I've been doing the best that I can with my caloric intake while really pushing myself at the gym, so I feel as if I should look better than I do. But then eating "treats" and rich take-out is one of the few avenues I have left to me to buoy my mood and my sobriety, even if it ends up tanking my budget and my diet. Short of becoming an anorexic ascetic, which would last all of five minutes and inevitably end very badly, what can I do but keep trying through the frustration of my lack of visible progress?
How I see myself in my head most of the time:
How I realize the world actually sees me:
