I’ve had just under a pound to go, to hit my goal, since the second week of the game. Doesn’t matter if I try hard or don’t try at all- it doesn’t budge. Not that I’m eating bad at all, just not being meticulous. Not complaining, just find it interesting at this point. I’ve started my new regimen of herbs and supplements (on top of my normal regimen of vitamins and supplements) that were picked to specifically target my issues that came back on GI and hormone panels I did. Been two days only, but I think I feel more well rested than I normally do. So, it may not help by the end of this bet, but I’m excited to see how I’m feeling after a few weeks! Y’all are doing great- keep up the good work!

I don’t know why I bother joining these diet bets. I’m done after this one. I have health issues (autoimmune) I’ve been working on for ten years and I’m SO much better overall. But I try to kick it into overdrive for these bets to lose a few pounds and it always makes me worse. I think I’ve finally learned my lesson. I start exercising for these bets and it makes my cortisol too high, leading to loss of sleep, leading to no weight loss. And then I’m dead the next day, can barely function. Viscious cycle. I try to tone down my workouts, but it’s still too much. It’s crazy that doing the healthy thing for my body actually harms me. I don’t care about my weight anyway, I care about my health, which is in a good place and going in the right direction. I eat generally well in life also, so I’ll continue the good eating habits. I see a functional med doc and I’m starting a whole new protocol in a few days to address the issues I had on my GI Map, OATS, and hormone tests. We’re hoping everything balances out soon with a little bit of work and then I can start functioning more normally soon. If you continually have trouble losing weight, despite doing everything right, look within! I highly recommend finding a good functional medicine doctor who wants to solve you LoL.

The dreaded plateau as settled in! Ugh!