When I last updated this blog, it was March of 2017. Almost 7 years ago. A lot has happened since then—some good and some bad—and ultimately, I have ended up back in a place where I never thought I’d be again—overweight and unhappy with myself.
If you followed my journey before, you know that I lost about 118 pounds in a little over a year. I went from a size 24 to a 12 and felt like I had changed my life. And I had….for a while. I threw away all of my “fat clothes” and felt so different in my skin.
But life happened. Stress, Covid-19, the death of a parent, family issues, deep hurt from the most unexpected places, medical problems, surgeries, vacations, children graduating from high school (and even one of them from college!). And how did I handle all of this? The same way I had in the past—I turned to my old friend, food. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, I had gained back a large chunk of the weight I had worked so hard to lose.
So, in July of 2023 I decided it was time to fight this demon again. I have a somewhat different mindset this time and an incredible amount of support (more about that in a future post!). I lost my weight before by following the Weight Watchers program and am once again taking that approach as I truly believe it is the best (and healthiest) plan for weight loss. Full disclosure, I am employed by Weight Watchers but even if I wasn’t, it would be the program I would follow.
I am happy to report that since July of 2023 I have lost a total of 44 pounds. It hasn’t happened as quickly as it did last time—age & menopause are a real thing! I’ve had some ups and downs, mostly through the holidays, but overall, I feel pretty good about what I have accomplished so far.
I wanted to re-start this blog as a way to track my own progress and share with others who can relate to this struggle. I have a lot of things I want to talk about as I find it helps me to write things out and if it can help others at the same time that’s a bonus. When the blog was active before I would hear from people who enjoyed knowing that someone else understood what they were feeling and from people who enjoyed the recipes I posted. My plan is for this to be more of the same—a place to share my progress, recipes and feelings. I would love to hear your comments or for you to reach out if you need support. And if it’s not for you, no worries, I’m going to do it anyway as I find it’s helpful to me in my journey.
So buckle up—it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!
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