I wasted a good 20 years of my life depriving myself of foods I loved when I wanted them the most… Missing social gatherings with my friends… And skipping quality time with my kids.

And then, after „being good“ for a while and battling endless cravings, I would give in to binges.

I would clear a pile of junk food that cost a week’s worth of groceries for the whole family. I wasn’t feeling my best.

Sometimes I managed to stick to the diets and would see minor progress. The excitement of seeing the scale go down was enthralling.

But then, they would just stop. All my progress seemed to go to waste.

That was pretty disappointing.

So guess what I’d do?

I’d binge again and get right back to where I started.

I just floated between overeating and dieting – it was so discouraging.

My gut started to suffer as a result of my negligence.

I kept feeling heaviness and discomfort with constant constipation and irregular movements. And the time I’ve wasted on the bowl!

These are some of the most frustrating parts of my weight-management-failure journey.

I’m so glad those days are gone. I am at a healthy weight, and my belly feels better.

I felt like a bad mother. I couldn’t lead by example and show my kids what a healthy body and healthy eating looked like. I was binging, so they would ask me for treats all the time too.

I’m happy to say that I now eat socially – with my kids and friends. I don’t get cravings anymore. Even when I do indulge, I don’t fall off the wagon and end up eating everything I can get my hands on.

I haven’t changed my diet. I’m not excluding particular food groups. I’m not fasting, and neither am I strictly restricting calories.

I’m not exercising like an athlete either. Just the recommended three sessions of moderate exercise a week.

And I’m at the healthiest weight I’ve ever been at.

But of course, I’m getting ahead of myself here!