Maybe losing weigh won't solve ALL of my problems... But it's a start, right?

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I'm relatively new to this forum but I am not new to the way of the diet..

This will be the third time that I've lost the same amount of weight in 10 years. I realize now why I wasn't able to keep it off before.. The first time I lost the weight, I was eating way too few calories with no plan for maintenance. The second time was due to the fact that I had nothing but gym time to my disposal and after getting into a new relationship I switched ships and settled into the comfortable life with my new boyfriend. Now, I know I need to find a nice middle ground to keep myself at my goal weight. I need to acquire cooking skills as well as learn to make time for light daily exercise. But, that's not really why I'm writing this. I'm writing this because I have always had this ideal for my life. The 'if i looked like Barbie then I could also have the dream house' fantasy, and it seems to have gotten worse now that I can conveniently compare myself to people *that I would have otherwise forgot about* through social media. I'm constantly comparing my life to that of my thinner friends and acquaintances. I realize that I am only seeing a very distorted version of their lives but it still makes me feel like I am inadequate- and as bad as it sounds it's one of my main motivations for losing weight. I want to be a better me. If I had the Disney princess body then I could marry the prince and all of my problems would be solved. Not realistic, I know... but I have no idea how to train myself to think of other positive reasons to lose the weight.

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This journey seems to be so much more than just cocooning. It's only been a few weeks of dieting so far- but there is so much emotion wrapped into it. Anyways down to the meat of this word vomit-- I have a few questions for you all:

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Q1: What has been the most challenging problem you've personally faced on your weight loss journey? How did you (or plan to) overcome it?

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Q2: What motivates you to continue losing weight or maintain?

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Q3: How do you become body positive when you don't like yourself very much?

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Q4: What problems did losing weight solve for you?

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Q5: What problems did losing weight not solve?

Q6: What was the greatest skill you learned while on your journey?

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