I started my weightloss effort January 1, 2020. I weighed in at 169 lbs at 5’4”, the heaviest I had been in my 30 (F) years. I’m naturally quite active due to my farming lifestyle, but bad eating habits were stronger than the exercise.
I started adhering to a 1,200 calorie diet, exercising with purpose, and I gave up alcohol for the month of January. By March I was down to 149 lbs and I was so proud and I felt so much better.
Then life hit. I got very sick with influenza. Shortly after I recovered from that I became sick with what we believe was COVID (I was tested but the lab lost my sample—that’s a different rant!). My weight stayed about the same because I had little appetitive, but I lost a lot of muscle and core strength and the exhaustion was a real struggle. Then in early summer I had a hysterectomy, and to top it all of I had an allergic reaction to the Tramadol I was prescribed afterwards and became incredibly sick once again. I was on a weight lifting restriction for 6 weeks but I took much longer to regain strength. I had some hormone changes after the hysterectomy and started finding fat living in new places. I didn’t recognize my body anymore.
In early October I finally stepped on the scale. It probably took 2 weeks to get the courage to do so. 163. I had gained back more than half the weight I lost. I felt devastated... but motivated. I set a goal: to be at my best weight of 2020 again by December 31st, 149 lbs. I went back to running and watching my calories. I did have a wrist surgery in there (when I say 2020 was not my year it’s no joke!) but I kept to my calorie goals and stayed active. Today I weighed 150–I’m 1 lb away from goal with 3 weeks to go! I’m just going to keep on with my plan because I feel great and my ultimate goal is somewhere around 135.
My point is this—it would have been so easy to say I’ll start again with a New Year’s resolution and spent the holiday season snacking to my heart’s content. But I had time for a pre-New Year’s resolution and I feel so much better for implementing it. If you’re in the boat I was in a few months ago, dreading the scale and thinking that your New Year’s resolution will be to work on your health and weight loss—start now! You’ll never regret starting, you’ll only regret waiting.
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