Quote Originally Posted by klesko View Post
Tri Girl - do you write down EVERYTHING you eat?
Yes. I'm doing Weight Watchers so I'm counting points and writing things down. Losing weight at nearly 40 is a lot harder than when I lost 30 lbs when I was 32. Age is hard on you, I guess.
I'm trying to make peace with it. I will try to lose weight, but I'm also going to try to just be happy with me at this size. I can still do all the things I love to do (run, ride, swim, etc) so maybe it's not so bad that the charts tell me I'm overweight. I am healthy otherwise...
self-acceptance is hard. I have to also remember that even when I was 120 lbs and a size 4 I still had body image issues- thinking I was too chubby, etc. I need to learn to love me at any size (easier said than done). If my weight were keeping me from doing the things I love, then it would be a different story. I need to let it go...

Maybe my goal for this July/August weight loss challenge will be to not let the scale ruin my day or not let it define me. I think I'm having some kind of epiphany this week.