Do you fear getting to goal weight? Or is it just me?

[threeeggsontoast]

I’m halfway through my weight loss journey and I’m 7lbs away from the weight I was 5 years ago. Once I get past that, I’m in unknown territory, heading to a number on the scales I last weight when I was 25 (I’m 50 now). Yesterday I was (strangely) having thoughts about giving up on MJ and then today I realised that it’s because at a lower weight, I don’t really know who I am…don’t know if that makes sense?

Since the age of 10, I’ve battled with my weight and I can remember what I weighed at each key milestone in my life. So much of my life was taken up with hiding my body or skulking in corners trying not to be ‘seen’ but now I’m becoming a person who can shop in most places, who willingly puts herself forward for new experiences etc. But the weird loss of ‘identity’ lingers!

Of course I’m going to continue till I’m done but there’s definitely a sense of ‘who am I now?’ I think I probably should see a counsellor to unpack all of this but does anyone else have the same sort of feelings?

Well I didn’t think who am I now, I’m the same person irrelevant of weight and my weight doesn’t define me, I don’t become a different person as I’m slimmer. Maybe your weight defined you.

but yes I was nervous about hitting goal. As I was unsure how to manage maintenance, didn’t want to gain weight, knew I’d stay on a low dose, just didn’t know what that would be. So it was uncertainty of how to handle the next stage, which worked out absolutely fine and I’ve maintained for 6 months now.

Yes I know what you mean, it's a big shift.

If you can afford to see someone to talk it through it will probably help you design how you want your life to be and help avoid any self sabotage