On January 3, 2022, I joined FS and committed myself to a wellness journey. A 5’ 2” female, 36 years in age, I weighed 154 pounds, the heaviest in my life outside of pregnancy, and gaining more and more weight each year. I knew that kind of trajectory without intervention guaranteed a future of obesity in older age, and a future of health issues that come along with it. Age forty is right around the corner, and I know that losing fat and gaining muscle only becomes so much harder with age.

I finally also realized that I could not be the best mother or wife possible if I couldn’t even take care of myself. To that end, I made a commitment to myself to prioritize self-care, and to prioritize my health, so that way I could spend many more healthy decades of life being there for my husband and daughter.

So, my mission is to not only to lose weight, but to develop healthy, sustainable habits that I can take with me for the rest of my lifetime!

As of July 3, 2022, exactly six months after I embarked on my wellness journey, I have gone from 154 pounds to 122 pounds, a loss of 32 pounds, or about a pound per week. I spent the past 182 days counting every calorie, logging every meal, and completing 457 workouts on Peloton (not to mention countless walks on my own). I am so proud of what I have accomplished. But the journey is never over. In fact, this is only the beginning.

To celebrate, I launched a food, nutrition, and wellness blog to aid in monitoring my progress, store my recipes, and share other tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way. This is just one of many steppingstones on this lifelong wellness path. I hope you will join me.

**Please note that I am not a doctor, nutritionist, personal trainer, or medical professional. Anything I say on FatSecret or on my blog is solely about my personal experience and should not be construed as medical advice.**

www.terrawellness.org