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The Number On The Scale Hasn't Gone Down, But I've Never Felt Better About My Body

Losing weight isn't the only factor when it comes to your happiness.

Megan Patty
Jun 10, 2020
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I've had a love-hate relationship with my body for as long as I can remember. Actually I'm lying — it's been a hate relationship for a really long time. I don't remember a time where I really loved my body, and that is so sad.

Throughout high school and college, I would diet, fail, and just give up. And I would constantly repeat that cycle. I would work out, but I would never stay consistent. I really did not have an interest in working out and changing my lifestyle. I was all about getting a quick fix when it came to losing weight. I was also trying to lose weight for everyone else in my life, except myself. I had outside motives to workout, and it never stuck because I was never doing it for myself. It was always about everyone else, and for me to succeed, it had to come from inside.

I started working out for myself in March of 2020, and I'll be honest, I was doing it because I was bored and couldn't go back to my job due to COVID-19, but it became something I was really starting to enjoy. I was enjoying my time spent working out and prioritizing myself.

I haven't really seen the scale move, but I feel better than I have in a long time.

My clothes fit better and I am more comfortable in my own skin. Because I am more comfortable and confident in my body, I am more open to trying on different types of clothing. I have noticed a big difference in the way my current clothes fit despite the fact that I have not seen the scale go down since starting. I'm also just an overall happier human being. Working out has made me a happier and healthier human being. I've learned to have a better and healthier relationship with my body. Instead of having a hate relationship with my body, or even a love-hate relationship with it, I have transitioned into having a love relationship with my body, and I couldn't be happier.

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