Square Soul Round Body

Weigh in : 267.2  lbs This week: - 2   lbs The Road So Far... When I decided to write this blog, I was about a month in to my efforts to lose weight. It was the end of March and I had lost ten pounds from my highest. Yes, for anyone keeping track, that's a highest weight of 293 pounds. It was a rock-bottom moment in my psychiatrist's office to say the least. But it made me realize just how real my thyroid condition is. I've had so many whispers in my ear from others telling me it's all in my head. No amount of blood work, none of my prescriptions, and no diagnosis was ever enough to convince them. Why did it matter? Why was I trying to prove it to anyone other than myself? I was insecure. Plain and simple. I spent the first half of 2018 in crisis. The second half in healing. And the entire year neglecting my thyroid, thinking it wouldn't make a difference whether I had the medication or not. Well, it did. As I stood on the scale looking at the highest readin...

Weigh in: 269.2 lbs Just dropping in to post an update, for anyone who's wondering. Our little family has been very busy! I mistakenly thought that once we settled into our new place, things would calm down. What I failed to take into account was the time of year! Fall is my favorite season! Yes, I'm what millennials call a "basic white girl". And I'm proud of it! Pumpkin spice and harvest apple? Give me ALL. OF. IT. (Although, I did spot some pumpkin flavored pet food in the grocery store that left me questioning if maybe pumpkin spice has gone too far...) I love decorating our home with all the beautiful colors of Fall. I love long sleeves on light sweaters, and flannel shirts. I love sipping hot tea while a cool, gentle breeze kisses my face. There are a few downsides. My fibromyalgia does NOT appreciate weather changes. Expressed vividly with extra tension in every muscle, coupled with sharp pains and fatigue on days where the barometer drops. But even w...