tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125999893780432.post6145580498652250286..comments2023-06-15T07:32:48.443-04:00Comments on Jen's Journey From PHAT to PHABULOUS: I'm waving a flag...Jennifer Hudson Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634524809826975316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125999893780432.post-66784131070942435002014-06-15T12:46:07.807-04:002014-06-15T12:46:07.807-04:00You are definitely reading my mind! I get how rid...You are definitely reading my mind! I get how ridiculous it is to torture myself over a few measly pounds. And is does appear my body is most comfortable where it is. I'm trying hard to accept this and I think I'm making progress!Jennifer Hudson Mosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634524809826975316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125999893780432.post-85729144060563835792014-06-15T09:55:34.369-04:002014-06-15T09:55:34.369-04:00so you're about 5lbs 'heavier' than yo...so you're about 5lbs 'heavier' than your 'ideal' weight. ....ideal: noun<br />1.a conception of something in its perfection. 2. a standard of perfection or excellence. <br /><br />are 'ideals' realistic? practical? comfortable and/or tolerable? are you really allowing 5lbs 'heavier' than you'd like to be make you feel guilty or badly about yourself? dude the way you pound miles out? you're kickass even if you weigh 125lbs.<br /><br />what if the 120 - 125lb range with an ultra low bodyfat range is where your body's comfortable and the best version of itself? <br /><br />nobody's going to hold against you except maybe yourself. sometimes you sound tortured in your posts and usually by a meager couple (nominal) pounds of extra fluid that show up on the scale.<br /><br />as a fellow maintainer (4 years) i understand the battle you're fighting well. if we give ourselves an inch, will we end up taking a mile? how can we trust ourselves after we've seen that we can let ourselves get to extraordinarily high weights? this past year has been easier as far as maintaining goes, because i am learning not berate myself for the 'bad' choices i sometimes make. instead, i know and trust that 80% of the time i make good choices and 20%, could be better, but hey, i want to be able to have some fun once in a while as life's too short for always being strict. ....i should also note that i'm also maintaining 5lbs heavier than my 'ideal' weight, but i'd rather be where i'm at then constantly at odds with the scale or myself. i think this is a common theme for many maintainers too.<br /><br />i think you're learning to accept yourself. it's not defeat. you're learning to find a balance where you too can have some FUN once in a while!! continue to be tough with yourself, but also learn to be kind :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com