I gained 30 pounds of depression weight after my brother died in December 2018, but I’ve been working hard and making slow changes to my diet for a while now. I’m finally starting to see (and feel!) the progress. I feel so confident in my shirt today! The last time I tried it on I couldn’t get it past my belly, but today it’s actually loose in the stomach area. I feel like a queen!
I can’t wait to be the person I know I can be at the end of this journey. I’m stronger now than I’ve ever been and this is so much motivation to continue working hard.
My current routine is intermittent fasting (16 hours off, 8 hours on) + CICO. I eat 90% fruits and vegetables and traded soda for water. Water makes up 95% of my fluid intake, and then I have tea or diluted fruit juice. Ive been trying to eat intuitively and train my body to know when to stop eating so that I won’t have to count calories forever. I also traded out junk food and sweets for healthy snacks like yogurt, granola, jerky, cucumbers, peppers, and frozen fruit (instead of ice cream.) I really like to snack instead of having large meals, so keeping those items on hand has been a life saver for me.
In addition to diet changes, I do body weight exercises at home to avoid going out in public as much as possible. I started out only being able to do 5 pushups and now I’m at 15 pushups in a rep twice a day. I try to change up my exercises often and do short bursts twice a day instead of one long session. It’s working out for me so far. My cat is so patient letting me use her as a weight for doing squats, etc. haha! I have so much more energy and I can tell a difference in my strength too. (Thanks fat kitty!) Hopefully soon I can find somewhere safe to get back into running and biking. I used to run 2 miles a day, but I haven’t done that since 2018.
Another contributing factor is FINALLY getting on the right combination of medication for my depression and anxiety. I have the motivation to get up and take care of myself now. Even my hair is improving with my diet changes! Never forget that your mind plays the largest role in why you’re overeating, and becoming healthy in the body requires you to become healthy in the mind.
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