Amy25--
Actually, it's not exactly that difficult (nowadays, that is). You see, I originally started my weight loss journey over a year and a half ago when I had my gallbladder removed as a result of gallstones due to morbid obesity.
By going on a sensible, healthy caloric diet and walking for about 6 days a week for 45 minutes (not counting warm up/cool down), I lost 101 lbs between 7-8 months.
I wasn't prepared for that drastic of a weight loss and the compliments that came with it. Around that same time, I had some additional minor surgery that helped fuel my low-grade depression and prompted me to go off the wagon and gain about half of my weight back.
Then after a 8-month "off the wagon/food binge" during the end of the summer/beginning of fall of 2008, I took some time to do some real introspective understanding about myself and my food compulsion. I found an eating plan/program that worked for me after eliminating my trigger foods (read: starchy/flour & sugar products) and simply got back on the wagon.
I still have great difficulty accepting compliments from people (aside from close friends and of course everyone on this forum
). I had a year or so to be "thin" and "fat" again so I'm more prepared as to understand and expect how to feel/be/move at 195 lbs.
Plus, it helps when the scale says ur very close to being under 200 lbs!
My next 2 big goals are obviously reaching the BMI weight that says I'm officially no longer overweight & of course then my target goal weight after that (still within the BMI range as well, of course
).
Does this help?
Mandalinn82- thanks for your positive and lovely comments (both here and in my "Onderland" announcement)!