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[quote=Anonymous]I am fat now at 48 - 5'6" and 235 (down from 245).  For my 20s and most of 30s I wasn't - fluctuated b/s 145-155 and was moderately- very active (lived in NYC, walked everywhere, did outdoor bootcamps, etc.).  I had gained a lot of weight in high school (up to about 210), and then lost it in first years of college.  I gained weight in the last decade for a variety of typical reasons:  office jobs, 2 children, unhappiness, depression.  Food and drink were my only joys in a marriage I didn't want to be in.

I am trying to embrace both self-acceptance AND losing weight.  I loved being more active.   I feel like sh*t when I eat and drink too much.  I hate not being able to easily get up off the floor.  My knees ache.   I waddle.  I am afraid of breaking chairs.  I want to go on swings with my kids and fit in kayaks easily. And, yes, I miss seeing my cheekbones and waist and there are some favorite clothes I'd like to wear again.

For me, weight loss is empowering.   The idea that I AM my body is not or that being fat is WHO I am. Or that weight loss is impossible - how depressing. My body may have fat, but it doesn't need to define me.  This body is also a result of a lifestyle which I am changing and do not want to live any longer.  And certainly don't want to be my vehicle for my 50s and beyond.
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