The incredible shrinking woman

We all have things we don't like about ourselves. Some things we can do something about some things we can't. When I was living with my soon to be ex-husband I tried everything I could to lose weight. I mean sort of. I would try exercise for a few weeks, diets, and nothing I did made a difference. Though I must admit. I was drinking a lot as well and there as no real way to combat that. But after a while I believed that I could not lose weight. No way. No how. I didn't believe I could stop gaining weight. And given the circumstances of my marriage, the stress, stress eating, and drinking made that true.

Then he left and I slowed down my drinking a lot. I don't drink every day and I don't drink nearly as much. I also don't stress eat. Through circumstances I've recently figured out the major trigger for me overeating, which was some behavior he exhibited.
And, ....
I've lost weight. I've lost a lot of weight. I've lost at least 60 pounds in 6 months. I'm not quite sure where my weight was when I started. I underestimated it though. And I still eat. I'm not eating particularly healthy. And until the last two weeks I was almost not moving at all, much less exercising. And it melted off.

Old thought: I can never lose weight and even if I do I will never be back at my ideal weight again.
New thought: I can lose weight and I can be at my ideal weight. And by my birthday in June. I will lose another 40 pounds.

Now that I'm moving a lot more and am slowly, carefully, adding real exercise to my life (which I'd forgotten how much I love) I believe I can lose that easily.

One day, when I'm feeling a bit better about myself - probably in June - and no I won't be at my ideal weight even after I lose 100 pounds - I will show before and after pictures.