Yes, Yes, Yes, yes, and yes.
Healthy is sooooooooo much more than a number on a scale.
I lived that way for soooooooooooooooo many years.
It also controlled me.
How I saw myself or my self worth, controlled me.
What people thought. Controlled me.
I have freedom from those things.
Do I have days where I could make better choices?
Yep, but they do not define who I am.
What I am.
Or how strong I am.
It was food, not best choice for my body.
I refuse to let it be more than that.
Letting it take over, mind, body, spirit, physiological and every thought and future decisions. That is craziness.
Mindful of US. Our needs. Full circle, not just what the scale says.
Whether we are getting on it or not.
It can still control us.
Freedom from extra weight.
Freedom from self hatred.
Freedom from compulsion.
But.....I do believe, like an alcoholic, that urge lies dormant in there, ready to be woke up.
Being human, we do nudge it now and again.
Some times we use a bull horn and that sucker is up and running.
But we have the tools to get it back under control.
Anyone that gets this "Dieting" thing mind body and soul perfect.....
Write a book.
You will be rich beyond your dreams......
If there was one out there,there wouldn't be 10,000 diet books out there.
A new diet book every month.
Life isn't perfect.
Losing weight isn't perfect.
Getting healthy isn't perfect.
And if you think it is, or that you can be....
Ummmmmmm........you are wrong.
And beating a dead horse.
Ain't ever going to happen.
Perfection is NOT attainable in any part of life, and it may seem like it for a "Season" but....
Seasons change. And if we don't change with them, we are miserable.