Content warning: If the post title didn’t already convey this, I’ll be talking about weight loss in this post. If this is a subject that is difficult for you, you may wish to skip it.
It’s been a couple of months so I felt like I should post an update.
Since my first dose 10 weeks ago, I’ve lost 27 pounds.
It may seem like magic from the outside, but I’ve made huge adjustments to my life to get here. Food cravings are definitely not nearly as strong as they used to be, but also I’m making much better decisions: eating more protein and less sugar, and fewer overall calories. Gone are the days of eating a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. I’ve also been doing a lot of swimming and water fitness, and I’m working with a personal trainer at the Y for strength training. It’s felt really good to move my body and to see my progression in reps and weight each week.
After living with binge eating disorder for so long (it was only recently diagnosed, but it’s been going on since I was a child), it’s kind of wild to me that people just feel like this normally without medication. WILD, I say.
I feel good, but the weight loss isn’t really noticeable to others yet. *I* can tell that I’m losing some of my chins, but no one else would be able to.
7/23/24
9/17/24 – Oops, fewer chins!
I’m both awaiting this and dreading it; I want to be recognized for my hard work, but I also don’t want to have to talk about my weight loss as if that’s the only interesting thing about me. I do pottery! I swim! I knit! I run D&D! I’ve been super into the skepticism movement lately! Any and all of those are way more interesting than how much I weigh, and yet, from past experience, once people notice I’ve lost weight that’s all they want to talk about. So, rainbow feelings on that.
Sometimes I’m frustrated that this isn’t happening fast enough, and then I have to remind myself that I had to go down a pants size because my old ones literally fell off me (I was at home, *whew*). I’ve been taking measurements, and I’ve lost 3 inches off my thigh and almost 2 inches off my hips. So, definitely making positive changes but it’s still frustratingly slow!
Anyway, that’s how it’s been going over here. I hope you’re well. 😊