Recently, my scale and I had a severe come-to-Jesus meeting, and I left that weigh-in with hurt feelings and also with the resolve to change my health for the better. If you read my previous post, you’ll know that my weight at that weigh-in was two-hundred eleven pounds. I’m only five feet tall. Let that sink in. I also did a lot of wallowing and avoiding exercise during the pandemic. Basically, I was in the worst shape of my life to date, and I decided to make some changes to make healthier choices as I work on my next book! I let both my health and my writing go in 2020 during the pandemic, and I’m not okay with doing myself that kind of disservice on either front.
Here’s what I’m doing:
- I’m doing my best to use my bike desk and close my exercise ring every day now.
- I’m changing my toxic relationship with food one step at a time.
- I recently started Ozempic for my PCOS and insulin resistance.
- I use my CPAP machine religiously.
- I’m logging meals, etc. in MyFitnessPal on the regular now, too.
Today I want to focus on the changing my toxic relationship with food one step at a time part. I didn’t think about the fact that I made some VERY intense nutritional changes right before a very candy-heavy holiday (looking at you, Easter). Everyone in my life had already bought me DELICIOUS candy things for Easter because I kind of failed to give them the heads-up that I was making these changes.
Before I started Ozempic, I don’t think I could have resisted the siren song of all these sugary treats. Even with the Ozempic, part of me desperately wanted to indulge in the sweets, and I felt SO rude rejecting these delicious treats when my family did not know that I made these big changes. It was uncomfortable, and part of me is sad that I walked away from these indulgences. But part of me is SUPER proud of me not eating any candy today. I prepped my own healthier food, and I’m sticking to my 1,200 calories a day goal. It’s a decision I now know I would not have been able to make if I hadn’t learned to push past discomfort to get results.
I do, however, have to give the absolute loudest of shout-outs to my mother-in-law Pam for her support since I told her I’m trying to make healthier choices for myself. When she made chicken for everyone today, she took the time and energy to bake mine instead of cooking it just like everyone else’s. Y’all…she didn’t have to do that, but she did, and it’s straight up outstanding that she did. That’s love. That’s showing that, beyond any doubt, she has my back and respects my choices. I cannot fully express how much I love and appreciate her accommodating my transition to a healthier lifestyle. That means more to me than I can ever say. So, Pam, if you’re reading this, thank you and I love you.
I also want to state that, prior to the Ozempic, I probably wouldn’t have had the willpower to ignore sugar cravings and push past the voice in my head that says, “sugary food is the only thing that really gives my brain happy chemicals.” I think I’ve actually had a food addiction up to this point in my life, and I was never ready to admit that until this very moment. Frankly, the food has been a crutch, and it’s one I no longer have a use for.
And speaking of results, I’m actually thinking about giving you guys daily updates from the scale, and possibly daily waist measurement updates, too.
Weight: 208.4 lbs
Waist Measurement (At Bellybutton): 47″
Weight Lost So Far: 2.6 lbs
I’ll check back in tomorrow, guys!
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