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Originally Posted by fern46
Thank you! BirdDancer and I were discussing the power of intention in another thread. This is a good example of intention playing a role in success. I set my mind to reach my goal and not to let the meds decide my weight for me. I had to reset my intention daily and even several times a day on my low days. I asked for support here and other places and others set their intent to support me. There was a lot of good energy coming my way and it helped me along. Thanks so much to everyone for your help. This was a team lift!
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Congratulations, fern! This is so wonderful to read! I am very glad you brought up the power of intention as an important part of your success here.
I often try to provide a bit of a counter balance to medication weight gain discussions (often complaints or downright medication demonization). While I fully understand the challenges medications bring in terms of weight control, I also understand the challenges that psychological illness brings. If I'm depressed, or have symptoms that lower my belief in my abilities, destroy my focus, I struggle to succeed. I know how easy it is to become resigned that a situation will not improve. We have to fight that! Maybe a particular medication is not the right one, but I know that taking no medication is not the right way to my mental and physical wellness.
Focus is so important for bringing about positive change. So is strategy, thinking outside the box, hard work, yes...support, trials (giving new things a try), not allowing yourself to feel resigned to a situation, and open-mindedness. These are things that I have really learned in most recent years.