Body acceptance

[Crazybooklady]

Any tips on accepting myself a stone heavier than I would like to be?

I joined Slimming World & got to my target weight really quickly but struggled to maintain it. I found that I got very obsessive & tried to get out of the diet culture of SW so I would leave but then the weight would go back on & I would join again. This went on for about 10 years, losing a stone & putting it back on. I haven't been to SW since Covid. I'm now in my late 40s, I think I'm in peri menopause, I used to exercise a lot but I have lost my motivation. Im a size 12. I'm 5 foot 4 & 11 stone. I would love to be 10 stone but I don't think it's ever going to happen again unless I go back to SW. I'm lightly active & I know I should do weight training but at the moment I have zero energy. I can't do any better food wise, I'm healthy 90% of the time.

It doesn't help that I have a friend who likes to comment, telling me not to give up. She says if I accept myself then I'll let myself go & get bigger. I know I should ignore her but part of me agrees with her. I just want to live without constantly thinking about my weight...

Give up sugar,

Cake , biscuits and all the bad foods you body don't need for 6 mths then you will find you have a different look on the food you intake.
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Called Yuka
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Not really what the Op is asking, I can't see anywhere the Op asking for more diet tips!
I find the best way to accept who you are is to dress well, buy clothes that fit your current size, ditch your 'skinny' clothes and give yourself compliments. You are still 'you' and deserve to be happy. Obsessing over dieting is no way to live.

Buying clothes will make you feel better for a while but what happens when you you get to the point that your still not happy with your body
That is just hidden your body in clothes.
And still thinking about your weight
You can still live without constantly thinking about your weight
Making healthy choices

I think you need to find some exercise you enjoy. Then you’re more likely to be a bit more toned and happy with your weight.

And yeah, weight training is great. I’m similar age to you and go to a really good gym where there are max nine people at a time, and the trainer goes around all of us making sure we’re lifting correctly. I am one of the younger ones there, and there are even 80 year old women making physical gains in there. I feel so much stronger after a couple of years of going, and not like I’d break myself if I fell over.

Thanks, I already eat really healthily. I don't really eat sugar. I do a lot of walking but all it does is maintain my weight. I should really accept my weight & do strength training to tone up. I need to stop focusing on the scales..

You're a size 12 and 11 stone! Sounds like a whole lot of gorgeousness to me. Wish I was your size/weight!

Thank you ☺️

If you're always tired, have you figured out why? It could be stress, or lacking certain nutrients, and getting it checked and addressed will make you feel better.
And you mentioned not doing resistance training, and you should start, as it's great for your health. And as you get stronger, and have more muscles, your weight might bother you less anyway.