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So much of my writing about weight loss has focused on the struggles. So much so, that sometimes I feel like my posts should end with a sad trombone sound effect, like Debbie Downer. But then I think, well, maybe that\u2019s just a reflection of my personality. I think the tough stuff\u2014the sad, the bad, the shameful\u2014is often times more truthful, and more interesting. And some harder aspects of the journey I feel aren\u2019t talked about nearly enough, so I like to focus on those. But despite all of the many struggles I\u2019ve had and share online (and all the ones I\u2019m sure I\u2019m yet to face), I\u2019d still say that overall, the journey has been amazingly positive.<\/p>\n
Of course I still have problems and struggle with emotional eating\u2014that is just a reality\u2014but life since my weight loss is so much better. Losing weight has been such a comfort in my day-to-day. When I reached a weight I finally felt good at, so much of my stress lifted\u2014or at least, shifted. Now, I don\u2019t panic every time someone takes a picture of me. Now, boarding an airplane isn\u2019t anxiety inducing. Now, I don\u2019t enter a complete flop-sweat the second someone invites me to an event, contemplating a juice cleanse while frantically googling which brand of shape wear has the strongest hold. Now, I can stop apologizing to strangers constantly fearing I\u2019m taking up too much space\u2014everywhere. Now, I feel less burdened than I ever have.<\/p>\n
If you have never been fat, it\u2019s impossible to imagine what goes through a fat person\u2019s mind in every single interaction in life. Everything is colored by your size. There\u2019s some concern that every single person you come across will be inconvenienced or offended by your fatness. It\u2019s a burden heavier than any amount of fat, and it\u2019s much harder to shed. Losing weight won\u2019t solve all of your problems. Of course it won\u2019t. But at least it will give you the freedom to finally focus on something other than your fatness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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