One of the biggest things I struggle with as I lose weight is not knowing who I will be when I do reach my goals? Except for a two year period at the end of High School (and I am 38 now) I have never been a "normal weight." More so, I feel like much of my personality is built around being the "funny fat guy" or the "fat friend." As you can see from my numbers, I haven't just been the chubby friend but the massively fat guy, at times bordering on shut in due to my weight. That is definitely not a happy place to be personally and even now, at a "functioning fat" level, I still worry about what will happen. It is this fear of not knowing who I will "become" that has often sabotaged me in the past as I have gotten close to my goals. I panic and retreat back into my old ways because they are comfortable and they are what I know.

Has anyone else dealt with these fears? I am just wondering how people have tried to prepare themselves for what comes next.