HerStrawberri's Journal, 16 July 2015

Good morning! Was hoping to record some kind of loss but alas.....my body has other ideas. I have been doing this long enough to know there is nothing you can do about that. I went into this week with a goal in mind but knowing that it might not happen and that's ok. I have been doing a crap load of exercise and eating well and that's all that matters. the scale will eventually get in line...hopefully. LOL. I can't get down about the scale. YES, it's really important to me but I'm trying to just...let things be this time around. I lost a lot of weight before being basically obsessed with everything, the scale, weighing out every single morsel of food, counting all carbs, cals, salt, which to a degree I am still doing...but I'm also trying to maintain some kind of sanity. I can't live the rest of my life like that. I need to find balance. I need to find my happy place to where I can still maintain weight loss and not be so obsessed. It's a struggle...especially with previous eating disorder that makes all of this so hard when it comes to the obsession part. I'm trying though and that is all I can do.

I'm going to keep exercising and eating well and the scale will do what it's going to do. I say that now...hopefully this way of thinking doesn't change. The scale and I are frenemies. So we will see.

Have a beautiful day.

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Love that logic - I totally agree. I call "it" the 'Idiot Box" for reason. It is not a measure of your health and fitness. And, yes, you have been around long enough to know everything else is more important than the number. I think we all want validation that our hard work pays off - the validation has to come from the inside of us. 
16 Jul 15 by member: HCB
It does and that is still a lesson I'm trying to learn. When I got down to my smallest weight...yeah I was happy I could wear great clothes and all of that but it still felt like it wasn't enough. I still got on the scale obsessively...sometimes like 5 times a day. I can't live like that. It's funny having the perspective I have now. When I was this weight the first go around I was so focused on the scale. No one could tell me any different. But losing 150ish lbs then regaining 50ish and trying to go back down? You see things differently. At least I do. Some people don't and they sadly make the same mistakes over and over. I don't want to do this my whole life. I HAVE to get myself whole to be able to truly find my balance or I will be doomed to re-live this over and over as well. My validation will be when I can be happy without getting on the scale knowing I am doing all that I can to be healthy inside and out. I'm not there yet...but I'm at least making baby steps. =) 
16 Jul 15 by member: HerStrawberri
Awesome steps! Trust the process... 
17 Jul 15 by member: HCB
Yes, what matters is you stay strong on the path you know is the right one. Sometimes our bodies have other plans but eventually it'll give in as long as you keep doing what you are doing. I'm proud of you for all you've accomplished so far. You should give yourself a pat on the back! :) 
17 Jul 15 by member: FatSwatter

     
 

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