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@EchoEce17

Hi there Echo, I’m Ocean the Healthy Living Community leader. 

Thank you for sharing this post with our members. And while we have some many great & motivating posts of this type throughout the HL community over the years, it’s always nice to have new posts, inspirations & new motivation to help our members to keep striving towards their goals. 

We look forwards to seeing future Healthy Living Tips, Insights & Inspirations. 

@EchoEce17

Hey,

Thanks so much for your inspiring post! It's really motivated me to stay focused on my fitness goals. Your tips on healthy swaps are super helpful and I'm definitely going to try them out. It's great to know that I'm not alone in this journey and that there's a supportive community here.

I'm excited to share my progress and learn from others. Let's do this together! 💪

@EchoEce17

Hugs

@EchoEce17

I'm not sure who can relate with suddenly becoming old, gross and unrecognizable in the mirror but yeah. *Raises hand* It's me. Hi. I'm the problem it's me.

Before I was so bouncy and fresh. Now I'm more like a deflating balloon after the party. 

I used to age like a Sequoia. Now I'm aging like a fruit fly. 

I used to eat pizza and drink beer then wake up looking fresh as a daisy. Now I look at a pizza and feel myself expand two inches all over.

I used to bounce all over my country trying new things and experiencing adventures and relationships, learning and growing and partying and working. Now I count it a victory when I make it out of bed without calling the police and sounding like a psychotic joint popping symphony of bubble plastic.

I used to think old clothes were "fuddy duddy" and now I go into stores and think "kids wear the ugliest thing good lord have mercy what is this? Mickey mouse? I wore that when I was 11 and needed therapy from that most likely." and "what is this child doing selling me a latte aren't they supposed to be in elementary school WHERE IS THEIR MOTHER" and "surely they're not old enough to be dating and doing you-know-what *much scandalized tsking and hand clutching and handkerchief waving whilst seeking a fainting couch to faint upon and where are my smelling salts god damn.*

And while I've been thankfully quite athletic and active my whole life due to some good genetics and upbringing, that get-up-and-go (That's now got up and left.) has become a curse in disguise because a part of me never really expected the urge to suddenly lose my *** mind and run screaming from change rooms when I try on some lingerie or a bathing suit that doesn't resemble some type of apology and come face to face with something that starts with 'c' and rhymes with mellulite.

I used to resemble more carved statue but now it's giving...half melted candle. 

Also I now am required to lean heavily on my personality and environment and I just...don't like it because there's no way I'm rich or funny or smart or stable enough to be doing that. I'm working on it but...the pandemic and other issues beyond my control including grief and loss swept my sea legs out from under me and I'm still in recovery. I was just getting them too. Fancy that.

But I will say today came with a couple wins.

1. I returned some unnecessary purchases.

2. With that return money I purchased a salad, and I chose said salad over a satanic cacophony of pastries.

3. Did I have a cookie earlier? Yes. Yes I did. But I had some whole wheat toast first and hard boiled a bonch of eggs to keep me protienated throughout the week. I also had it with a turmeric latte because I don't know why apparently it's healthy.

4. For dinner, instead of a bagel with cream cheese and a side of weeping for dinner I had a cauliflower, spinach and avocado wrap 😋 🌯

5. Was a fly buzzing around me like some Poe raven making me inordinately squeamish, causing me wolf down half of my burrito like a clown? Yes. Yes I did.

6. And did I blow up a vegan bathroom after trying their blended iced coffee and banana which may or may not have destroyed the hopes and dreams of the next person who went in?  Absolutely yes. Yes I did. But pooping at my age is a parade worthy celebration so. 

Anyway my upstairs neighbor is currently testing all the creakiest floorboards to make sure they're still noisy so I'm going to put my noise cancelling headphones on and blast some old lady music from the 90's whilst pretending I'm in Reno before I herniate myself into more fine lines and water weight than is absolutely necessary. I can't afford Botox or how I'd look in prison lighting so I'll talk to y'all later.

@EchoEce17 Valuable post. Not much of a dieter here sadly. 

Wow this was very helpful thank you so much ❤️@EchoEce17

@EchoEce17 Hi! Thank you for creating this group where we can help each other out and obtain our goals of a healthier lifestyle. I started my journey 6 months or so, ago. I'm 42 and had put on a lot of extra weight (I'm 5' 1") 150 lbs did not help. What has worked for me is persistence and taking a real, hard look at what I was eating and my activity level. I started going to the gym and lifting weights/cardio. I had to end my gym membership though. For the past 2 months I now drink a protein shake for lunch and drink water all day. I have a portion controlled dinner and have at least 1 cheat meal. I've lost 20 lbs and feel a lot better about myself. I know not everyone's journey is the same. I'm just sharing what has worked for me. I'm not perfect and I have days where I mess up. But, I get back on it and keep trying. 

Hello,

I am trying to lose weight. I am 30 pounds overweight. I will try to lose weight by Christmas 2024. I am aiming for at least 10 pounds’ loss. I am 173 and want to be 163 or less by Xmas.

@EchoEce17 This is great. Thanks for posting this, Echo :)

@EchoEce17

Awesome tips ❤️ thank you!