I would like to think of my weight loss as a good stiff kick in the pants and the confidence booster that helped me see the relationship I am in is not a healthy one.
I was not overweight when AH and I met, but over the years and 4 kids I put on tremendous weight. I was depressed, and lonely. I tried countless times to lose the weight but emotional eating got the best of me.
Last year after AH was arrested for Domestic Assualt, I vowed that I would take better care of myself and put my energy into working out and keeping myself healthy. I quit smoking, and went on to lose 60 lbs. Of course AH blames my weight loss on the my sudden self confidence in myself and so do I but in a differant way. He knows that my weight had always been an issue for me and everytime we fight he would bring home dinner, take me out to dinner - cater to my emotions with food. Now I no longer allow him to sugar me up so to speak.