Anyone else "never been skinny" & struggle with motivation?
I'm F, 28, 5'4", currently 185. A few years ago I lost 60 lbs, but gained it all back. I struggle with depression and chronic illness, which definitely don't help motivation, but I feel like I also have this nagging voice of "what's the point, it's not possible for you to be skinny" because I never have been. In high school I was 115 and was still the fat friend of the group, and I still had a belly overhang (not just a non-flat belly, but it actually hangs over at the pants line, and always has). When I lost those 60 lbs, I still only lost 2 sizes, and plateaued well before my goal weight. I know, I should want to get healthy, not just skinny, but I've also never been healthy no matter how well I ate.
Has anyone else had the "never been skinny" experience and accepted it and found motivation despite it? Or, do you have before/after inspiration that proves it's not a total impossibility?
Edit: Just to be clear, I'm not saying 115 is fat or my weight loss goal - I was 14, not an adult. It's the fact that even at 115 lbs at 14 years old, I had quite a large gut, it's never been flat. I was a size 6 compared to my size 00 friends. 135 has been my lowest adult weight, and I was still a size 10... at the time I got a job heavy on physical labor which required uniforms and on the first day I had to borrow one. They didn't have any bigger than a 6 because most people capable of that job were athletic and smaller. My life experiences have just made me feel like, I'll never hit the goal size or the flat stomach, regardless of weight, food, or fitness choices. I'm hoping someone can tell me how they found motivation despite that, or prove me wrong!
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