The was me at 245
(scroll down to see the new me)
Have plenty of energy from sun up to sun down.
Maintain a slim figure even while living on pizzas and burgers.
Eat what I wanted...WHEN I wanted and not gain an ounce.
Stay in great shape even though I hardly went to the gym.
Feel confident and comfortable wearing fun form-fittinFull Widthg tops, tanks, and shorts.
It seemed my metabolism had SLOWED to a crawl.
Even my health was deteriorating, and I had very little energy throughout the day.
So, I would go to bed earlier at night, hoping that would help me make it through the next day.
Some nights I’d even sleep 12 HOURS, and still be dragging the next day!
I didn’t realize at the time how BAD it had gotten.
That is, until my husband and I were visiting his side of the family in California over the holidays. He had booked a condo on AirBnB for us to stay in.
When I walked in the bathroom I noticed there was a fancy digital scale right in the middle of the floor. We hadn’t had a scale at our house in years.
Hesitantly, I decided to step on…..just to see what it read.
245….What? Surely, it was off.
That moment hit me HARD.
I looked up in the bathroom mirror, and was so ashamed of what I saw.
I looked so tired, puffy and… ahem…“round”
How did it get this bad? How did I let myself go so far?
I thought about the “scale experience” the rest of the day. And that evening as I was getting ready for bed, I made a decision.
But, I found out pretty quick that my joints were not going to hold up with all the weight I was carrying at the time.
Then, I started a detox with smoothies and juicing.
I had some success early with it, but found out it left me too hungry, so I ended up snacking and ruining any momentum.
I even tried some weird home remedies that a lady at my local health food store swore by.
Like various concoctions in the kitchen, with pickle juice, apple cider vinegar, lemons, bananas, and more..
While I was on the “natural home remedy” kick, I even tried foot detox pads and putting a peeled onion in my sock.
(…and I’m just a little embarrassed to confess I slept with an onion in my sock…)
Next, I did Keto. There were some excellent meals to be had with that plan, but I missed my breads dearly.
Then I counted calories, tried Paleo, I even went Vegan for a whole month. BUT, my scale numbers weren’t budging!
I thought…“Could something be wrong with me internally?”
So, I made an appointment with my doctor to get checked out.
No need to change eating habits.
No need for exercise
It worked VERY quickly.
My energy has SKYROCKETED. 61 feels more like 30 these days if you ask me!
I have a satisfied feeling after meals and don’t crave snacks all day.
But, I’m actually eating MORE of my favorite foods. Even Homemade Brownies and Cheesecake. All Guilt-Free!
My blood sugar levels are better, even though, I'm eating more sweets. Who would have thought?
I sleep more soundly these days, waking up refreshed and energized for the day.
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