Do we feel happier when we lose weight? I think the answer is that when we intentionally lose weight and see the results, a much higher level of happiness occurs...we feel more energy...feel more youthful...feel more attractive to ourselves and others. We come off of medications, less back pains, exercise is easier, compliments from friends and family...all of these make us happier.
Compare that happiness to the happiness that ingestion of a high-caloric food source gives us...the immediate gratification of the food source quickly wears off leaving us self-loathing at times and not happy with ourselves at all.
You know what will make you happier...so pursue that goal of weight loss realizing that there is no doubt at all that the weight loss will make you ultimately much happier than any food source can bring you.
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You are so right. But weight and fat for some of us is an armor. A form of protection if you will. From unwanted attention from the opposite sex...you become invisible almost. It is a little alarming when strange men chase you down the street into elevators asking - no demanding your phone number. It's complicated. And other women become quite hostile too. When you are fat, you are no threat to anyone. It takes a degree of courage to shed that armor and step out naked almost into the world the way you truely are. I have been exploring all the reasons why I have been doing this to myself and it is much more complicated that just liking the taste of food. There are layers of issues there. I hope I can deal with all of them and not gain this weight ever again.
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