Jealousy, resentment, hiding and fat days - who knew these came with dropping a few dress sizes?
In 2019, I lost 30 lbs (2 1/2 stone) over six months. It was the change I had always wanted to make, to finally lose the weight that had felt like excess baggage I was unwillingly carrying around with me every day. I’d lost weight before but always regained it within a year, but this time was different and, five years later, I’ve kept off those 30 lbs and lost another ten.
I always thought the ‘destination’ of weight loss would feel euphoric and that everything would be easier if I was navigating life in a leaner flesh suit but it turns out it wasn’t like that at all.
While I could go on for hours about the positives I’ve felt from losing weight, there have been some things that have tripped me up along the way…