Let The Journey Begin

In the past when I have blogged, it was always driven by a major event (generally bad) where I used the power of a keyboard to work through my struggles and simultaneously entertain.  I can’t tell you how cathartic it was for me to get my feelings down on paper and then interject humor when I thought I was taking myself way too seriously.  Well enough with that….  This time I want to go through the journey to wellness with you.  I guess there are a few reasons to do this:

1. I don’t want to be a depressing widow who once had cancer (can’t get away with more than 2 sad blogs).😊
2. Learning about nutrition, wellness, health, and spirituality are not easy topics to navigate.
3. 2024 is the year of accountability and I guess if I write about it – I can’t have any SAY-DO gaps.

So let me go back to 2023 and get you up to speed. Last January, something snapped and I realized I needed to get a handle on my weight. I was sick of being heavy, always hungry, and not conquering one of the biggest failures in life. I had reverted to stretchy clothes, for sure knew my bloodwork would be awful and ignored the scale. I always had a batch of chocolate chip cookies in the freezer (I make damn good treats 🍪) and I was out of control to say the least. Also,, if I am going to be honest too, one of my best friends had started a weight loss program a few weeks before and in real camaraderie or girl jealousy, I jumped on to the bandwagon. AKA …I did not want to be left behind…not an inspirational moment but the truth! 👀

Fast forward to this December, I have lost almost 75 pounds with another 10 to go. I feel great and wondered why I sabotaged myself these many years.🤔 However, with all the good, there are new bi -products and issues I am dealing with like hair thinning, accusations of being an almond mom (gotta love Isabelle), digestive stuff (not pleasant but probably a funny future post) and wondering why my fingers are still kind of beefy.🖐️

Well … all jokes aside, 2024 and beyond will be starting the hard part which is maintaining/achieving health and wellness. What got me here is not going to keep me here. I am exploring optimal eating habits (plant based), exercise, emotional, spiritual and community alignment. Things are confusing – nutrition alone is a sh-t show trying to understand what the heck to do. 💩👯

One other thing, I recognize there are significant events happening in this world that matter more than me keeping a few pounds off in a healthy way. I have hesitated to start the blog for a few months now due to the circumstances of humanity. However, it’s a Saturday night and had nothing better to do and thought how can I pick up our energy and frequency a bit? Why not, make one or two people laugh (probably the readership of my blog community) and explore the trite things in life especially when the state of affairs are heavy right now. I guess it is my way of justifying how shallow I am or to control the things I can control. 🥸

So, let’s head into the big wrap-up… I am looking forward to sharing my innermost thoughts with you over the course of the next year as I try to achieve optimal health and wellness 💪while not taking life too seriously. Also, I heard typing burns about 50 calories an hour.. but who is counting… (ME 😊)

And … still love my emojis – apologies ahead of time. 😬