Looking at old photos

[Guest guest]

Last night I was looking through some old photos and saw one of me in Spring 2006. I couldn't believe how skinny I looked!! I was amazed. It was only 2 years ago but I was really sad to see how much I've gained since then. Of course, in my head I went into full diet mode ("I'm going to starve myself tomorrow, work out 2 hours a day, only eat Slim-Fast bars for meals"). I knew that wasn't right, but how else do you deal with seeing yourself in an old photo and realizing how much you've let yourself go?The only thing I could think of is that I know when that picture was taken, I was very depressed and my marriage was in bad shape. Life was not good. Now, things are so much better and my depression is under control. But even realizing those things...it was still hard not to go into DIET

mode.How do you deal with this?

[Guest guest]

First take a couple of breaths, then do exactly what you did - realize

the FULL REALITY represented in that picture. Hearing your details

about your situation at that time I couldn't help but think - oh the

poor SICK (physically) girl! So you want to return to that 'sick'

state?!? I'm not hearing that in your post. Here's where you start

making choices that you choose to better your life - on ALL levels.

You are choosing IE instead of dieting - wonderful! That tells me you

want to do what is positive for you. Hold onto that thought - positive

actions for a better you.

Regarding looking back at old photos, well as an aging person (57

years young/old) I can tell you that I KNOW I don't look like that now

and if I try to re-capture that 'look' I'll just drive myself crazy

instead of getting it. So I am learning to be happy with myself NOW,

just as I am, and letting the good changes I'm making in my life,

including how I eat, be what drives the 'best' me that I can BE.

You really are the 'best' YOU that you can be. I've found its a waste

of my time and energies to try and jump thru the hoops others would

like me to do at their (silly) commands.

Best of IE to you - Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Last night I was looking through some old photos and saw one of me

in Spring 2006. I couldn't believe how skinny I looked!! I was amazed.

It was only 2 years ago but I was really sad to see how much I've

gained since then. Of course, in my head I went into full diet mode

( " I'm going to starve myself tomorrow, work out 2 hours a day, only

eat Slim-Fast bars for meals " ). I knew that wasn't right, but how

else do you deal with seeing yourself in an old photo and realizing

how much you've let yourself go?

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> The only thing I could think of is that I know when that picture was

taken, I was very depressed and my marriage was in bad shape. Life was

not good. Now, things are so much better and my depression is under

control. But even realizing those things...it was still hard not to go

into DIET mode.

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> How do you deal with this?

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