Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life.
~ Phillip C. McGraw
I am not a fan of Dr. Phil's quote above.
I think losing weight and living at goal, makes a lot of our problems more manageable. Yes, you have the same spouse, job and kids. But do you really have "the same life?" I think NOT!
You may have lost enough weight to get off your meds, enabling you feel better and live a fuller lifestyle.
You may have lost enough weight so that your confidence level is significantly higher when you deal with stress, issues or problems.
Getting rid of excess pounds might make you feel so terrific that "problems" don't seem as big or as overwhelming as when you were trying to deal with problems AND your weight.
Yes, losing weight is not a "happily ever after" like the ending of a Disney movie. But losing enough weight to feel fairly good in your skin puts a bigger smile on your face when you deal with LIFE.
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