Moment One Two years ago this week, my awakening happened. My husband planned an amazing east coast vacation, full of sight seeing and adventure. The Liberty Bell, Ellis Island, the 9/11 Memorial, Mount Vernon. I was so excited!! Once in a lifetime trip for me. We walked a lot. By the end of day one, both ankles had swollen. By the end of day two, both feet and lower legs had swollen. By the end of day three, I had to untie my shoes to get my feet to fit. My heart, physically and emotionally, was not in a good place. My body was not in a good place. I was wearing jeans to hide my out of control psoriasis that had taken over my legs. It was hot, humid, and muggy. I was hot, humid, and muggy. I was miserable and so embarrassed to have let my husband down. The moment came at Mount Vernon. We had walked down to the waterfront and had two choices to get back to the top of the hill … walk up or take the shuttle. I physically and mentally gave up. We took the shuttle. I cried. At that moment, I knew I had to make a change. The highest weight I ever recorded was 245 lbs. (I know it was higher), but it wasn’t the weight that I struggled mentally with. I emotionally struggled with my psoriasis and physically my out of control blood pressure. I picked those to focus on and set out to learn. Dr. Sarah Hallberg’s Ted Talk on YouTube was what flipped my script. I had read comments on other videos about people using a ketogenic lifestyle to heal their psoriasis and her Ted Talk popped up as a recommendation … into the rabbit hole I went and I haven’t looked back. I have a passion for learning about my body now. Dr. Tro spoke a few weeks back during Tuesday group about Moment Zero and what we can do when it happens … because it will. I’ve been thinking a lot about that conversation and find so much beauty in Moment Zero. I truly do. Moment Zero leads to Moment One where we decide to take control. Moment One is powerful. It is beautiful. Be proud of your Moment Ones! Celebrate them. Write those down in your non-scale victory journal. Every single one of them! The weight on the scale does not tell your story. You tell your story. You dictate what is written. The 80+ lbs I have lost in no way tells my truth about all of the non-scale victories I have had. In honor of my awakening anniversary, I walked 10k steps Saturday and 11k steps yesterday in one go. No more swollen ankles. That was mentally exactly what I needed. Thank you to this community for your love and support for one another. You lift me up! You lift others up! Keep lifting!

Posted by Carrie E. at 2023-06-12 19:39:54 UTC