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Before this journey, I had lots of guilt..... Guilt over everything I ate. Guilt for letting myself weigh up to 327 pounds. Guilt for being a couch potato. Guilt over not dieting. Guilt over "cheating" on a diet. Guilt for having my children potentially lose their mother over obesity related health issues. I decided to forgive myself when I went through this transformation..... this life changing process. I still sometimes experience guilt, but for a completely different reason..... Whenever I hear that "I don't want to evercise today," GUILT kicks my butt out the door!!!!!

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i have guilt from my past

sometimes it feels like it can eat me alive

and i did my part by eating to mask pain....

whats done is done is what i told myself...

i cant change the past..but i can/could change my future

and i am doing the best i can....

fantastic post healthy....wish this post had a (love) button i could click

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i think i was born feeling guilty. but at least i don't have to feel guilty anymore about losing wt. i am doing it slowly but surely. my prayers to the Lord don't start with please help me anymore. it's a thank you for getting me through this day a bit more healthy. but i still can beat myself up pretty good and thank God for my family who talks me down. good post healthy

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I could have written that post, Healthy!

And CG is right...looking forward there is a bright future leaving all that guilt behind.

Weight loss doesn't fix everything, but for me it's given me the strength and energy and confidence to tackle the other stuff.

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Ahhh...guilt & its best friend, shame, seems they've been constant companions my entire life as well-but love that the "guilt" you feel these days is for a much better reason...working on shedding the guilt and shame along with the pounds and replace it with self-forgiveness too. Thanks for inspiring words of wisdom!

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