[sylvie]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

WOOHOOO Sylvie... YOU GO GIRL!

58 pounds.... OMG, we are all so freakin' proud of you! And I am so happy to see YOU so proud of yourself! It takes a lot of hard work & dedication to keep going on this journey, and we applaud you!

I like your idea of only looking at 10 pound increments. It's totally overwhelming to say, "well, I need to lose 100 pounds". It's easier to self sabatoge yourself and give up!

Honey, you keep up the great work!

Tonya, ♥ thank you!!! it really is something i am so proud of, because of course i struggle with working on the addiction/eating disorder side of this ALONG with wanting to be healthy & succeed at this and it's been so much work and dealing with some hard things to get where i am now.. but i swear each day i feel stronger & stronger and the changes i feel & see in myself blow me away.. Because while i'm doing this, my self esteem is growing, my confidence is growing and each day i feel more and more like a brand new me!

10 lb increments definitely works best for me - like i said i get way overwhelmed looking at the big picture, i panic and set myself up for failure because it feels too hard to achieve.. So it's working on it day to day and it's working on the small goals - definitely no self sabotaging this way!

But i 'can' look at the big picture in terms of weight lost, and saying 58 lbs feels fantastic, yaaaay.. i have had weight struggles most of my life because of the binging & purging - and being an emotional eater, feels like i have to grab SO much control on many aspects of my life to get this one under control too .. But i have so many tools and support in place, so i always have something to rely on and keep me going, especially if i fall.. And believe me, i've fallen many times during this..

This thread has been an amazing place for me to turn to, i'm so thankful for all the sharing and support here from you all, i have learned and continue to learn so much from ya's each day, even when i'm not posting, i do come in and read when able.. and i'm continually proud of the advice, encouragement and successes we all celebrate together ...

yaaaaaaaaaaaaay US all! ♥