5 Minute Freewrite Challenge Day 276 Potbellied
I’m thinking about weight loss today. Potbellied is a way obese people describe themselves, and sometimes it comes as an insult from others. I had many insults come my way and also labeled myself with a number of derogatory names when I was obese.
It’s almost protective. If you are potbellied, it’s kind of cute, and kind of funny, so you can just use the word and go back to the bad food and the tv, knowing that you are never going to change, and who cares, because you are potbellied anyway.
I have lost “half my size.” I have actually lost more than that right now as I have not been eating enough lately. But I still have my “big fat stomach” as my mother used to refer to it.
When I see photos of myself I always look to my stomach first, and yes, there it is – big and fat. It doesn't matter that other people now exclaim about how thin I am. I still see the fat gut.
I try to get people to get past the labels. But here I am, still labeling myself.
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So what did you do different ? and i do not see the belly but then we with eating disorders never see ourselves as we are :(
I finally started eating real, healthy food and exercising daily. It was a lot of work to figure out the best steps to take, but now they are second nature. Thank you so much for your kind words.
When I got sick i moved into the fridge ....gained an excessive amount of weight ...lost some but am now stagnant. Being in the wheelchair does not help ...i need to come up with a plan to get this crap weight off ... :(
I will be glad to help you if I can. The plan that worked for me is to:
There is more to it, but that is the bare bones. It was a lot of small and effective changes over time - not one big overnight wake up.
I have rheumatoid arthritis and exercise in bed or in water. I have a lot of limitations, but I still succeeded in weight loss. I eat very well now. But I sure know what you mean about going to the fridge. That is how I used to be. But my food had little nutrition, so I was "stuffed yet starving."
Why are you in a wheelchair? Is it temporary or permanent?
Oh, I am so sorry that you see a stomach. But I also can relate. It is so sad when we are set up not to love ourselves :(
It's a big problem in weight loss, and I assume so for many other issues. I hope to overcome it soon.