So over one full year ago I got on here and asked for support in losing weight so I could fit on the roller coasters with my kids.
HOLY SH*T guys, I got way more than I bargained for on here. I got motivated. I got support. I got shown things and my eyes opened for the first time in my life. Sure Reddit might be a rabbit hole after rabbit hole but I found out that I matter and am worth it. After starting in March of 2021 I dropped 55lbs by October 2021. I was running. I was hiking. I was playing. I was eating all the good for me foods and somehow avoiding the bad for me one’s, though I’m not sure how I was able to keep so strict to my diet. I knew it wasn’t sustainable, that my high would end at some point. It did. I faltered over the winter. And progressively slunk back to my old habits. Nearly gaining back 20 lbs in the 7 months that I thought I’d do maintenance. I’ve been trying folks, I really have, to find my rhythm back on here again. But it seems the magic has faded.
So why the story today? Well one year ago today marks the very first progress picture I took after already losing 20lbs. And so I stood in front of my mirror and took my very first progress picture of 2022 today to compare. I got sad that my original support group is all gone now, having grown apart or changed directions. The persons I originally took that picture for never will see the comparisons. But I’m happy I’m still here. I’ve still accomplished so much. And I know I can do it again.
Enter in the irony that is my situation. What started as just a need to fit on a roller coaster ride, has now in fact turned into a roller coaster ride of its own. With highs and lows, weight gain and losses. Life is rather imperfect that way. Time to practice a little grace, find my rhythm and put down the dessert fork. I’ve got some more work to do.
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