tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458605.post3508973292246945230..comments2023-04-06T05:51:02.845-04:00Comments on Nearly A Normal Eater: On the Weigh Down -- Month 3wife2abadgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886552203311389234noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458605.post-91288075946047372332007-02-28T11:21:00.000-05:002007-02-28T11:21:00.000-05:00Oh dangit, I just wrote a whole comment here and t...Oh dangit, I just wrote a whole comment here and then lost it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping into my journal and offering your experiences as support. It really helps to hear how others have muddled through similar days and feelings.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to hear more about The Appetite Awareness book - my first reaction is that I don't want to get so consumed by journaling every time I eat; but that may just be fear at work, fear that I don't want to see the mindlessness at work in my eating behaviors, fear that I can't or won't change; fear that it will be one more book that I've bought in hopes of solving everything, but in fact just one more book that sits on the shelf and reminds me that I've failed, yet again...<BR/><BR/>I can totally relate to the shopping story, too. I had a day like that as well, about two years ago, where I ended up buying 5 bathing suits because I was so astonished at how not-bad I looked in them (see, I can't even say I looked "good" that would be too much of a stretch...but I didn't hate the way I looked, and I was fitting into small sizes, which I therefore equated with success...)<BR/><BR/>There's no denying it felt good to be on the "good" side of the weight loss pendulum. I guess if I had realized then though, that it would rebound to this extreme, I may have tried to be a little less overzealous and given myself some more breathing room "on the way down". Who knows. I do know though, for me, it's really important to figure out a way to realize I'm still the same, beautiful woman who stood in that dressing room 2 years ago and marveled at the reflection in the mirror. You are too. We are more than our outer layers, wifemom. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to get all philosophical on you so early in the morning. I agree with you that losing weight DID make me feel better about a few things. But, that's also in retrospect. I bet if you asked me about it then, I would've found a few things to tell you I felt cruddy about, even then. So who knows.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316131078833658090noreply@blogger.com