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She dumped the pounds, after she dumped him!

Posted January 24th, 2007 by delilah
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"Steve and I had a really rocky relationship. We'd fight a lot, and sometimes he'd threaten to pack up and leave. I guess I felt I had to work harder to keep him. I'd freak out when I'd gain weight, go on a diet, ask him if he thought I was fat. Or sometimes I'd get so depressed about something he said and eat like a cow, then wake up guilty and scared that he'd hate me, and starve myself again.

           

It was really bad. I didn't like my body and I didn't like myself. After one particularly bad fight I just packed my things and left. After about 3 months of wallowing in self pity I realized I just had to keep myself busy or I'd go insane. I joined a yoga class because it sounded fun. I really didn't care about whether or not I'd lose weight, I just wanted a change. And it was amazing. Felt better about myself, more centered, more in control of my emotions. I lost weight but I lost baggage, which is better." -  Elaine, (AZ).

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Self Control

On February 3rd, 2007 Alice (not verified) says:
I believed we need to have a very strong reason for dieting before we can succeed, like everything else. Then, the most challenging task is to have self-control or discipline. There are a few approaches we can take : 1) support group 2) coach 3) spouse 4) everybody we know We have to declare our dieting goals to others and let them kick our butt if we don't do it.

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