It didn’t happen because of one piece of broccoli
One piece of broccoli didn’t change my life — but it showed up every time I did.
We love to talk about transformation as if it happens all at once.
But in truth, real change is made of tiny moments that repeat.
This is one of them.
Beyond the Plateau: Reframing Equilibrium — It helps me still
Understanding the Power of the Pause in a Weight-Loss Journey
🌿 Finding My Power Through the Strategy of Stillness
Equilibrium is where the body rests and the truth begins to speak.
For almost all my life, I couldn’t keep my weight steady.
It was always a rising tide—slow, relentless, and disheartening.
I would lose weight, then gain it back.
Then gain more.
Again and again.
THE TRANSITION IS THE TRANSFORMATION
Where Shadows Begin to Soften
Life happened recently.
Not in a dramatic fall-off-the-cliff kind of way, but enough to pull me off course.
I didn’t go back to who I was, but I also wasn’t my best self.
And now, I’m in that middle space—finding my way back.
I WAS NOT BROKEN, AND I AM NOT FIXED
For years, I carried the emotional weight of weight.
I can tell you what I weighed—or thought I weighed—at nearly every major event in my life. Even during joyful moments, the number was always in the background, always whispering. Especially when I weighed twice what I do now.
Why: My Golden Center for Change
Lifestyle changes can be challenging work as we go through the ups and downs of life. Knowing our reasons for making long-term change is important, especially during challenging times. Our reason(s) for change is often known as our why.
I love Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle, which places the why in the center of action, change, and doing. I have found this way of thinking to be helpful in many areas of my life. I continually think through making and maintaining my lifestyle changes through my why.
Eating Less Frequently
I typically eat either 2 or 3 meals a day, depending on my hunger, my day, and my schedule. Getting rid of addictive foods changed how I experienced hunger, and once I felt that change, I was able to eat at meal times instead of more frequently.
Changes: Follow Me Here
Lifestyle changes are inevitable, and they can be hard to navigate. I am currently reflecting on what these changes mean for me. Creating new routines around changes takes time, patience, and grace—all of which I need right now.
Eat When Hungry: Decisions of a Lifetime
Eat When Hungry. This idea takes on different meanings every day, and I want to highlight the ongoing nature of my health, wellness, and weight loss journey. This is a process, not a destination, even if losing half my weight looks like a final destination.
I made big changes in 2020 around the idea of eating when hungry, and I found greater success. These changes still define my life. Even so, I am learning, growing, and changing in how I understand myself. I am only starting to think deeply about the ongoing nature of the journey, largely because others think I have arrived in some way.