169...just a number.
169...the number I saw on the scale this morning.
184...the number I saw at this same time last year.
168...the number I've wanted to see for several years.
169...pretty close to the number I've wanted to see for several years.
I'm close, and this time I've done it without starvation or other destructive, disordered eating practices.
It's been a gradual...oh so gradual...process.
Therapy...
Anti-depressants...
Reaching out to my friends in the blogosphere...
Exercise and eating in moderation (yes, just simply exercising and eating in moderation!!! Who would have thunk it???)...
Has gotten me SOOOO close to that number that has eluded me for SOOOO many years.
This time...I feel as if I will be able to maintain this weight.
This time...I feel that even if I gain back a little, I won't panic.
This time...I may have found the solution for me.
I am so happy for you! I have loved watching you on this journey. You are so insightful.
ReplyDeleteHere's to the next year!
You sound so at peace with yourself. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you as if you were my very own sister.
ReplyDeletebest post EVER!!!
ReplyDeletein a world of excess and over-indulgence I hear this one small voice saying "this time" and I say that small voice belongs to a woman so great, so strong, so powerful she inspires a nation of blog readers but doesn't even know it. She touches many, changing the lives of her readers. Because she found balance. She found peace. She found HERSELF.
We are all the better for that 169. You provide the food we all need: thought!!
Congrats on your number and best wishes for continued success on your journey. Thank you for sharing this piece of you. You do it in a way not many do.
love to read this
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