Describe one positive change you have made in your life.
One positive change i’ve made in my life, recently, or have been forced to make is I started the drug Zepbound. I’ve been on it for 5 weeks now and I’ve lost twenty pounds. The Zepbound has made me change my eating habits. So I am not overeating, I’m not even craving all the junk or carbs I used to crave as much. My drive to eat is definitely tamped down. It’s two positive changes rolled into one.
I was excited to find out today that I lost the 20 pounds, and it wasn’t that difficult. I mean, I haven’t been eating like I used to but I still eat. We had to go to a conference in Tracerse City for my husband’s work recently. Everything was paid for, including our dinners, and they have some great restaurants up there. I did eat large dinners while at the conference, packing my leftovers up for breakfast the next morning. I still lost weight! I didn’t eat too much during the day and save my calories for dinner. No desserts! As tempting as it was, though I did have one alcoholic drink each evening because my husband’s coworkers like to drink, and they have some awesome bars in Traverse City.
Another positive change I have made in my life.Recently, is I have been going to physical therapy. I started last fall with my legs because I noticed they were getting weak. I need both knees replaced, but I cannot do that until I lose weight, so I decided I better make my legs stronger to compensate. I have been going to physical therapy ever since. I started with the legs and worked on those for a few months, and now I’m working on my lower back and core. I’ve seen too many people deteriorate quickly, and I do not wanna go down that road. Actually I was on that road, and I wanted to turn it around and get off.
Today, between the weight loss and the physical therapy, I have realized I am on the right path. I had to take somebody to an appointment for work, to a place i’ve gone before and have had trouble walking into to get my client checked in for their appointment. This place is down a long hallway, and then down another long hallway, in a back corner of a facility. I was so weak and overweight that I was having trouble walking that and I would get out of breath and have to rest. Today I was able to walk it without having to rest, and I was able to walk it quickly, like, I used to be able to walk. It seemed like a miracle. I’m back! Well, at least this morning. It’s definitely a positive change.And I am feeling it!
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