Just needed to word dump somewhere. For the past few months, I've made my mental health a priority. I struggled with that after having two kids and a rocky marriage. Things that used to make me happy were things that I dreaded. I finally got on medication to treat some of those problems and a side benefit of that is actually being able to focus, feel joy in completing something, and finally make my health a priority.
I've always been "obese" with my weight topping at 250lbs when I had my second child in December of last year. Due to shitty choices and post partum issues, I stayed there until August 2022 hit and I just broke down. I was unhappy with my eating habits, I hated that my hips hurt all the time, and I was struggling with not wanting to be the "fat" mom who didn't want to do things with her kids. So, I decided to make some changes. I swapped pop and energy drinks for water and made water my first priority. I stopped getting fast food. I choose the salad bar at work over the other options. I cook at home.
I still have a ton of work to do but as of today, I hit 219. I'm officially down 30lbs and it just motivates me to keep going. I bought a pair of jeans today (for the first time in 5 years) and was proud of myself for not telling myself that I looked disgusting in them. My butt actually looked pretty damn good. I hit a "health" store and the guy who runs it helped me picked out a protein supplement to help as a meal replacement and some precooked healthy meals to use the next few days.
My next goal is to hit a gym. I'm still putting that off as I've always felt uncomfortable in gyms and not knowing how to use the equipment.. but I'll get there. For now, my dog is enjoying nightly walks while I make sure to get my 10k steps in.
If anyone has any advice, any at all, about anything, I'd love to hear some. Thanks for reading my ramble.
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