mellemel - Member

mellemel

Joined May 2010

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Weight History

Start Weight

271.5 lb

Lost so far: 19.0 lb

Current Weight

252.5 lb
Performance: losing 0.7 lb a week

Goal Weight

150.0 lb

Still to go: 102.5 lb

I've been overweight most of my life, having subconsciously made the choice to live in my head instead of in my body as a response to childhood sexual abuse. I'm finally realizing that I am important to myself and to others and deserve to have a happy, healthy life. I'm ready to start taking care of myself and that includes getting this excess weight off.

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'Cut down on meat to lose weight'- BBC NEWS
This is news?

posted 23 Jul 2010, 00:00

Are you public about your weight loss on Facebook?
I post about my weight loss on FB about every 2-3 weeks. For me, it's about accountability and vulnerability. I've always been the kind of person to try to keep my problems secret. At well over 250 lbs, it's not that I think people can't tell I'm overweight, but I guess I've never liked people knowing that it's a problem for me. I've found in the last few years that the more open I am about my weaknesses, the more support and true friendship I find. It's also a lot harder to quit when it's not going well if people know what I'm working on. I don't think this is a must for everyone, but for me, it's a good thing to share my accomplishments with my friends.

posted 22 Jul 2010, 14:54

Why do you want to lose weight?
1) I want to be healthy.
2) I want to accomplish something I never thought I could.
3) I'm ready to lower the walls keeping me from embracing life.

posted 10 Jul 2010, 03:59

Do any of you sometimes think.........................
This is the first time I've been able to celebrate the small achievements instead of perfectionistically looking at the 100+ lbs to go. I don't think it's a coincidence that this is also the first time I haven't quit after a couple of weeks. I'm treating myself with love and compassion instead of "dieting" because I hate my body. All I can suggest is the unoriginal "this is your new lifestyle, not a diet".

posted 06 Jul 2010, 15:07

I can feel my bones.....
Jill, that's one of the things I'm looking forward to. My first goal is health...after that, it's visible collarbone and jawline, shopping at thrift stores, and keeping up with my nephew.

posted 03 Jul 2010, 14:39

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