. This diet is easy, the losing weight part of it. Well, maybe not easy but, you know, we’re all doing it, it can be done. The changes are visible. What isn’t easy is the emotional, mental part of it. You, and Amber, and others here, have expressed that part of it very eloquently, and it’s something we all have to struggle with as we try to leave that “fat person” behind and learn to accept and embrace this new identity we’re building. Not easy for me, that’s for sure, and I don’t know if I’ll ever get there. I hope so. But I know that it helps me so very much to hear others expressing the thoughts in my head.
And on a lighter note...OMG, size 8!!!
That has got to make you feel so fabulous. WTG! You still have more than 10 from goal --- can 6 be very far off
manda, so great to hear you managed a situation that was challenging, and now you know you can do it. I’ve had a few occasions where the food available didn’t allow many good choices, I love the idea of just eating a bar to make up for it
HIS, glad to hear the scale is moving again, and what you’re doing is starting to work.
Linda, great NSV Nothing makes your day like a compliment like that!
Weather here has turned to fall with a vengeance, 40s in the mornings. Yesterday I was trying on some sweaters I haven’t worn since last winter ended, most are just too big. I’m still hesitant to buy any clothes (I’ve done that a few times since I started IP, every time, I was only able to wear them a few times, before I had to put them away because they were too loose.) So I definitely have to get to a couple of thrift stores this week, hope I can find a few things. I did find a nice fleece jacket in my closet, got it as a Christmas gift some time ago, it was too small, so I just never wore it. Put it on this morning (DH took me out for coffee) and it fit , just a bit loose, but wearable.
I’ve been watching the weather on the east coast, and hope everyone is doing OK. We are so happy we vacationed there last week when it was sunny and hot and dry. Would not have been fun if we had gone this week!
I do have a bit of an NSV (though a mixed feeling one)..I mentioned we had vacationed with my sister.. Well we are now pretty much the same size, and she’s been very supportive of my diet. She’d been cleaning out her closet and brought me a boxful of clothes she didn’t want any more.
Including some cute capris, still had the tags on, that she bought but never really liked the color.
They fit perfectly ...but I probably won’t get to wear them because it’s TOO COLD OUT, and by the time it warms up, they will be TOO BIG