# 234 "How Do I Forgive Myself for Regaining Weight?" — The Paul Dermody Podcast

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How do you deal with the guilt and shame of regaining weight after losing a substantial amount? The compliments, the approval, the self-belief. Looking to people for the kind of validation they can't possibly offer.

Some perspectives:

Can you love the version of you who gained the weight?
Meet the shame, don't eliminate or bypass it
Hold two truths at once
Using the right tools to solve the right struggles
If you couldn't lose weight, what would you do differently?
Weight gain might reveal where love was conditional
Can you find the wisdom in the setback?
Food stuffing your stomach
Overestimating exercise expenditure

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