I am not a bad or weak person because I gained back some weight

I posted here eight months ago after getting to 170 pounds, down from 250ish. I was feeling great.

Then, took my eye off the ball. I've crept back up to 183 pounds. I looked at pics of my slimmer self and felt annoyed and disheartened with myself for the gain when I could have been losing more. All those horrible, self-sabotaging thoughts came back with a vengeance: you'll always be fat, you can't do it, what's the point? I felt crappy. I felt weak. Like the gain is irreversible.

Well, no more. I'm changing my attitude. Being kind to myself got me from 250 to 170, and it will get me down again in my second phase of weight loss. Besides, I've shown myself I can do it before. Every one of us knows that weight loss isn't linear: life gets in the way or our discipline falters a little. Strong people pick themselves up and keep going, and don't beat themselves up for what they've done in the past. I am choosing to be strong and re-start my journey positively and with renewed vigour and kindness to myself.

I just needed to affirm that to myself and anyone who is struggling.

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