Comments on: Here we go again

By: Renée

Renée — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:14:53 +0000

Thanks Alinda, it makes perfect sense!!

By: Alinda

Alinda — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:46:51 +0000

I always feel miserable when I’m above 67kg (highest ever was 90kg and now I fluctuate between 63 and 67). I only started to lose weight when I stopped obsessing about it and when I stopped comfort eating (which was a lot easier to do when I stopped obsessing and being miserable about my weight). I also started eating exactly what I wanted, whenever I wanted it. That also stopped the cravings and obsessing about my next meal. It took a lot of time (and some Prozac – for about six months until I broke my really bad habits… Hope this helps see some light at the end of the tunnel? I promise, giving up obsessing about weight really works with some patience

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By: Renée

Renée — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:49:48 +0000

Thanks Carla!

By: Renée

Renée — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:20:28 +0000

Thank you for this. It really isn’t about losing weight anymore. Clearly it’s not yet I’ve been fighting for a long time. There’s a difference between “giving up” and “moving on”. Thanks for putting the thoughts in my head!

By: Renée

Renée — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:19:21 +0000

Great comment Elisha! And I’m pretty sure I read that post of yours. Honestly, I need to get to that place – it always goes back to acceptance and then doing what makes me feel good and happy rather than trying to obtain something that just isn’t there (at that moment). Thanks for reminding me.

By: Renée

Renée — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:16:59 +0000

Thanks Karen. I have been thinking about it for days and I honestly think it’s time to forget about losing weight. 80-82KG isn’t that bad and I have a very good fitness level. Also, almost 6 years ago I was 101KG so really, in the long-term scope of things, it’s really OK.

By: Karen @ No Sugarcoating

Karen @ No Sugarcoating — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:30:56 +0000

Oh Renee, I can only imagine how frustrating this must be. I don’t know what to say, except I hope you will find a way to be happy, whether it is with the weight loss or without.

By: Elisha

Elisha — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:26:15 +0000

A while back I wrote a post that asked what the whole point of losing weight is. The point is to be happy with ourselves, our bodies, our lives, right? To be HAPPY.

Is stressing about my weight, obsessing over it, beating myself up because I ate the stupid cookie, is that making me happy? NO.

So why? Why put ourselves through it?

I think the question is, why do we think we need to lose weight to be happy? If it’s that feeling you want, is there anything else you can do to get that feeling that has nothing to do with losing weight?

Moreover, what will your life be like if you don’t lose weight? Can you be happy with that?

By: It Is What It Is

It Is What It Is — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:59:23 +0000

I don’t have a lot of advice to offer other than life is a journey, not a destination, so it is up to you to decide how much of your life you are going to let this one pursuit take up. As long as, at the end of the day, you are satisfied that this is where you are putting so much of your energy, so be it. But if that is in conflict with how you want to live your life, then you have to deal with the underlying issue of why you’ve allowed this to take front and center stage. I dare say, this is not about losing weight any longer.

I’ll leave you with a Japanese proverb that I recite to myself at challenging times:
“Fall down seven times, get up eight”.