In My Mind Im Not Fat...

[Honeybee]

Sorry that you've been feeling bad about your weight and yourself. I used pg as an excuse to eat and eat and eat, and put on over 20kg which is massive for me. Then I was almost diagnosed with gestational diabetes and it shocked me into action. What I found really helped was having a very small snack between meals, plus portion control. If I had a couple of vita wheats and a slice of cheese mid morning, then I found I was happier to have a smaller lunch and I wasn't thinking about food all the time. Add in a little bit more incidental exercise (I would walk to the shops) and losing weight gradually becomes relatively easy (as in easier than an extreme diet, it's never really easy).

Wishing you luck!

[luna moth]

I have been there, and come out the other side. When I lived in Europe, my weight got up to its highest, and when I came back to Aus, I just had to fix it. It took me probably 8-10 years to put on 15-20kg, so it has taken me 5 years to take it all off. But I can now wear the skirt I wore to my Year 6 farewell. It feels awesome.

One of the big things I got out of it was the mantra "What I put in my mouth will nto change the way I feel." Repeat as necessary.

I kept a diary. Didn't write in it every day, but split it up into pages of "Joy" and "frustration" So, if I saw myself in a shop window, or whatever, and hated it, I wrote about it in Frustration. If I went to a party and felt absolutely stunning, or someone commented on how good I looked, or evn if I went to a food court and ate salad, I wrote that in there. Really helped me to get back on the horse.

Might come back with some more later. The biggest thing is accepting this as permanent change. That means that in 6 weeks, you are still doing this, and making it habit.

[RhiChiChi]

I have been there, and come out the other side. When I lived in Europe, my weight got up to its highest, and when I came back to Aus, I just had to fix it. It took me probably 8-10 years to put on 15-20kg, so it has taken me 5 years to take it all off. But I can now wear the skirt I wore to my Year 6 farewell. It feels awesome.

One of the big things I got out of it was the mantra "What I put in my mouth will nto change the way I feel." Repeat as necessary.

I kept a diary. Didn't write in it every day, but split it up into pages of "Joy" and "frustration" So, if I saw myself in a shop window, or whatever, and hated it, I wrote about it in Frustration. If I went to a party and felt absolutely stunning, or someone commented on how good I looked, or evn if I went to a food court and ate salad, I wrote that in there. Really helped me to get back on the horse.

Might come back with some more later. The biggest thing is accepting this as permanent change. That means that in 6 weeks, you are still doing this, and making it habit.

Great tips about the mantra & diary - will use these tools