Sun, Mar-08-15, 20:12
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Senior Member
Posts: 694
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Plan: LC Primal
Stats: 290/270/160
BF:
Progress: 15%
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Quote:
Originally Posted by khrussva
I've experienced both sides of that. I was always heavy as a teenager and, like most, was self conscious about my weight. In my early 20's, I lost a lot of weight dieting, jogging, and lifting weights. I eventually got into "6 pack abs" shape. But I still had the "I'm fat" mindset and did not like going without a shirt for a long time. Exercising my butt off, I kept the weight off for several years and eventually lost that "fat" mindset. Then I got married, got a desk job, and started gaining weight again. My new "skinny" mindset stuck around for a long time, too. I would go without a shirt well after I had stuff hanging out all over the place. I eventually became self conscious again and stopped "letting it all hang out." It is funny how the brain works sometimes. Anyway, I did learn a lesson from it all about how my head works. I'll keep that in mind when I reach goal this time.
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I have almost the exact same story!
I was an overweight child but managed to lose weight in my early teens, however I still had the mindset that I was the fat girl. I kept it off for a good 8 years, but then started gaining when I graduated from college. Well it wasn't until well into grad school that I started really accepting that YES I was fat again.
Hopefully I'll learn something from it and avoid making the same mistakes again.
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