45F, 5'2. CW 153 pounds. GW 120-125.
Twice in my life - 12 years ago and 4 years go - I successfully reached my goal weight for about a year before starting to gain it back. The first time I went from 177 to 121, and the second time from 155 to 117. Gained it back over the course of the past 3 years.
I've been in weight-loss mode pretty much my entire adult life, and have been living with a clinically diagnosed binge-eating disorder since sometime in my 20's. As we now know, a weight-loss mentality tends to make the binge-eating worse.
I've now been binge-free for 75 days and the reason it feels like it might stick this time is that I've let go of the hope and expectation of weight loss. I'm not counting calories or trying to "eat well", I'm just not binging. I haven't lost any weight but so far I've been fine with that because I know my recovery is the most important thing right now.
I am really struggling with letting go of my weight loss goals though, especially because it's not only because I want to look better. I want to feel better and enjoy my physical hobbies like running and cycling more. And of course I want to be healthy as I go into my "older years".
So my question I guess is if anyone else has successfully gone through ED recovery and then shifted into weight loss mode? How long did you focus only on your recovery before trying to lose weight?
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