(31F; SW 155; CW 136.8; GW 135). Hi! For the past few years, I knew I was gaining weight, but I was too afraid to weigh myself or admit I wasn’t in control of it (history of eating disorder). This February I decided I had enough with feeling like I wasn’t in touch with my body anymore. I bought a scale and after the initial number shock, started exercising at least five times a week and following CICO. The first ten pounds came off relatively quickly (2 months), but then it really started to slow down. The initial happiness I gained in feeling like my body was healthier was starting to be overshadowed by my frustration and obsession with the numbers.
In order to protect my mental health, I decided to take a step back. I reduced my exercising to 2-3 times a week, stopped tracking my calories, and stopped my weekly weigh ins. I still tried to be conscious of what I was eating now that I knew appropriate portions, but I wasn’t nearly as obsessive about it.
I weighed myself today for the first time in three months, fearfully expecting to have regained some weight or at best stayed stagnant, but I had lost another 8 pounds! The habits I created in those first months by sticking to my plan so closely must have reset something in my brain. I’m now less than 2 pounds from my goal and I know I can do it! I’m going to keep with my casual approach, but with optimism instead of fear.
Thank you to everyone who posts here. You all are great motivation.
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