I just wanted to post that today. I woke up feeling AMAZING! I’ve had a rough couple of months and haven’t been feeling myself since just before Christmas. I know that everybody has suffered loss in their life, but I’ve been particularly deep in grief for the loss of my Uncle Richard. I don’t know why this year was even worse than the years prior as we celebrated 4 years of him being gone, but I took care over 28 years, and I just didn’t know how I was going to go on without having that responsibility. I definitely attribute my being metabolically unwell to the fact that I put him, my son, & my baby doggie Roxxy, ahead of myself. When he died, I was a mess, but then I was able to pull myself up out of the ashes and start to heal myself. I have lost 172 pounds with many up and down like a yo-yo, but thanks to this forum I’ve been able to stay the course. I have been struggling though and just wanted to post that grief especially losing my support system of Uncle Richard, & my beloved fur baby Roxxy all within 7 months of each other, still can take its toll on me and the grief gets the best of me because I am so lonely without them. I often say that I really need some R&R, it’s my code for needing some Richard and Roxxy, but most people think it’s rest and relaxation and I definitely need those things too. I wish I could tell you that this has been easy, but it’s been really really hard and my journey is never a straight line down. It’s always up and down-and up and down…Can any of you relate? I was so excited in September to finally have broken the 230 barrier, but I can’t keep myself in the 230s. My body just loves to go right back up to 242. All right, so I know I’m long-winded so to get back to my original statement-I woke up feeling AMAZING! I think the storm has finally passed and today has nothing to do with weight loss. In fact, I am up in my weight today, but I’m taking it with a grain of salt knowing I am back on track. I know that God is with me through all of this, and it definitely helps my soul and when all is well with my soul, then my body responds. I will get this 20 pounds of water weight off of me-hopefully by the end of this week. I just want thank all of you for all of your posts because everything you post helps me so much even when I’m having a bad day. I cheer you on. I rise with your triumphs and fall with your defeats. I have been on this terribly long plateau for the last six months, but I just have a feeling I’m gonna break this barrier this month. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers! And thank you for always being here for me! Peacefully with all of you today and know that God is with you!

Posted by Amy Faith at 2026-03-11 12:53:54 UTC