I think you're right but unfortunately it can go the other way too. I put on weight in my late 40s and became chubby for the first time. At 57 I had a wake-up call from my GP so went on the 5:2 and lost a significant amount of weight, though was still 'curvaceous'. At that time I felt trapped in a job where I was unhappy. Finally I managed to make the break and get another job. In the interim holiday between jobs I lost more weight, simply from being happy and finally changing my life, I think. So I turned up in the new job as a slender person and my new colleagues only knew me as that. I felt great! Unfortunately, just three years later, I was made redundant by a nefarious young male manager. That was 2 years ago and since then I've found myself putting on weight again. I did get another job, but not one I like as much as the one I was ejected from. So I keep yo-yoing and when I'm on the weight-gain yoyo, I find myself thinking that being slender and feeling good about my image was pointless and came to nothing. When I'm on the weight-loss yoyo, I like wearing a variety of clothes and presenting myself to the world as a dynamic and stylish person.
Losing weight does give me the feeling I can do anything. I seem to yo yo. I am not sure why. I don't think it's because I am afraid. I am that person who simply must eat less than others which leads to hunger & it always win.
I think you're right but unfortunately it can go the other way too. I put on weight in my late 40s and became chubby for the first time. At 57 I had a wake-up call from my GP so went on the 5:2 and lost a significant amount of weight, though was still 'curvaceous'. At that time I felt trapped in a job where I was unhappy. Finally I managed to make the break and get another job. In the interim holiday between jobs I lost more weight, simply from being happy and finally changing my life, I think. So I turned up in the new job as a slender person and my new colleagues only knew me as that. I felt great! Unfortunately, just three years later, I was made redundant by a nefarious young male manager. That was 2 years ago and since then I've found myself putting on weight again. I did get another job, but not one I like as much as the one I was ejected from. So I keep yo-yoing and when I'm on the weight-gain yoyo, I find myself thinking that being slender and feeling good about my image was pointless and came to nothing. When I'm on the weight-loss yoyo, I like wearing a variety of clothes and presenting myself to the world as a dynamic and stylish person.
I haven't solved this problem!
Losing weight does give me the feeling I can do anything. I seem to yo yo. I am not sure why. I don't think it's because I am afraid. I am that person who simply must eat less than others which leads to hunger & it always win.