I realized that what I was praised for most when I was younger was my looks. My parents (whether they meant to or not) instilled in me at a young age that I wasn't as smart as my sister and my mom constantly hovered so I learned not to trust my own judgement. Where I received praise was my looks. Both my mom and sister are obese so I was seen as a success for being thin. Now that I'm an adult, no one would say I'm fat or anything but I've put on weight and it's driving me nuts. I can't handle any weight gain and obsess about it. I think I look disgusting even though people still tell me I look nice if I post a picture. I can't see it. All I can see is the extra fat. I yo yo 20 lbs as I go through cycles of high stress and I love how I look and then once I'm happy again the weight comes back. Other than stress and starving I don't know how to lose weight. I know these don't help me in the long run as cortisol from stress and starvation mode will only make retain weight (which is probably where I am now). I have no idea how to lose weight slowly and to love the body I'm in.
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