My face is not round!

[TimesTwo]

In 2005, when I was just 8 pounds away from my goal of 115, I left Atkins and went back to my old eating habits. I literally binged on whatever I wanted. I would eat dinner with my dad, then go to my mom's house and tell her I hadn't eaten, so that she'd take me to a restaurant. There, we'd get a three course menu. We didn't share. I gained all the weight back in a few months, plus 10 more over the next year. After many failed attempts at low-calorie, low-food diets, I lost all hope. At 17(!), I resigned myself to the "fact" (in my mind) that I'd be overweight for the rest of my life. I stopped looking in the mirror. I didn't like my body or my face, but I accepted both. It was simply a "fact", embedded in my DNA, that I had no cheekbones or chin.

I've recently begun noticing myself again in the mirror. What strikes me the most is the change in my face. I DO NOT HAVE A ROUND FACE! :idea: It's transitioning into a heart! I got out my driver's license just now. The picture was taken in 2005 at my lowest weight, 123 pounds. Sure enough, my face was not round then! It was a heart, with prominent cheekbones, and a defined chin. The fat is shedding, and my face is starting to show again. What I accepted before is now unacceptable. I'm nearly halfway to goal, and my face is not round anymore. I can't explain how much this realization means to me.

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Fall 2006, 156 pounds Today, 138 pounds

[tdhdee]

You are absolutely beautiful!!!! What a great face you have. :thup:

[TimesTwo]

You are absolutely beautiful!!!! What a great face you have. :thup:Thank you! I'm so glad I'm finally believing it. Even at my lowest weight, I didn't think so.

[Nagohb]

Yayyy! Good job! You've a wonderful, kind, pretty face! (and the hair, it's awesome, I'm jealous lol)

[bsheets]

Fantastic work, hun! You keep at it - for life this time! You'll be beautiful on the outside as well as the in :)

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[kathleen24]

We all have these magic moments of realization--they may be different for each of us, but the end result is the same, and you put it well: what I accepted before is not acceptable.

And what a wonderful time for you to be discovering this, with a lifetime ahead of you in which to appreciate yourself for who you are. Have a wonderful adventure with it!

[Voo36]

:cheer: Great job x2! ;) One chin is always fabulous (as opposed to two lol) but yours is an awfully cute one to boot!

Keep up the good work.