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Weight has definitely been on and off for me as well, and it was good to read the other journeys.
I am tall, 5'10, and gained weight gradually until I was on the heavy side entering uni. There I decided to lose weight and actually dropped to 128, which is low for my height. I was okay until I turned 40, and weight crept up, and when i turned 50, wowie. I was 206 at my heaviest at age 56.
More dieting but now I also I joined a class at the YMCA. This is honestly helpful, exercising with other people. I find that I enjoy the atmosphere, that we encourage each other and that I get a positive boost. The days that the class is canceled (for various reasons) I use the machines and don't enjoy it very much. I think that if I always exercised alone that i would have quit by now. We do a mixture of cardio and weights, three times a week. The rest of the time I walk.
I am not a good dieter, but I try. I am a bit over ideal (150) now, weighing at 155.
As to body perception and comments and judging: I find that so harsh when I hear those comments. It makes me wonder how hard their hearts are.
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