just the fall prior after I

[KLPNO]

Hello everyone,

From the book Choose Your Story, Change Your Life by Kindra Hall.

On that particular Sunday morning, after recognizing the trigger for what it was, I decided to insert some of my chosen stories in an effort to stop the spiral and regain control.

I told myself the story of dancing the night away at a wedding a few years ago (yes, that hypothetical situation in chapter 7 was me)—I’d been working out and eating well and felt so beautiful and strong.
I told myself the story of a night the spring after my daughter was born—we had gone to a charity event, and I was wearing an amazing dress and felt so strong and vibrant.
I told myself the story of a compliment a friend had given me just the fall prior after I had recommitted to regular exercise and how proud I was of myself.

Does "just the fall prior after I had recommitted to regular exercise" mean the last fall after I had recommitted to regular exercise?

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm impressed that you worked that out! The original is poorly written, or at least poorly punctuated. At a minimum, there should be a comma after "prior". "just the fall prior" is extra information and could be enclosed between commas or brackets.