Loving me for me

[LoveMe4Me]

I've struggled for a long time with self-esteem issues because of my weight. I love a lot of things about myself, but my reflection in the mirror has never really been one of them. I'm working on creating a new mindset about losing weight because the mindset I've had in the past hasn't worked. I'm trying to remember that losing weight isn't about other people noticing it or to get more dates. I'm doing this for me and just me. I'm hoping that as my body starts to transform that my confidence will get better and that I'll be more comfortable with myself. I have so many defense mechanisms to keep people from getting to close and I know some of that stems from my low self-esteem. I don't love every part of me and that's not fair to me. My weight is my last major obstacle that I feel I need to overcome to have the life I want.


That being said, I guess it's number time...


Age: 24

Beginning weight: 240

Current weight: 227

Goal weight: 150


I hope getting support from an online community will help keep me on track and keep my motivation up. The 13 lbs I've lost is an awesome start, but I have a long ways to go. I'm doing my best to take it one day at a time and make small, gradual changes to make the transition into a healthy life style.

 

[luzdafuzz]

Hi Love- welcome to the forum!!! We are the same age :biggrin: Totally feel you on the low self-esteem.... It's kind of always been a pretty big part of me. The biggest I got was around 190lbs when I was 16-17, I'd never been on a date, I didn't like leaving the house... Actually met my husband when I was around that size too, he never cared about how much I weighed (actually lost a HEAP of weight while I was with him and he didn't notice- like 50lbs! It took someone else to point it out to him) and made me feel like a human being for the first time in forever. I still have image issues some days, but i think it's more normal now, rather than being constantly day in day out. So I feel you on that! And have to agree that losing weight makes a huge difference too... People say losing weight doesn't solve all your problems, but that solved my biggest one!


Congrats on weight already lost! You can do this!!

 

[Jessica23]

I welcome! We're pretty lose to the same weight, I'm 222 started at 232, you're going to LOVE this sight and writing in your diary, you can just vent it all out here, what you ate what you did, what you shouldn't have ate and what you didn't do lol. There is a great support system here and always people here to cheer on your success, congradulations on the 13 pounds lost!!! And keep it up!