How Do You Find Weight Acceptance?

I ask myself over and over, what more can I do to lose weight?  More exercise?  Eat less?  A magic pill?  Oh Pleasssse, a magic weight loss pill!  OK, I know there will never be a magic pill but I can always dream, right?  Back to reality.  Can the answer to weight loss lie in self acceptance?  This might seem a little silly and even counter productive to the whole "weight loss" idea but if I were to accept my body at the weight, size and shape it is and concentrate on being "healthy", would the excess weight naturally begin to come off?  And if this is so, HOW IN THE WORLD do I achieve this self acceptance?

If I think about it, one of my major overeating triggers is stress.  Stressing out over the kids, bills, the stress of my job and also the stress of losing more weight.  But is it really stress of "losing" weight?  I am comfortable at my current weight. I think I look hot!  A total MILF.  I know I am not at my "ideal" weight, I could totally use to lose these extra pounds but I feel healthy, strong and more fit than ever before!  So, why can't I accept my weight and body as it currently is?  Because I am scared to death of gaining it back...

There have been too many times where I have lost weight, a significant amount of weight, just to turn around and gain it all back plus some.  And deep down I feel that if I "accept" the weight I am at and become comfortable at this weigh, I will let my guard down and the weight will find its way back.  But am I being counter productive to my own weight loss?  Is the constant stress I am putting on myself actually causing more harm?  How can I achieve this weight acceptance and not become so comfortable that I return to bad eating habits?

For starters, I need to stop focusing on the number on the scale and just focus on a healthier lifestyle.  Obsessing about that number is not leading to a better me.  I am going to ditch my scale!  Seriously, that scale is going bye-bye.  And honestly, it is not like I am going to miss Mr. Scale.  I have even mentioned in a recent blog post, The Scale hates me and I hate the scale.  I let the scale dictate how I am going to feel the rest of the day and I need to stop it!

I will no longer give the scale power over me.

I accept my weight.

I will continue to live a healthy lifestyle.

Because self acceptance has to start somewhere, right?  This is my somewhere.