"It's not simply consistency that makes a lifestyle change, but rather starting to make healthy choices because they feel good. You can consistently deprive yourself with mantras about the importance of being small, but I wouldn't call that healthy. Healthy is taking care of yourself and knowing you are deserving of that care. Healthy is letting go of an ever-changing idea of 'perfection' and instead living your best life. Healthy is finding joy in the vitality provided by caring for yourself well as opposed to only the aesthetic of it. Healthy is ending the war with your body, making peace, and treating it with care. There is no wagon to get on and off of with that." --@simone_anderson
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People Will Question Your Success
"Where I started, what I was left with, and what I decided to do about it... This is definitely the most vulnerable post I have ever made. The middle picture is something I have never shared before and was taken the day before my plastic surgery. You don't agree with weight loss surgery and think I cheated? That's cool -- I disagree. You don't agree with plastic surgery? That's fine, but I worked too hard to be a 31-year-old living in a 90-year-old-looking body. You think I should have never been fat in the first place and saved myself a lot of money? Hey, thanks for the hot tip." --@laurenlosing
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Your After May Not Look the Way You Imagined It
"This is my reality. This is my life. When you lose 180 pounds, the skin doesn't just suck back up! I have been learning to deal with it, even with wanting to lose a bit more weight and have surgery. This is my life until then and I will not hate my body anymore!" --@jessica_vsg44
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Your Weight Loss Coach Might Not Get It
"I'm sorry because every time you ate something you 'shouldn't' or ate more than you 'should,' I talked about 'getting back on the bandwagon.' I cringe now every time someone uses that phrase. When did the way we eat become a bandwagon? When did everyone stop eating and become professional dieters? I'm sorry because I get it now. If you're trying to starve your body by eating fewer calories than it needs, of course it's going to fight back. I used to tell you that then, when you wanted to eat less than 1,200 calories a day. The problem was, I thought 1,200 was enough. I thought that was plenty to support a healthy body. Why did I believe that for so long?" --Irishiggins.com
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Your Partner Might Not Either
"I noticed that if my husband was eating something, I could justify eating the same thing (and vise versa). Sometimes your partner just wants that partner in crime relationship that they are used to when you overate. And there is probably an expectation of change on his part that he isn't ready for. Nonetheless, do this for you and look to others for support if you are unable to get it at home." --sparkpeople.com
