#prideinme

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[msmissymae]

I’m not perfect, I’m me. I’ve made some bad decisions and wrong choices, but I’m me. I’ve said the wrong things, I’ve said the right things, because I’m me. I don’t like everything I’ve done, but I did it because I’m me. I’ve loved the wrong people and trusted the wrong people and I’m still me. If I had a chance to start again I wouldn’t change a thing. Why? because I’m me. There are a lot of good things about me , you just need to look past the imperfections to see what’s right. If you can’t do that then it’s your loss. I’M THE BEST I CAN BE ~ I AM ME 💖 #perfectlyimperfect #selflove #selfcare #iamme #notperfect #perfect4me #prideinme #besticanbe #hustleforjoy #choosehappy #bossbabe #luxurylife #lovemylife #sahm #mom #momlife #thrive #nonaps #thriveskin #clearskin https://www.instagram.com/p/B006Li9BrTi/?igshid=1u5g4w6f59qhn

[mzgivings]

I’m here...I’ve decided I’ve done it and I’m no longer ‘losing weight’.

I’ve been on a weight loss (and gain) journey all of my life it seems...I’m 53 now and I finally think I have the whole thing somewhat under control.  For the last 2 and half years I’ve cut down, gone no carb, increased all sorts of exercise, gone caveman, gone clean...I’ve set weight goals and size goals.  I’ve let uncertainty, fear, fatigue, and sometimes even jealousy and pettiness (neither exclusively mine) cloud both my achievements and my reality.  Not any longer because I am here!  I’ve hit my goal...I HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS!!  Anything else that happens is incidental to living my life in a healthy manner.

I am 5′ 10″ and I have a large frame.  At the moment it’s not anywhere inside me, either mentally or physically, to be a size 12 or 10.  When I started I was almost totally into a size 30 and now I’m comfortably hovering around a 16...I refuse to stress myself about fitting into an unrealistic size or achieving an unrealistic date.  I am 100 pounds lighter.  I am fitter than I have ever been.  I am healthier than I have been in a very long time...maybe ever.  I hit 1 of the three goals I set for myself - it was my first goal which was to lose 100 pounds.  I have achieved that.  For some reason today I finally felt true pride in that achievement and I am finally happy and content having reached it.  My other goals were to hit what is considered my proper BMI, and to get into a size 12.  For the last few months I’ve been struggling to go beyond the 100 pounds lost and conquer the last two goals...I kept finding myself mentally berating my lack of willpower and my perceived weakness because I am not racing to .  I actually could see the damage that was doing to me...by ‘failing’ to gain ground on the last two goals I was diminishing what an accomplishment it was to reach the first.  Lack of willpower...weakness...not on your life.  I’m not weak in any way...as a matter of fact I am incredibly strong and I have destroyed those pounds by either avoiding or burning each and every calorie.  No shortcuts...no medicines...no surgeries - I personally destroyed those pounds!  It was completely down to my inner strength and determination.  It was down to ME.

In these 2 and a half year I have lost my mother and worked very hard to heal my father who is thousands of miles away.  I have had undue stress with work and I have had an interesting bout of mental gymnastics revolving around my decision not to have weight loss surgery.  I’ve had support from some unexpected places and no support from a few places where I was confident it would come. Those that are closest to me have been my rocks and I thank them at every opportunity.   It has been a very hard time and looking back an exceptionally rewarding time...I’m very fortunate to have had people close who would push, coax and cajole me through my weak times. 

Recently I’ve been reading about people who reach their goal weights and don’t quite know what to do when they cross the line.  They’ve made it to the end of the journey, but struggle with the transition of implementing the changes they’ve made to what is to become their normal life.  Personally, my biggest problem seemed to be a continuously moving line...I never knew quite where I would end up when I ‘made it’ - I didn’t know where ‘making it’ was and maybe even a little afraid that if I didn’t keep up some pressure I never would.  I was always the one moving the goalpost and looking back I think that was .  But happily, I’m declaring myself ‘there’ now, and man oh man I feel physically and emotionally incredible.

Tonight I celebrate ‘arriving’ and ‘making it’.