Body Image...

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I've reached a point where I truly don't know what to do.

Experiment and find out what your body says it wants and needs.

Listen to how you and your body feel after eating or doing something. Does it taste good for a few moments but make you feel like crap for hours and is it worth it? Is an activity boring and repetitive and not making you feel better?

My body responds best to eating every couple hours rather than snacking. And, it's helped me curb cravings, because I still eat whatever I want, in moderation. My body also responds really well to weightlifting, which I've also found out that I enjoy far more than jumping on a "stairmaster" or exercise bike. I never tried much with weights before, because I was concerned it would make me gain numbers. And, it actually has had the opposite effect - building strength while the newly worked muscles keep burning off fat for the next 48 hours, even while I'm sleeping.

But, that's the combination that has worked well for me, without dieting, without deprivation, and without forcing myself to do something I don't want to.

Your body might tell you something completely different.