So, about 4 years ago i launched my first major weight loss adventure. Through eating right and exercise, I lost ~132 in a few years. It was amazing, I went from about 300 (I never checked my highest. But after going for a few weeks I finally did and was at 290), to my lowest at 168.
It was amazing, I could wear the clothes I liked without judgement! No matter what people tell you about looks, there is a very big difference between how they treat a someone based on their appearance (its not that they were mean to me when i was obese, its just they were exponentially nicer when i was thin).
But then i got complacent. Guys, my metabolism was rockin' it; I could eat as much as i want and maybe feel a bit of a chunk for a day or so, but be the same weight at the end of the week. This happened for two reasons I feel: the first is I got a girlfriend. I was wooing her by cooking these delicious meals, and I stopped working out. This is a fairly common story.
And the second, I realized something about my weight loss journey: It wasn't healthy at all. When I had started my journey it was out of a sense that I was worthless because I was obese. It was fueled by a need to be skinny because I literally lacked value due to the sheer excess of my body. But once I got to a solid weight (I hovered around 172... 168 was too low to sustain) I realized I wasn't any different than what I had been to begin with. After losing all that weight I realized I'd been who I wanted to be all along (Cheesy I know).
Well, fast forward a few years, and I took that message to the extreme and gained back about 30 lbs. My new GF swears that I'm still super skinny, something I disagree with. But I've decided to set my goal weight now to what the BMI scale says it should be, 180. And most importantly, I'm doing this while loving myself. I'm not worthless-- I've never been worthless. Its a thing I struggle with, but having already hit my goal weight and bounced, I've learned that if I don't find a weigh t to settle at while loving myself, then its not sustainable.
TLDR; From someone who has completed the journey before and about to set out again, make sure the weight you shoot for is sustainable. And it will only be sustainable if it balances your physical health, and if you can truly love yourself during the whole journey.
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