As a PCOS sufferer, I've been dealing with weight issues all my life. As a short girl, I don't carry my weight very well. At this point in my life, I feel that I have control over my weight. I am watching what I eat, and exercising regularly. I am closer to my goal than ever before.
I am over half way to my long term goal, but I still have a bit of a way to go. Looking back, it wasn't an easy journey, but it sure was worth it.
I believe there comes a point in a dieter's life when s/he realizes how far s/he has come. There is a point of no return, where one does not look backwards, but foward to the future.
So my question is, what do you see yourself doing, that you're not doing now (whether you can't or because you don't want to out of insecurities), when you reach your ultimate weight loss goal?
I hope this question doesn't offend anyone.
I know I shouldn't let my weight control my life, but the truth is that it does have some impact. I know there are fluffy cysters who don't let their weight control their lives, and I praise them. I, however, am not one of them. That is not to say I am superficial--I am not. I don't "hate" or "judge" people by the way they look. The only person whose looks I am not happy with is the person I see in the mirror, and I am making an effort to change that.
-I would be more eager to apply for jobs.
-Join the scrapbooking club at my apartment!
-Go to a stripclub and not be intimidated! (I don't know why, but I want to do that just once)
-Have the courage to try on clothes at the stores. I'm usually too embarrassed to go into fitting rooms.
-Wearing whatever I want to go check my mailbox. (I usually have to grab my jeans and sweater for this one. I wish I could just walk out in my cute little pajamas or something.)
-Taking glamour pictures!
-Dangerous sports!
-Wearing shorts in public! (I haven't worn shorts in public in like, uh, years.)
-Go sleeveless!
-Go to an Anime Convention dressed as something.
heya
i actually like your question hehe and i am going to be the 1st brave soul to answer hehe
ok when i become my ideal weight:
i wanna go to the gym and feel comfortable and not think ppl r stareing.
i dance and have been for 15 yrs and i would just wanna feel like everyone else - they are all so skinny and i am the odd one out
i would love to be able to buy tops that i love because they will be able to fit me properly
i would love to have a bf i think my weight has a big issue with me and my singleness so hopefully i will have a bf
thanx Stickers_Maniac you made my day
hehe luv christa xoxoxox
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i would love to have a bf i think my weight has a big issue with me and my singleness so hopefully i will have a bf
Hey, Christa!
I, too, thought that my weight had something to do with my singleness. But really, it was just my confidence. I lost a lot of weight and gained as much confidence, and sure enough, when I got a real boyfriend, many guy friends of mine confessed that they liked me as I was, I just needed a little confidence to believe that I was actually liked by guys! If I had the confidence that I do now, I think I would've been dating more!
Nevertheless, if weight IS the reason for the lack of confidence (like in my case), I say make the change! Lose weight! You'll be so happy and proud of yourself! I'll be cheering for ya!
I, too, thought that my weight had something to do with my singleness. But really, it was just my confidence. I lost a lot of weight and gained as much confidence, and sure enough, when I got a real boyfriend, many guy friends of mine confessed that they liked me as I was, I just needed a little confidence to believe that I was actually liked by guys! If I had the confidence that I do now, I think I would've been dating more!
Nevertheless, if weight IS the reason for the lack of confidence (like in my case), I say make the change! Lose weight! You'll be so happy and proud of yourself! I'll be cheering for ya!
EXCELLENT advice! I couldn't agree more! And Christa, I'm sure you are an incredible and amazing person and you definitely don't need a boyfriend to be fulfilled or successful or anything. I understand wanting one, but remember you are not a complete failure if you don't have a boyfriend!
My goal...I got a tattoo this summer on my lower back and I want to be able to show it off!
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i know everything u all say is true but there is just something that makes me think weight is an issue
good luck cysters and i wanna c that tattoo hehe
luv christa xoxox
__________________ 19 f sydney, australia
Dx with PCOS and IR Dec 2004 but had symptoms since i was 10 !! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Metformin 1500mg per day
Doxyclycline 150mg per day
this is really hard to awnser, cause i have honestly never looked at myself in the mirror and thought i was fat! maybe thats my problem, because i dont see it, i dont see the problem! therefore im less likely to loose it. for me its always been other people who have put me down for haveing extra weight, not myself. its strange. i think i've always known and i was just in denial. but its now that i've lost about 40lbs that i see a change in myself, my attitude and my over all mood. (this isnt all down to weight loss but i cant say it hasent contributed to it). so hmmm i dont know how the weight has affected me or held me back within me self. i think the weight issue is more of a problem for other people than what it is for me! ahh i dont even know what im saying now.
but yea, it might help on the job front, are people less likely to employ someone because of their weight? i dont know.
hmm this is an interresting thought
Congrats on the 40 lb loss! I was always a big kid, but I didn't realize that I was "fat" until High School. I never had a problem with my body and was a completely happy person. Then I had some knee problems (due to much running in Physical Education) and the doctor I went to see told me that I was fat, and needed to lose weight. Not only that, he also "analyzed" my body fat. He observed my fat as I walked back and forth, and pinched my love handles. And it was even more embarrassing because my mom was in the room with me. That was basically when I realized I needed to lose weight, but I ignored it for five years because it just really didn't bother me that much, and even at the "obese" stage, I still looked fine to me.
But I'm glad I lost some, too, because I feel better than ever!
oh i hate doctors that just sit there and tell me to loose weight, i just feel like yelling IT ISNT THAT SIMPLE, and seeing as my mother is stick thin she isnt supportive nor does she understand! so i can totally relate to you on that level.
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