Well, I did the deed.  I changed my goal weight on both my home page and on the Weight Watchers website tracker, and will attempt to change it on my Progress Chart page when I get home tonight.  I know this is a doctor-approved change, so why do I feel like I’m cheating?

I think I could be happy at 170, but should I be?  Is it okay to be a woman that is okay with weighing 170?

And why do I even care if others think it’s okay or not?

Lots of thoughts running around in here today.

I’ve written before about my love of Brene Brown’s work.  She is a shame researcher, but the best thing about her is that she admits to being a work in progress.  I can’t imagine her ever claiming to be perfect.  For someone who has suffered with shame practically her entire life, it is very thought-provoking.  She posted today about a recent experience that she had where she felt shame.  You can read about it here.

One of her students made a very accurate observation that made me wonder about my own feelings of shame.  In those instances where I’ve felt shame, were my feelings of shame built upon the actual situation and/or perceived slight?  Or were they more feelings of shame for having left myself open and vulnerable to those situations?

Something to think about…