I’ve been overweight since I was a teenager. I’m in my mid-20s now & I realised I’ve always had the mindset of ‘this is just temporary’. In the process I neglected my current body & state.
Never bought clothes I actually find appealing for my body (it was also hard tbh but I could’ve searched for brands, done the work), always felt conscious of myself, thought whenever I’d meet a friend after a long time that damn wish I’d lost the weight and they’d meet that version of me, not what I am now. Never thought I could date the people I want to date, never thought of myself as appealing so just stayed away from dating. I basically never participated in my life & I’m the one that’s held myself back. Never thought of myself as worthy of attention or love from anyone.
Tbh I’m not sure how to ‘love’ my body but I do wanna reach a first step of acceptance. I am taking my health & goals more seriously this year & I’m stronger mentally after many failed attempts of losing weight all my life. I’m doing well with my weight loss goal so far. Lost the 3 kgs that I’d planned for January and also aced the food part also that’s a non-linear struggle as it’ll always be.
But, I want to also do the mental work to not have this insecurity whether I do lose the weight or not. I know the answer is to simply do the work like go on dates, tell myself I do matter, buy clothes I like & not just ones that fit.
I wanted to know how I can work on this on a deeper level. Would love to hear your suggestions. ChatGPT got me to this book ‘the body is not an apology’ & I’ve literally read the summary & a few pages & I love it. Will continue reading it.
TL;DR: What helped you with accepting/loving your body / how did you go about the mental work to accept yourself?
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