I’ve made two significant contributions to getting healthier in the past two weeks. May 26th marks the date I started working with my trainer Nancy one year ago. However, I have struggled with my eating habits and have ended up gained weight–though not inches. I’ve earned a lot of muscle over the last year but feel that if I could reduce the pressure on my knees and ankles I could do so much more. So, that led me to these two actions.
First, as I post before, I got tested and found my thyroid was under producing. I have been on thyroid replacement for two weeks now and I’m feeling much better. I’m drinking less caffeine and have more energy.
Second, I committed to a program. I’ve been reluctant to join anything or diet at all. I want to have a healthier relationship with food in general. In the past, I felt that another diet was not the answer. However, after a lot of contemplation, I decided to do this program, not as a quick fix diet but as a way to help stop overeating and learn how to listen to my body.
I think the first step to getting back to wellness is learning to have a good relationship with my body. God got it right when designing our bodies. They are amazing pieces of function and form. So, the weight is only a guide not a goal. The goal is to honor my little knees and ankles and elbows and belly. And I’m excited about this program. I feel like it is helping me get control again–and I was way out of control.
I’ve lost 13 pounds in the last two weeks. My hope is to lose a total of 100lbs. to reach a healthy weight of 135 lbs.
