Weight-loss and the Holidays

I'm not going to lie it has been a challenge.  Weight-loss is slow and brutal, but really the holidays is not the only issue I've had these past couple of months.  Stress level is high and a lot of personal growth has come my way.  That is how I look at trials now.  Trials= personal growth.
        On a plus note I lost 1 pound over Thanksgiving.  So I look at that as a huge plus.  The stress that has been going on in my life is really throwing my body into survival mode.  I don't feed my stress now and my body just does not know what to do.  It is hanging on for dear life and I am not getting discouraged.  I am a little sad that I did not reach my 100 lbs yet but I'm not giving up.  I'm down 86 lbs and that is nothing to be sad about.  I am very happy with the things I am learning about myself and my life with food.  I've had some people ask me if I had surgery and I am happy to say NO,  I'm doing this my way and learning to look at food differently.  I want to LOVE LIFE NOT FOOD.  I want to feel my feelings and find a way to not eat my feelings.
           I enjoy people so much more now that I don't wonder all the time what we will be eating. I'm learning that it really does not matter what others think about you.  Even those people close to you.  You really can't help what others think about you.  That is on them.  I just try to love them the best I know how.  If you don't like something tell them.  They can't change if you don't tell them what is wrong.  You can't change if you don't talk to the ones you love.  I'm sure that my family is tired of me telling them how I feel, but I don't want to brush things aside anymore.  They need to know if something hurts me.
        I had a dear friend tell me that I've changed in some good ways.  She said "don't take this the wrong way but you used to walk around kind of like Eeyore and now you walk around like Tiger".  HAHA . But really I thought a lot about that.  Thank you my friend!  I was walking around like Eeyore.  I've changed for the better. 
     I decided it was time to get some new clothes, my size 20 was falling off of me and everything was baggy.  My husband and I went to a store to get a size 18, I don't even remember when I was a size 18, I was so happy.  The funny thing is I held up the size 18 and told my husband, "that looks to small but I should be able to fit into them in a couple of weeks".  hahahaha . So I went home and decided to try them on and see how much more I need to lose so that they would fit.  The funny thing is they fit perfectly.  👏😅😅  Anyways I still hold the up and can't believe I am that small.  I have gone from a 26 & 3X to 18 & 1 X.  I still have a long way to go to my goal but I am feeling so much better and I have learned so much about myself and how I want my life to be.  Image may contain: 3 people, including Lena Boring Mattice, people smiling, people standing and outdoor


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Happy New Year!  Make 2020 the best year yet.  No matter what happens you can choose to be happy and love the life you have!

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