While trying to lose weight, things go great until they don’t go so great. You see a down trend in your weight & it makes you feel all happy, but then the next time you check your weight, the number goes up & you start to feel awful about yourself.
It’s an emotional roller coaster. Even when you are “happy” because you’ve lost weight, you might feel like it’s not good enough which just makes you feel worse.
When you feel this way about yourself, you might have thoughts like “well, screw it! My weight is up anyways, might as well cheat the diet & then get back on it again later” or “why the hell is my weight up? I’ve been doing everything right! Is this pointless?”
You may not realize it, but the emotional roller coaster you’re on is not doing you any good for your mental health. You might be trying to rationalize it by thinking “If I just keep trying at the diet, I’ll continue to lose weight” or “it’s not that bad, I just need to improve my health & lose the weight in any way I can”
If you’re actually tired of feeling this way, there’s a way out.
What has your experience been with scale or another trigger like holding on to smaller clothes? Let me know by sending me an email here Emily@truebeingrd.com.
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