I have stopped
dieting, really difficult for me. And I've gained 10 pounds, also difficult -
BUT life is truly too short to spend tethered to a scale and restricting food.
I’ve loaded up on
leggings (the old jeans aren’t willing to zip), but more than that, I’ve loaded
up on determination – no scale is going to own me!
The fear is, where
will it end – will my weight climb to old highs? While I hope not, I just don’t
know. And I have to let go.
We’ll see where this
goes…. To be continued
It is a journey. No matter what happens you can handle it, you have more tools than you ever did before. Wherever this goes, you have my support....
ReplyDeleteghost girl; Hi there, friend. Hope you're well. I am interested in your journey - you seem to be in a good place, body-wise. I wonder if it's your passion for your work that helps free you? my mind was always ONE track - food and weight. Right now, what i feel mostly is (shockingly!) calm. This new acceptance of my body has sort of put other things into perspective. Kind of cool. thanks for writing!!!!
DeleteYour body is going to need to learn how to trust you again, and that takes time. I'm starting to learn that what you eat is more important than quantity. Quality > Quantity. Calories are bullshit. And scales suck.
ReplyDeleteErin; Agreed! Quality beats quantity. Calories ARE bullshit and scales SUCK. thank you for your truly wise words! Its interesting to be 52 and to not know what my body wants to do. We'll see. So good to hear from you!!!
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